Advancing a just, healthy and ecological food system
The Dodon Center for Ecological Farming promotes a transition to ecological farming and a sustainable food system through collaboration, training, and education.
Our Vision
We envision a world where food and farming systems improve the well-being of people, communities, and the planet.
At the Dodon Center for Ecological Farming, we promote a future where human life prospers in harmony with the biosphere, emphasizing biodiversity, functioning ecosystems, climate resilience, and fair food production.
Our vision is grounded in action, collaboration, justice, and a commitment to restoring the ecological integrity of our shared landscapes.
Maryland agriculture’s ‘triple aim’: food, environmental and social justice
“Governor Wes Moore has committed to ending child poverty. Maryland agriculture has a crucial role to play if the state is to achieve this audacious goal.
Eliminating food insecurity for the state’s children is vital to the solution. Doing so in a way that restores functioning ecosystems and eliminates disparities should become the driving force for all agriculture policies and practices. Maryland will only end child poverty if it pursues these linked goals concurrently. Food, environmental and social justice thus form agriculture’s “triple aim.”
Op-Ed written by Tom Croghan and published by The Baltimore Sun, March 12 2023.
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Working at the intersection of agriculture, science, human health, and social equity, we:
advance farming practices that restore the environment and produce nutritious food,
promote the dignity and rights of farmworkers,
foster dialogue and shared values, and
develop and disseminate solutions to create a just, healthy, and ecological world.
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The Regenerative Viticulture Intensive
Fifty-five people participated, with attendees from California, Washington, Massachusetts, Kentucky, and the mid-Atlantic region. The Center successfully secured grants from the Chesapeake Bay Trust and the Craft Beverage Promotion Fund in partnership with the Maryland Wineries Association.
The workshop actively engaged viticultural opinion leaders and trainers, including influential growers and extension agents. To establish “communities of practice” and extend the workshop’s reach beyond those who attended, the Center hired a videographer to record the sessions and set up a WhatsApp chat group. Tom Croghan has been invited to present the workshop proceedings at the Eastern Wine Expo, an annual trade meeting, in March 2026.
You can watch a recording of the full workshop on our YouTube channel.