Greater Farmland Civic Association

Welcome!

We are a civic association of nearly 1000 homes in North Bethesda, comprising the neighborhoods of Old Farm, Tilden Woods, Walnut Woods, and Hickory Woods. Our goals are to promote the civic and social well-being of our community through service, community enhancement, social events, education, and advocacy. Members are active in various committees and are encouraged to participate in established committees or to approach the board with new ideas.

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Growing Native & Pollinator Plants? Get Your GFCA Yard Sign!

After extensive planning, GFCA's Environmentalism-at-Home group is unveiling a community-wide program to highlight our commitment to native-plant gardening. With participation around the neighborhood, we can assist our pollinators and help the birds and butterflies native to our region. Every single plant or small garden plot helps.

If you have planted any native plants, plan to, or will be expanding your "patch," and don't spray pesticides in your garden, you can post a sign, like the one pictured, at your curb. We have a new page at greaterfarmland.org/homegrown-national-park, which explains the program, and the QR code on the sign goes directly to it.

Go to the bottom of this page to order your weatherproof aluminum 8"x10" yard sign for only $10!
GFCA is subsidizing the balance of the cost.

Next up...Halloween!

Join the Greater Farmland Civic Association for the
Annual Halloween celebration
Sunday, October 27th, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM at Farmland Elementary School
Show off your costume
Games with prizes
Parade - 4:45 pm

GFCA is sponsoring its 3rd annual Pumpkin Composting and Smashing
event on Sunday, November 3 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at 11917 Tildenwood Drive
Bring your pumpkins, if you want, have a bash at them, and
Compost Crew will collect them for eco-friendly composting.

GFCA Membership - Join NOW for the year(s) ahead!
New Members and Renewals are welcome.
Pay your membership fees by clicking below.
Do this today - your membership keeps our community strong and thriving.
You have the option of paying dues through 12/31/2025, 12/31/2026, or 12/31/2027 at the low cost of $35 per year.

NOTE: If you've paid for multiple years in the past, please verify your expiration date by first checking your household status at GFCA.membershiptoolkit.com or emailing membership@greaterfarmland.org.

Annual Membership Dues

$35.00 - $105.00

Head to Check Out

Greater Farmland Pollinator Patch yard sign

$10.00

Head to Check Out

The Pollinator Patch yard sign is available for any households that are planting, growing, or expanding native, pollinator-friendly plants and are not using pesticides. The yard sign is 8"x10", outdoor-ready, and can be posted at the curbside to show your participation in encouraging eco-friendly gardening. Your patch can be any size!

Pay your dues through our site

Learn more about membership in the Greater Farmland Civic Association.

Our Online Directory - GFCA's secure directory/membership site

The directory/membership website is separate from the one you are on, Greater Farmland's public site. To use the online community directory and manage your membership in GFCA, it is necessary to register your account on that secure site, GFCA.membershiptoolkit.com.
Click Here to learn more.

The Old Farm Pool was featured in the July
North Bethesda Neighbors Magazine

July 4th Annual GFCA Parade

GFCA band!
USA Pride by dressing up in RED, WHITE & BLUE!
Parade led by our Terrific Trikes
Bicycles decorated, dogs in costume, prizes awarded, and popsicles at the end!

Over 60 neighbors joined the Yard Sale on June 9

Huge thanks to Suzanne and Erica for organizing and running the Karen Lipsy Memorial Yard Sale. They introduced some innovations and included North Farm so the sale could be as large and busy as possible. Many neighbors sold and bought some great items.

Community Day was a Big Success

We had our big blowout annual party on June 1. About 300 members of our community feasted on lunch, catered by Moby Dick House of Kabob. Activities included corn hole, a bounce house, pony rides, and arts & crafts. The environmental group gave away free mosquito dunk kits, potted native plants from Marjorie Raley's garden, and information about native gardening and recycling.

Re-introducing a Neighbor2Neighbor Exhibition at the General Meeting

At our April 3 meeting, we held the annual election for board directors and the Environmentalism-at-Home Group summarized past and ongoing programs. Ten community members exhibited their businesses, hobbies, and organizations at the Neighbor2Neighbor event. It was fascinating!

We Had a Great Time at Our Winter-on-the-Farmland Party on Jan. 7

Neighbors gathered to participate in the book exchange, Environmentalism-at-Home group's Seed Bomb project, homemade desserts, cookies by Summer House in Pike & Rose, hot chocolate by Jen Eckels of Compass Realty, and coloring & sudoku table, food bank collection, along with entertainment by:

"Secret Gardens Birds & Bees" Raptor Presentation - Conservators presented and discussed live birds of prey
Turley The Magician - Turley performed close-up slight of hand along with a 45-minute magic show
A Capella Concert by 4Heart Harmony - Our community's own a capella group lifted our spirits with song!