{"id":5471,"date":"2013-06-28T07:58:43","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T11:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=5471"},"modified":"2013-07-01T07:55:03","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T11:55:03","slug":"june-vol-1-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/mda-newsletter\/2013\/06\/28\/june-vol-1-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"June Vol 1 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MDA News Digest<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>June 2013\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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In This Issue – June 2013<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Headlines from MDA<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Greetings,<\/p>\n

Welcome to summer! The Ice Cream Trail is open. Farmers Markets are open. The opportunities to buy local products and support local farms are plentiful. If you are looking for markets and products near you, be sure to check out the\u00a0Maryland’s Best<\/a>\u00a0database to find what you’re looking for.<\/p>\n

I encourage all of you to take the\u00a0Buy Local Challenge<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0July 20-28\u00a0and incorporate at least one locally produced or locally raised product in your family meals every day for a week. Buying local supports farmers, helps protect open space and, because food spends less \u00a0time in transit, it is fresher, tastier and more nutritious. You can begin practicing now by buying local. Later in July, Governor O’Malley will host the 6th Annual Buy Local Cookout in which local chefs will prepare dishes they’ve made with local products. We will be publishing our sixth Buy Local Cookbook later in July. Check our website periodically for updates and photos.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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June is National Dairy Month<\/a><\/div>\n

National Dairy Month celebrates the value of milk and dairy products as part of a well-balanced diet for every American, as well as the importance of milk production to the agricultural industry. There are 496 dairy farms in Maryland that accounted for nearly $188 million in sales in 2012.\u00a0Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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