Organic Sustainable Farming is Thriving in Harford County
I interviewed Tommy and Michelle Shireman, owners of Third Way Farm in Harford County MD for the Save The World Every Day podcast.
We discuss pending legislation to ban Chlorpyrifos in Maryland, the challenges and benefits of sustainable farming without pesticides, cooking from scratch at home and how to save money with CSAs for fresh organic produce.
Tommy and Michelle also shared the beautiful story of how the idea of Third Way Farm was conceived.
If you like the podcast please subscribe – we’re on Spotify, Stitcher and I Heart Radio!
For more information on why organic matters to our health and our planet, and the benefits of CSA shopping, take a peek at this past blogpost:
Shop Organic on a Budget – Revamp Your Diet with Organic Food and Save Money!
Update on Maryland Legislation to Ban Chlorpyrifos
The Maryland Pesticide Education Network announced that on March 18 the Chlorpyrifos Ban bill (SB 300) cleared its final House vote, just before session adjourned. With this vote Maryland would have become the fourth state in the nation to ban chlorpyrifos starting January 1, 2021. Maryland’s General Assembly would have provided near-immediate protection for Maryland’s children and the environment…BUT;
Unfortunately Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed bipartisan legislation in the 2020 legislative session that would have banned this toxic chemical. Indeed, the majority of Maryland lawmakers found the chlorpyrifos ban so urgent and so compelling that they passed it in the final moments of the legislative session that finished early due to COVID-19. This highlighted hyperlink here takes you to the insightful opinion piece by Ruth Berlin, Executive Director of the Maryland Pesticide Network.
So, we still have so much work to do, please call your legislators and do what you can to educate your neighbors on the importance of overturning Gov. Hogan’s veto on Bill SB 300.
.
Wow. I learned so much from this couple. I grew up in a dairy farming community and saw all the smaller farmers bought up to become huge dairy farms. It was very interesting to hear about sustainable farming.
I’m so glad you enjoyed the program Michael, thank you for listening..I learned a lot from Tommy and Michelle too, what they’re managing to do is really extraordinary – good for all of us and the planet!
Okay, here’s take two. I watched the podcast on my phone but was unable to comment so I am hoping it will work here on my desktop. Wanda, this is a fantastic blog and I am so proud of you for taking this on in an effort to help educate and save the world! You are the best! I enjoyed your intelligent and pertinent questioning and listening to Tommy and Michelle share so much. We have always been strong supporters of them and all they are doing at Third Way Farm. Congratulations on a job well done. I look forward to viewing the other podcasts!
Thank you Lynne!