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Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation
The 2024 Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF) easement application period has begun and will remain open to submissions until Tuesday, April 30.
Baltimore County is a national leader in land preservation. It has consistently ranked in the top 10 counties for land preserved. Building on the first easement of 34 acres in 1975, the County now has over 70,000 acres of protected farmland, waterfront, stream valleys and natural lands. This successful effort is built upon the County’s growth management program, support for the farm industry and collaboration with the land preservation community.
Agriculture Center Office Hours
Every month at the Center for Maryland Agriculture and Farm Park, 1114 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, Maryland 21030, the Planning Department will hold office hours.
- First Monday of the month—7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Third Tuesday of the month—9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The County uses innovative and collaborative funding mechanisms for land preservation in Baltimore County’s Agricultural Preservation Protection Areas. With advanced planning and zoning practices, identification of growth centers, innovative environmental programs, and proactive land and resource protection efforts, the County has established a nationally recognized land preservation strategy. There are many benefits from this comprehensive approach, including:
- More compact and cost effective development
- Land resources preserved to support a viable agricultural community
- Retention of forest and habitat for wildlife
- Preservation of our agricultural heritage
- Protection of water quality for our local streams, rivers and the Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore County, working with a number of interests groups and State agencies, has created a variety of options to promote preservation of our land and natural resources.
About Conservation Easement Programs
A conservation easement is a voluntary, written deed agreement to protect conservation features of property; for example, farmland, natural resources and scenic views. Easements prohibit more intensive land uses such as commercial, industrial and high-density residential development. Learn more about:
Use the easement locator tool to see the progress the County has made preserving agricultural and forested land. The application combines the data layers and functionality of the previous My Neighborhood and Find Tile ArcIMS applications into a single, easy-to-use interactive mapping tool.
Landowners retain all rights of ownership, privacy and uses within the terms of the easement. An easement runs with the property, in perpetuity, and carries certain responsibilities, such as maintaining a current soil and water conservation or forestry plan and otherwise upholding the terms of the Deed of Conservation Easement.
- Buying and Selling—A property under an easement can be bought and sold; the easement is recorded in the Land Records of the County government and future property owners remain legally bound by it. Prospective buyers of properties under conservation are advised to carefully read the Deed of Conservation Easement and contact the organization (referred to in the Deed as the Grantee) responsible for maintaining the easement.
- Access—An easement will not grant public access to a landowner's property; however, some programs give financial incentives to provide access to the water or existing trails.
- Changes to Property—If a landowner wishes to make a change to a property already under easement—such as building a new structure—the first step is to read the Deed of Conservation Easement. Then, contact the agency that holds the easement to discuss your plans.
- Protection of Land—Landowners who want to protect the rural or scenic character, family or historical heritage, or natural resource and wildlife value of their land may donate or sell conservation easements as a way to protect those values in perpetuity. Easements may also be a part of the estate planning process, thus making it easier to pass land to the owners' heirs.
- Financial Benefits—Depending on the program, landowners will either be paid for the sale of the easement or may be eligible for tax benefits associated with an easement donation. Tax benefits vary based on specific federal and state requirements, the value of the easement, its purpose, income and estate tax circumstances, and other factors. Consult your tax advisor for additional information.
Each program has different criteria that must be met to be selected to participate. Some programs have acreage requirements. Private land trusts often accept smaller properties, especially those contiguous to other easements or valued natural and agricultural tracts.
Landowners can choose from a variety of easement programs that depend on factors such as land use, location and whether it is a donation or easement sale. If you are considering applying for the program we recommend that you contact your financial and legal advisors to determine the tax implications of an easement sale or donation. Program information, eligibility and application forms are provided below.
Created in 1994 to preserve working family farms, the Baltimore County program has used innovative and collaborative funding mechanisms for land preservation. To be eligible, a farm must be at least 20 acres if contiguous to a preserved farm, be located in the Agricultural Preservation Protection Areas and meet certain soil criteria. Applications are on an annual basis.
