Forging new links between the Mid-Atlantic’s urban and rural constituencies is one of many components of a strategy to sustain a thriving resource-based economy on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Developed by American Farmland Trust (AFT) for the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC) with funding from the Maryland Center for Agro-Ecology, Inc., the strategy offers a model for other communities where commodity-based agriculture and other resource-based enterprises must adapt to globalization and development pressure.
Publications
Innovation and Tradition on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Publication Name
E-News
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Author
American Farmland Trust
Publisher
Washington, DC: American Farmland Trust
Page Numbers
2
Publication Date
October 01, 2004
Publication Type
Articles
State
Maryland
Keywords
Agricultural Economic Development
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