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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. |
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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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