The Charles Koiner Center is a land trust sustaining two urban farms in Montgomery County, Maryland—building stronger communities, encouraging healthier living, and supporting a more stable food system in a place facing steep housing costs and too little health coverage. Koiner Farm, a one-acre plot in downtown Silver Spring established in 1983, and Loiederman Farm, a public school farm in Wheaton-Glenmont launched in 2024, are more than growing space: they’re where friendships take root. Residents linger at weekly farm stands for food and conversation; staff deliver produce and vouchers to nearby apartments. Young adults with disabilities learn farm management; K-8 students make hot sauce; neighbors gather for free concerts. It’s all sustained by donations, market sales, grants, and county contracts.

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