On Saturday, November 17, 2012, HBF hosted the inaugural meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Network of Farm Based Educators. Twenty eight farm educators from Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia launched the regional chapter of the international Farm-Based Education Association (FBEA). This exciting new agricultural adventure parallels the creation of MAEOE (Maryland Association for Outdoor and Environmental Educators), which AFF has supported since its beginning in 1985.Like MAEOE’s national affiliation with NAAEE (North American Association of Environmental Education) our regional organization has the support of the parent organization, FBEA, headquartered at Shelburne Farms in Vermont.
