Maryland Emancipation Day 2025
Saturday, October 25, 2025, 12PM to 3PM
THIS EVENT IS FREE!
Join Button Farm as we celebrate our annual Maryland Emancipation Day Event in commemoration of the day in 1864 when Maryland changed its constitution to abolish slavery six months before the end of the Civil War. The program will feature speakers, self-guided tours of the farm’s museum garden and animal pens. Snacks and cider provided!
Shaping the Land For Water Harvesting
Program
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Button Farm Living History Center in partnership with SilvoCulture is seeking volunteers to help with the installation of a food forest to commemorate the Underground Railroad and the tree crops self-liberators used to assist in their escapes to freedom.Free Workshop: Join Taylor Logsdon, permaculture practitioner, for a hands-on, how-to workshop on shaping the land for passive water harvesting. Come get your hands dirty digging a swale and planting fruit tree guilds!
Learn how to use your water wisely:
- How to catch run off with swales and berms
- Use an A-Frame level to find the contour of the landscape
- Combine plants to create a fruit tree guild
This is a free workshop hosted by SilvoCulture and Button Farm Living History Center and made possible by the Chesapeake Bay Trust