Chapel Hills Owner To Serve on County Agricultural Board

Russell Berk of Perry Hall plans to serve on the Baltimore County Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board.

At 55, Russell Berk has spent his life working in agriculture and the sale of farm goods. Now, the owner of Chapel Hills Farm & Nursery on Chapel Road in Perry Hall will get to share his expertise related to countywide preservation issues. On Nov. 5, the Baltimore County Council unanimously approved Berk's nomination to serve on the Baltimore County Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board, which advises and evaluates agricultural districts and the approval of easement purchases by the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, County Councilman David Marks announced.  "I was very happy to get the call, and very anxious to get started," said Berk, who has owned Chapel Hills since 1971. The year-round nursery also includes a …

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