State, Local Officials to Plant Flowers with Students for National Ag Day
Event at Frederick Douglass High School scheduled for March 21
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Lieutenant Governor Boyd K. Rutherford and Agriculture Secretary Joe Bartenfelder will celebrate National Agriculture Day by planting flowers with students at Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore City. The goal of the event is to plant enough flowers for each student in the school to bring one home for Mother’s Day.
Lt. Governor Rutherford and Secretary Bartenfelder will return to the school after attending a ribbon-cutting ceremony for two new hoop houses held there last fall. Professional expertise and materials for that project were donated by the Maryland Nursery Landscape and Greenhouse Association, Maryland Agriculture Education Foundation and other community partners.
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WHO: Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford and Secretary of Agriculture Joe Bartenfelder
WHAT: State and local leaders will help students plant flowers for Mother’s Day in celebration of National Agriculture Day.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 21; 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
WHERE: Frederick Douglass High School; 2301 Gwynns Falls Pkwy, Baltimore, MD 21217
NOTE: Media interested in attending should RSVP to Jason Schellhardt at jason.schellhardt@maryland.gov or 410-841-5889
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