The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF) is a cooperative program with the State and County and is the main Agricultural Land Easement Program in the County. Owners of farmland in the County should first review this program before considering the other options listed below. To be eligible, the farm has to meet specific criteria for size, soil and location.
The purpose of the imminently threatened farm preservation program is to protect high quality land that is in imminent threat of conversion such as transition of farm operation within the family, financial difficulties that jeopardize the farm operation and imminent development. Applications can be made at any time to Baltimore County.
- Contact Land Preservation staff for application.
The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) provides financial and technical assistance to help conserve agricultural lands and wetlands and their related benefits. Under the Agricultural Land Easements component, Natural Resources conservation Service (NRCS) helps Indian tribes, state and local governments and non-governmental organizations (such as land trusts) protect working agricultural lands and limit non-agricultural uses of the land. For information on how to apply, visit the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) website.
Created in 1997 by the Maryland General Assembly, this program seeks to set aside large blocks of rural lands for the protection of natural and scenic resources and the fostering of rural industries such as agriculture and forestry. Baltimore County adopted and also funds the Rural Legacy Program.
In addition to purchasing easements on farmland, this program emphasizes the protection of lands that are forested, have stream valleys or are along the shoreline. State approved Rural Legacy areas in Baltimore County include Coastal, Gunpowder, Long Green, Manor, and Piney Run. Individual Rural Legacy areas are administered by local land trusts.
For general program information, contact the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. For specific information, contact the Rural Legacy area sponsors listed below:
- Gunpowder Valley Conservancy
- Manor Conservancy
- Long Green Valley Conservancy
- Piney Run email: email@example.com
- Coastal Rural Legacy Program
Coastal Rural Legacy Area
The Coastal Rural Legacy area of Baltimore County is among the richest in resources within the County and is the most threatened by development. The area encompasses 15,433 acres of vital wetlands, forests, marshes, farmland and habitat along the shoreline of the Upper Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay.
The Coastal Rural Legacy area includes:
- Gunpowder Delta
- Bird River
- Dundee and Saltpeter
- Bowley’s Quarters
- Back River and Holly Neck
- Fort Howard
The preservation of the large blocks of forest and wetland areas creates a system of environmental reserves, which is extremely important in the protection and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The 109 miles of coastal area shoreline serves as an essential buffer area between urbanized portions of Baltimore County and the Bay. Significant progress has been made in protecting these areas and if support continues, the long-term goal of protecting 11,700 acres can be achieved.
The Coastal Rural Legacy Area is cosponsored by Baltimore County and the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy. Landowners interested in exploring conservation options for their property in this area should contact County Land Preservation staff at firstname.lastname@example.org.
Created by the Maryland General Assembly in 1967 to protect Maryland's natural environment, the Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) seeks donated easements on farms and forestlands, wildlife habitats, waterfront acreages, natural areas, historic sites and other valuable and scenic features. Both MET and local land trusts prefer to accept donations on lands greater than 25 acres, though smaller properties may qualify if they meet additional criteria.
Donations are accepted all year. Landowners may qualify for a significant tax benefits. For more information, contact the Maryland Environmental Trust.
Working with Maryland Environmental Trust, another option is to donate or sell an easement to a local land trust. While a local land trust may not provide any state tax benefits, land owners may still be eligible for federal tax benefits. In addition, individual land trusts are a good source of information on preservation options.
County Land Trusts
Interested landowners are encouraged to submit applications to Baltimore County Land Preservation or other easement organizations. Once the applications have been received, the County or Land Trust will review the application to see if it meets the program criteria. If it does not, landowners will be advised of other programs that may be applicable. It is recommended that you contact staff to discuss your application before you file.
- Landowner Signature—Ensure that all of the owners in title to the property sign the application. An easement is recorded in the Land Records and binds the property, therefore all owners must be in agreement to proceed with an easement.
- Applicant—Provide your name and a mailing address where we can contact you. If the property is owned by a corporation or business please provide that name and address.
- Full Names of Children—This information is needed if your easement permits the future release of lots for children. This does not limit you if you do not have children at this time.
