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urban agriculture

Urban Agriculture 
New land use ordinances in Marquette County provide residents with the opportunity to raise small livestock including bees, chickens, and rabbits, and allows the construction of raised garden beds and season extension structures such as hoop houses.

MCCD is dedicated to providing education and technical support to increase the growing potential of Marquette County residents.

In 2019, MCCD was awarded a National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Urban Agriculture Conservation Grant to enhance urban agricultural activities in our community. With the funds, we hosted a series of interactive workshops covering topics on season extenders, urban livestock, pollinators, and mushroom cultivation.

Press Releases
  • "Backyard Farming: Conservation District holds Urban Ag Workshop" - Mining Journal
  • ​"Modern Farming" - Mining Journal
  • "Marquette County Conservation District Offers Urban Ag Workshops" - Mining Journal
  • "Conservation District Aims to Improve Urban Ag, Invasives Management" - Mining Journal
  • "2019 Urban Agriculture Conservation Grant Recipients" - NACD
Quick Links
  • Marquette Land Development Code 
  • "What is Urban Farming and is it Profitable?"


​2019 Free Workshop Series

​On four different Saturdays throughout the 2019 growing season, MCCD offered a series of workshops that provided technical, hands-on assistance to city residents.  Participants were given the opportunity to learn backyard mushroom inoculation, dependable construction of seasonal extenders, proper techniques for residential small livestock keeping, safe and proper composting practices, resources for identifying and eradicating invasive species, and native gardening for pollinators.

You can help shape the future of Urban Agriculture in Marquette County!  Please let us know if there is a topic that you would like to learn more about.  Stop by the office sometime and peruse our Urban Agriculture Resource binder.  Take a look at the slideshow below to catch a glimpse of the 2019 workshops!  
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Special thanks to our partners!

Michigan On-Farm Produce Safety
Marquette County Planning Commission
Michigan State University Extension
Lake to Lake Cooperative Invasive Species Management
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Upper Peninsula Food Exchange
Hours
M-F: 8am - 4:30pm
​Address
780 Commerce Dr. Suite C, Marquette, MI 49855

Telephone
906-226-8871
​​E-mail
mqtcondist@gmail.com
 Quick Links
  • MCCD Annual Report 2020
  • MCCD Annual Plan of Work 2016
  • MCCD FOIA Policies

​The Marquette County Conservation District mission is to provide for the conservation and restoration of resources in Marquette County through forestry and wildlife practices, watershed management, invasive species control, and agricultural education. ​
  • Home
  • Who We Are
    • Meet our Staff
    • Contact Us
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Volunteer With Us!
    • Our Partners
  • Purchase
    • Tree Sale
    • Native Wildflower Sale
    • WILDLIFE Houses + Feeders
    • Gardening Supplies
    • Books
  • Grants & Programs
    • Agripalooza
    • Forestry
    • On-Farm Produce Safety
    • Lake to Lake CISMA
    • Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership
    • Soil Conservationist Program
    • Stream Monitoring
    • MAEAP
    • Great Lakes Restoration
    • Wetland Mitigation
    • Urban Agriculture
    • Regional Conservation Partnership Program
    • NRCS Partnership
    • Pollinator Information
  • Events
  • Board Meetings