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Ag Education

Ag Education

Education is the key to our future and knowledge is power! While at the Fair you can learn all about agriculture by visiting the KidZone, Master Gardeners & Farmers Triangle, the Honey Bee Demonstrations, and Agricadabra. We promise you will leave with new knowledge you can impress your friends with!

Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Mooo-ternity Ward & Milking Parlor

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Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Mooo-ternity Ward & Milking Parlor

Ag Education

The Fair will begin with 5 – 9 cows ready to give birth throughout the week. After the birth, you can see a calf stand on their newborn legs for the first time and bond with their mother. Check the schedules at the Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Mooo-ternity Ward to see what is happening each day. There may even be a newborn baby to see!
Agricadabra Presents Healthy Eating of Ag

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Agricadabra Presents Healthy Eating of Ag

Ag Education

Brad is an educational agricultural specialist. He entertains and educates Fairgoers on Maryland Agriculture. Find out how you can eat healthier with Maryland Agriculture. Brad is always in need of volunteers to help with the Magic and Comedy as he shows you how you can eat better through Maryland Agriculture, so make sure to get to the show early!
Blacksmith

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Blacksmith

Ag Education

A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut. Blacksmiths produce objects such as gates, grilles, railings, light fixtures, furniture, sculpture, tools, agricultural implements, decorative and religious items, cooking utensils and weapons.
Maryland Agricultural Showcase

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Maryland Agricultural Showcase

Ag Education

A first in the nation, the Mobile Science Labratory has shown enormous success in directly teaching the interaction between agriculture and our everyday environment. Hands-on experiences in Ag Products, Aquatics, and Biotechnology have proven very effective and very popular learning methods. Located on the Upper Grounds in the KidZone.
Master Gardeners & Farmers Triangle

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Master Gardeners & Farmers Triangle

Ag Education

Visit our Bay Friendly Garden featuring water conservation, native plants, permeable walkways, natural pest management, rain barrels, drip hoses, Xeriscaping, ornamentals, grasses, vegetables, herbs, rain garden, demonstrations and fascinating pollinators.
Old MacDonald's Barn

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Old MacDonald's Barn

Ag Education

Old MacDonald’s Barn started in 1967 with a handful of baby animals exhibited to show which animals were being raised on local farms. The barn has grown and changed into the animal education area it is today where you can see up close and in person, a wide variety of animals.
Woodturners

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Woodturners

Ag Education

Woodturning is the craft of using the wood lathe with hand-held tools to cut a shape that is symmetrical around the axis of rotation. Like the potter's wheel, the wood lathe is a simple mechanism which can generate a variety of forms. The operator is known as a turner, and the skills needed to use the tools were traditionally known as turnery.