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Near the Chesapeake Bay, farms have flourished for hundreds of years on the rich, fertile soil of coastal Maryland.
But as sea levels rise, driven in part by climate change, encroaching saltwater is disrupting the livelihoods of many farmers.
Our project is proposing a solution to mitigate the effects of saltwater intrusion by implementing switchgrass on coastal fields.
By the end of the ACRE project, we hope to establish a local market to strengthen the livelihood of farmers living on marginalized land.