- Location of Property—Indicate the address of the property that you are applying for an easement sale.
- Calculation of Easement Acreage—List the total acreage of the property as currently indicated in the deed. If you wish to exclude a portion of the property from the easement, please indicate that amount of acreage. A request will be reviewed for density and impact on the farm capability.
- Deed Reference—Indicate the deed reference number. It can be found at the top of the deed or is listed in your tax account summary page.
- Previous Applications—Indicate whether you have applied before. If you have applied before, indicate the year you applied.
- Mineral Rights, Mortgages or Liens—Complete as appropriate for your property. It is unusual for the mineral rights to be separated in Baltimore County but it does happen. This means that someone else can come on the property to access the mineral resources. Please also list whether you have a mortgage, home equity loan or any other “lien” on the property.
- Soil Conservation or Forestry Plan—Please provide information on whether there is a Soil Conservation and Water Quality Plan and Forest Management Plan. You can also submit a copy of the plan.
- Subdivision—Indicate how much density remains on the property over and above your existing dwelling or right for a dwelling.
- Land Use—Estimate as best you can the acreage in forest, pasture, and crop. This will also be checked using aerials and the computer data from the State.
- Access to Water—Describe what water access or potential water access you have for agricultural uses.
- Farm Ownership—Indicate whether you own and operate the farm as part of a larger operation or lease the farm or whatever the situation is for the property.
- Structures—Indicate the size of existing agricultural structures. We use this information to create a documentation of what was on the property at the time of the easement sale and to evaluate the capital improvements related to agriculture.
- Residences—Indicate the number of residences, size and the uses.
- Application Questionnaire—The applications are all ranked according to information that is available for the property. Please use the questionnaire to provide additional information or expand on information requested. You may also wish to add information such as the productivity or whatever you think should be considered in the review of your farm application.
Compliance Under Easement
There are certain rules and restrictions that are enforced once a property is put under easement. These rules can be reviewed in the Deed of Easement, which apply to the property even if the current owner did not place the property in the easement program. The organization holding the easement (Grantee) is required to inspect the easement periodically for compliance. The inspection forms are available below.
Listed below are commonly requested forms related to land preservation programs and easement inspections.
Easement Inspection Forms
- Baltimore County Inspection Form—Used by Baltimore County to inspect your property once easement has been settled.
- Maryland Agricultural Land Protection Foundation (MALPF)—Find forms used by the state to inspect your property once easement has been settled.
- Federal Farm and Ranch Protection Program (FRPP)—Find forms used by the federal government to inspect your property once an easement has been settled.
Land Preservation Forms
- Child’s Lot Application—Baltimore County Easement Program—Requesting a lot for a child for a property that is already under a Baltimore County agricultural easement in accordance with the Deed of Easement. The original seller, as defined in COBAR 24.3.108C of the easement, is eligible to apply for a one acre lot for an eligible child for the purpose of constructing a dwelling house intended for the child's use.
- Child’s Lot Declaration of Intent Affidavit—Baltimore County Easement Program—Request the release of an approved child's lot on a Baltimore County agricultural easement. Form must be notarized.
- Family Lot for State MALPF Easement Program—Requesting a lot for a child or an owner for a property that is already under a Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation easement in accordance with the Deed of Easement. The original seller, as defined in COBAR 24.3.108C of the easement, is eligible to apply for a one acre lot for an eligible child for the purpose of constructing a dwelling house intended for the child's use.
- Tenant Farmer’s Dwelling Application—RM-19—Request a tenant dwelling for a farm, as defined in COBAR 24.3.108D. Form must be notarized.
- Rural Accessory Uses/Reduced Acreage Application—A-17—Use if the Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections requests the legitimacy of the farm operation.
- Agricultural Subdivision—County—For property owners requesting approval for an agricultural subdivision of their property under the Baltimore County Program.
- Agricultural Subdivision—State—For property owners requesting approval for an agricultural subdivision of their property under the MALPF Program.


