{"id":15738,"date":"2023-12-21T15:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/?p=15738"},"modified":"2024-04-10T13:39:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T13:39:45","slug":"exploring-marylands-new-generation-of-farmers-with-alei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/exploring-marylands-new-generation-of-farmers-with-alei\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Maryland&#8217;s New Generation of Farmers with ALEI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/exploring-maryland-s-new-generation-of-farmers-with-alei.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Published on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umaryland.edu\/pulse\/\">UMB Pulse website<\/a> |   December 21, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.umaryland.edu\/pulse\/\"><strong>The UMB Pulse<\/strong><\/a>\u201d podcast, we are joined by Megan Todd, JD<strong>,<\/strong> managing director for the <a href=\"https:\/\/umaglaw.org\/\"><strong>Agriculture Law Education Initiative<\/strong> (<strong>ALEI<\/strong>) <\/a>at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.umaryland.edu\/index.html\"><strong>University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> and Nia Nyamweya, founder and farm manager of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beautyblooms.org\/\"><strong>Beauty Blooms Farms<\/strong><\/a> in Montgomery County.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They discuss the new generation of Maryland farming, the role of ALEI in aiding Maryland farmers, and the nuances and challenges new farmers face. 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