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This crash course, led by staff of the County Office of Recycling, will cover how to recycle effectively, what can be recycled at the Common Market and in Frederick County, and describe the impact that “wish-cycling” of non-recyclable materials has on the program. This is a FREE event and will be held online, please RSVP […]
Get the family out of the house and into the dirt for this fun, educational experience! Participants will be provided with tools and trees to plant, in an effort to fortify our stream and river beds against erosion! Please dress for the weather and wear close toed shoes! Gardening gloves are recommended. Please RSVP here […]
Grow your own mushrooms! It is easier than you think! You can grow delicious and nutritious culinary and medicinal mushrooms in your own garden or home (in apartments, on rooftops and patios, too!) In the workshop we will cover how to inoculate stumps, logs, wood chips, and burlap sacks while improving your garden ecology. In […]
Join us for a hands-on learning opportunity on an organic farm! Here we will learn while helping the farmers during the busy spring planting season. Please bring water if you would like it and wear close-toed shoes and clothes that you don't mind getting dirty. Masks are required. We will be outside with plenty of […]
Almost all the fruits and nuts we eat these days come from grafted trees. Join us in learning the magic of grafting and basic fruit tree care. During the workshop you will create your own grafted apple tree through hands-on grafting and take your new union home. Also, we will cover re-grafting older trees, and […]
e-End provides electronics recycling of end-of-life equipment and performs 100% data destruction on media stored on your recycled electronics. Have some old electronics you want to dispose, but aren’t sure how? Bring them to the Co-op and E-End will take care of them for you! E-End asks that all recycling event attendees wear masks and stay in their cars throughout […]
Cooperative Conversations is a discussion group that offers a chance to explore important, nuanced, and complex concepts related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work. As a co-op we know, we are “stronger together!” This month’s discussion will be centered around the book We Are All Greta. We hope you can join us whether or not you've read […]
Your co-op’s Board of Directors will meet virtually on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Please RSVP here by noon on that Thursday to receive your Zoom link. Your Zoom link will be emailed to you on the day of the meeting. Early in the meeting agenda, the board reserves space to hear from owners who wish to address the […]
Volunteer and join in the tenth annual Bring a Broom Saturday on Saturday, April 24, 2021! Volunteer a few hours of your time with friends and neighbors to help make downtown shine! Volunteers will sweep sidewalks, mulch tree wells, pick up trash and plant flowers. Volunteers of all ages are welcome. To register and for […]
We hope you can join us virtually for our first Wellness Wednesday with Moving Us Forward Inc! RSVP below to receive your Zoom link! April is national gardening and Earth month! In this session we will be rooting for connection and exploring: Co-op Earth Month Events here. Lots of great volunteer opportunities and classes! Benefits […]