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London Metal Exchange facing lawsuit threat after being forced to cancel nickel trading
The London Metal Exchange (LME) is facing the threat of a lawsuit brought by angry hedge funds following last week’s nickel trading debacle.
The exchange prompted fury from firms who lost out when it cancelled trades as the price of nickel spiked.
Those hedge funds, including New York’s AQR Capital Management, are seeking legal opinions on whether they can sue the LME.
The London Metal Exchange prompted fury from firms who lost out when it cancelled trades as the price of nickel spiked
The chaos began when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted fears over the supply of nickel. This pushed up prices of the metal, used in electric car batteries and steel production.
Some investors were shorting nickel –meaning they were betting that its price would fall. A big shorter was Tsingshan Holding Group, a Chinese producer.
As the price rose, Tsingshan had to buy into nickel – pushing the price to above $100,000 in a matter of hours, and the LME suspended trading.
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Clifford Asness, the boss of AQR, tweeted: ‘In legal terms I’m really curious if them using their power, which I grant is likely buried in the documents, to explicitly favour one side because of flat out corruption, changes things.’
Nickel is now $28,290 a ton.
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I love girl drummers, espeically the ladies from ESG, Kleenex/Liliput, the Raincoats. These are my girls. They keep their drumming simple and sparse, rarely riding any noisy cymbals, rarely cluttering things up with overly-complicated and show-offy fills, never bound to the standard repertoire of mainstream manly drumming convention.
Palmolive from the raincoats is a perfect example - totally creative, totally crafty and homespun in feeling. The Raincoats remind me a bit of Delta 5, especially the staggered stiff vocal harmonies, but their sound is decidedly less muscular and polished. From their self-titled debut (1980):
The Raincoats - Adventures Close to Home
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From Real to Real Cacophony (1979):
Simple Minds - Factory
Simple Minds - Changeling
From Empires and Dance (1980):
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Simple Minds - Constantinople Line
Simple Minds - Thirty Frames a Second
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Sometimes no wave has too much no and not enough wave. For example, I prefer the more accessible work of James Chance to the noisy mess of DNA. It's probably better to assume that most no wave acts did it all, not restricting themselves to one style or genre or "wave," but rather producing accessible pleasant work as well as noisy challenging feedback puke - that breadth of output is what makes them no wave - but I still tend to put no wave groups into one of those two boxes.
I always thought Lydia Lunch belonged more to the DNA camp, full of noisy scary things, but "Lazy in Love"from her group 8-Eyed Spy had me thinking otherwise - until I listened to the rest of the album and some live stuff. Don't let the polished, tight, melodic bliss of this song fool you, the rest of the stuff is pure no wave abrasion. Obviously she's a woman of many talents.
8-Eyed Spy - Lazy in Love
8-Eyed Spy - Diddy Wah Diddy (Captain Beefheart cover)
Awesome free no-wave mix + annotated tracklisting from the Optimo guys, and
Awesome no wave photo archive!!!
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Daniel Miller is best-known for his behind-the-scenes work as producer for early-period Depeche Mode, as well as his role as founder of experimental/industrial label Mute -- but he also released some excellent material as an artist in his own right.
As "The Normal," Miller used the sharp and piercing sounds of early electronic instruments to full effect on 1978's "Warm Leatherette," a futuristic noire whiplash inspired by J.G. Ballard's car-crash-fetish novel Crash. You've all heard the song - it's been covered by everyone and their mother (Grace Jones, Chicks on Speed, Vitalic etc). Here's the original.
The Normal - Warm Leatherette
Somewhat more obscure is his subsequent work as Silicon Teens, a completely fabricated group that he invented to take responsibility for Music for Parties, an album of electronic versions of 50's and 60's rock tunes. The covers are cutesy and fun, but the best tracks from the album are the three original songs - including this one with vocals by one-time Depeche Mode tour-manager Daryl Bamonte
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The course will be held from 15th to 17th May 2015 in the building of the Regional Health Inspectorate – Varna, Bregalnica 3 Str., room 403.
