Montgomery County

We welcome you to explore our programs to learn more about how we work to build strong community partnerships throughout the County.

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Explore Montgomery County Programs

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    4-H Youth Development

    Head, Heart, Hands, and Health

  • Master Gardener logo

    Master Gardener

    Home Yard and Gardening

    Ask a Master Gardener Plant Clinic, Bay-Wise, Composting, Grow It Eat It, Native Plants, and Pollinators

  • Agriculture and Food Systems logo

    Agriculture & Food Systems

    Farmers; Ag Businesses; and Turf, Nursery, and Landscape Professionals

  • Family & Consumer Sciences logo with family image

    Family & Consumer Sciences 

    Nutrition, Health, and Financial Wellness

  • SNAP-Ed logo

    Family & Consumer Sciences

    Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education

  • EFNEP Logo bag with food

    Family & Consumer Sciences

    Expanded Food and Nutrition Program

  • ENR logo

    Environment and Natural Resources

Montgomery County Program Highlights

  • Dining with Diabetes Logo with red plate and grey fork and knife

    Dining with Diabetes

    Nutrition education program for adults (18 years or older) with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes

  • DASH

    DASH-Plus

    Nutrition education program for adults (50 years or older) with high blood pressure 

  • Fresh Conversations logo

    Fresh Conversations

    Nutrition education program for adults (50 years or older)

  • Nutrient Management Logo scale with cow wheat crop

    Nutrient Management

    Plan writing assistance for farmers

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    Beginning Small Farmers

    Resources for new farmers to explore enterprise options, develop plans and strategies, and implement practices

  • Close Encounters with Agriculture

    Close Encounters with Agriculture

    Annual award-winning agriculture, environment, and nutrition education program offered to Montgomery County fourth-grade students

  • Camping in woods, lake, stream to go fishing or tadpole hunting

    4-H Camp Tawaswentha

    Annual sleep-away camp open to all youth (not just 4-H'ers)

  • Baywise logo

    Bay-Wise

    Learn about sustainable landscape practices for the Bay-Wise Maryland Yardstick Certifications!

  • Garden design project

    Watershed Protection and Restoration

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Volunteer Opportunities

If you are interested in volunteering for the University of Maryland Extension Office, in Derwood Maryland, please contact one of our faculty/staff members in the program area of interest. 

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Student Internship Opportunities

If you are a student interested in interning for the University of Maryland Extension Office in Derwood Maryland, please contact one of our faculty members in the program area of interest. 

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