Spring Health Fair & Farmers Market – Prize Winners!

  Thank you for everyone who attended this year’s Spring Health Fair and Farmers Market to make it our most successful year yet! We had over 130 attendees (a 30% increase) and 91 biometric screenings (a 10% increase). Due to the generous support of our vendors,...

Get Inspired: Liz Farmer’s 184.5 Miles on the C&O Canal

Riding a bicycle has always been one of my favorite things to do and I got interested in bike touring and multiple day riding when I became involved with the Cumberland Valley Cycle Club. I rode locally as part of the “social ride,” a 12 to 17 mile ride...

May is National Bike Month

May is National Bike Month, an event sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to giving cycling a try. In 2014, the City of Hagerstown was honored by the League of American Bicyclists with the...

The Benefits of Farm to Table

You can dine “farm to table” when you purchase seasonal foods from farmers you know or when you visit restaurants/stores that promote local foods and develop relationships with local farmers. Farm to table isn’t a fad; it’s a growing movement that is found throughout...

E. Coli: What is it and Why is it Important?

If you enjoy including Romaine lettuce in your salad, you’ve most likely noticed the empty spaces in the grocery store produce aisle where Romaine used to be found. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USDA), and...

Simple Solace from Stress

Stress creeps up on all of us, whether we know it or not. Sometimes we recognize the hard times while they’re happening; other times we don’t realize things are getting out of control until we feel overwhelmed. Fortunately, people aren’t locked into a certain level of...