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Lecturers in the course will be Dr. M. Topalova – children’s psychiatrist, Dr. Pl. Dimitrov – neurologist, S. Eyubova – clinical psychologist, Assoc. Prof. R. Pancheva – pediatrician, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Miglena Georgieva – pediatric gastroenterologist and specialists from Karin Dom: Zvezdelina Atanasova – a special educator and a speech therapist, Director vocational training, Stefka Tsvetanova – psychologist, trainer, Andreas Andreou – physiotherapist, trainer.
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Instant Pot Garlic Herb Pork Chops and Green Beans–this one pot meal can be made in minutes. The pork chops and green beans are full of rich buttery herb flavors. Serve as is for a low-carb meal or serve with your favorite starch (potatoes, rice or noodles).
Get the SLOW COOKER version of the recipe here
Instant Pot Garlic Herb Pork Chops and Green Beans
My husband and I love going grocery shopping together. And sometimes my best recipes are from inspiration that we find in the grocery store. Greg picked up a package of pork sirloin boneless pork chops. They were a thick cut, probably an inch. Because I have cooked pork chops in the Instant Pot before I knew that they had a very short pressure cooking time…like 1 minute. So I picked up some green beans to go with the protein since I knew that they would also cook in about a minute. This is one thing that I always like to think through before I create an Instant Pot recipe. I like to pair foods together that have similar pressure cooking times. Otherwise some of the food would be overcooked or undercooked.
To create lots of flavor I seasoned and then browned the pork chops before I pressure cooked them. I like to use the sauté setting to brown meats. While the meat was browning I trimmed off the ends of the green beans and got out my spices. Then I added in some liquid to deglaze the pot and added in the green beans and seasonings. I ended up pressure cooking for just one minute. Then letting the pressure release naturally. The result was juicy pork chops and barely done green beans with lots of flavor.
I cooked all four pork chops in the pressure cooker and because there was a lot of meat we saved one for lunch today. I cut it up into slices and my husband took it to work to serve over salad.
More healthy recipes you’ll love…
Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Homestyle Chicken and Veggies
Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Fish Tacos
Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Chinese Chopped Salad
What Pressure Cooker Did You Use?
To make Instant Pot Garlic Herb Pork Chops and Green Beans I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. I love this Instant Pot because it has the yogurt making function which I use almost weekly. It has two pressure settings (high and low), and there are also little slots in the handles so that you can rest the lid there instead of putting it down on your counter-top.Print
Instant Pot Garlic Herb Pork Chops and Green Beans
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 minute (plus NPR)
- Total Time: 16 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
This one pot meal can be made in minutes. The pork chops and green beans are full of rich buttery herb flavors. Serve as is for a low-carb meal or serve with your favorite starch (potatoes, rice or noodles).
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 4 thick cut pork sirloin chops
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 4 large garlic cloves, minced
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 1 pound green beans, washed and trimmed
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- Turn your Instant Pot to the saute setting. When the display says HOT add in the butter. Swirl the butter around until it is melted. Season one side of the pork chops with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper. Lay the seasoned side down into the butter. Add as many pork chops as you can without overlapping. While the first side is browning, season the other side of the meat that is facing up. Let the pork chops brown for about 2 minutes on each side. I use tongs to flip them. Once both sides of the pork chops have been browned lay them on a plate.
- Add garlic into the pot and saute for 30 seconds. Add in the chicken broth and deglaze the pot.
- Lay the pork back into the pot. Add in the green beans. Season the green beans with basil, oregano, thyme and onion powder. Toss them a bit with a spoon.
- Cover the pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to “sealing.” Set the manual/pressure cook button for 1 minute. When the time is up let the pressure release naturally and remove the lid when the pin drops. My pressure released in only about 4 minutes! Remove the lid and test the pork for doneness. Use an instant read thermometer* to make sure that the internal temp of the pork chops reads at least 140 degrees F.
- Serve pork chops with green beans. Spoon the juices in the Instant Pot over the top of the meat and veggies.
I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*.
This recipe can be gluten free. Just make sure you broth doesn’t contain gluten.
