2022 MoCo Made Holiday Gift Guide

It’s the most wonderful time of the year to support local food and beverage businesses. Looking for a gift for the sweet tooth, wine connoisseur, or health nut in your life? Look no further! Check out our top picks, below and be sure to head to the brand websites to learn more about each business and the owners, and how you can support them by eating, drinking, and buying local this holiday season!

Visit our searchable Food and Beverage Guide to learn more about the businesses in our MoCo Made community!

Visit our MoCo Food Map to explore MoCo’s vibrant community of MoCo-based food and beverage businesses, many of which carry MoCo Made products from local farms and food and beverage producers.

The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection is also challenging you to to reduce waste by thinking differently about how you shop for and give gifts. Click here to see how you can Gift Outside the Box!

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Upcoming Events

Apr 22

SSL Earth Day Opportunity

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Apr 23

Speed Meet: Virtual Business Networking Event for Montgomery County

Join this speed-dating style mixer on Zoom and meet other entrepreneurs in Montgomery County (though all are welcome)!

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Apr 25

Equitable Land Access Working Group Meeting

Join us on Thursday, April 25th, 11am-12pm, for a meeting of the Equitable Land Access Working Group. We will be discussing the potential of farm incubator and community programming in the County, where beginning farmers are given the land, tools, and support they need to flourish. Additionally, we will learn about farmland preservation efforts in the County, and learn about USDA's recent initiatives and opportunities to promote local and regional food systems. We plan to have a lively discussion to learn more, and to connect to and fuel the momentum of these exciting efforts.

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Apr 27

Montgomery County Green Fest

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Apr 30

Local Food Procurement Working Group

Join our local food procurement working group on April 30th at 11am-12:30pm. During this meeting we will hear from local retailers, Troy Sexton, Category Manager at Common Market and Mike Leveille, Fresh Category Manager at Common Market as they share industry insider knowledge on what retailers are looking for in a product when stocking shelves. You do not want to miss this! We will also go over sell sheet examples and share a template for local businesses to make their own. We hope to see you there!

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