- Category: Pork
- Method: Instant Pot
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Ron Lewen says
We made this tonight in our Ninja Foodi and it was delicious! I had hand cut loin chops that were about 1 1/2 inch thick and used frozen green beans and I did high pressure for 2 minutes and then manual release after 5 minutes. I prefer my pork chops medium rare, but these were still moist and tender, but not medium rare 😀
Thanks Ron for the 5 stars!
Dee Anna says
I’ve made this and loved the green beans! How do I just make these without the port chops? Those were good too, but I want to make just green beans!! Thank you!!
I’d just add in the broth, the green beans and the seasonings. Then pressure cook for 1 minute.
New to instant pot cooking. I’ve had it for 4 years as a gift from my daughter but it really intimidates me. I’m only cooking for my husband and me so if I cut the recipe in half does the time need to be adjusted? Also, I have the 8 quart.
You can do this! Try reading this: https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/how-to-halve-instant-pot-recipes/
Bobbi Amann says
I’m new to Insta Pot. My Insta Pot never seems to release by itself. I have to release the valve myself, otherwise it goes to “keep warm” setting. What am I doing wrong? Also I seem to be missing the little top on the “valve” could that be the issue, & if it is where do I get one? Help!!!
Have you read this article? It might help you understand pressure release: https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/what-is-natural-pressure-release-and-quick-release/
Thanks for your reply. I will be able to get very brave with the instant pot now!!
Would this recipe work with boneless country-style ribs? It looks great but I’m such a Instant Pot novice that everything I’ve tried to make has been overcooked. 🙁
Country style ribs would be good but they’ll take a lot longer cooking time than chops. I would do 20 minutes with a natural pressure release. And I wouldn’t cook the green beans at the same time, they’ll get overdone.
Linda Lawson says
Made this last night for dinner and although it took 10 minutes to NR it was divine. Did not have the veg, had mashed potatoes. I use an 8.5 Foodie instead of the IP but your recipes are very workable with it. Thanks and keep them coming.
Awesome! Glad you made it work for you!
While the meat came out perfectly, this had very subtle flavor so needed to season after cooking. However, we had substitutions – used tenderloin instead of chops so we cooked it longer than the 1 minute suggested for the chops, about 15m instead. We also used frozen green beans which may have had more water content and diluted the overall flavor.
So while it didn’t come out great, it wasn’t bad; we made substitutions that affected the flavor. The next I make this, I might add some Worcestershire sauce and balsamic vinegar to punch it up a bit and maybe some mustard. We like tenderloin better than pork chops in this household.
Again, I think this is a good base and basic way to cook and we simply need more seasoning.
I like tenderloin too! It turns out well in the IP! Glad you made the recipe work for you.
Misti S. says
This was so easy and delicious. I could eat all those flavorful green beans by myself. Thank you!
They are my favorite part!
We had a major water leak in the kitchen. So at the moment I have no stove, cabinets or sink. We are so over having to eat out every meal. I want to put my insta pot to use till my kitchen is complete.
I have a 2 1/2 lb pork tenderloin. How should I adjust the cooking time for that? Your recipe make me so hungry.
Oh how horrible! Sorry Cheryl. I would use the method on this recipe to cook it: https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/instant-pot-pork-tenderloin-with-gravy/
How would you adjust the time for bone in pork chops?
I would increase the pressure cooking time by 1-2 minutes.
Kristin Hirahatake says
The flavors were wonderful but our pressure release took almost an hour so needless to say the pork was very tough. Any thoughts? Thanks!
Wow! Really? Mine literally took 4 minutes. Next time move the valve to venting after 10 minutes if it hasn’t completely released on its own.
Kristin Hirahatake says
Thanks!! Planning to make it again tomorrow.
Okay great let me know how it goes!
Thanks for the tip! The first time I made it, I released the pressure after 25 minutes since I was worried something went wrong. They still tasted great, though.
How long would you cook a 2 inch pork loin chop?
If you sear it as it states in the recipe I would do a 3 minute time. Check with a thermometer to make sure it is at least 145 degrees.
The green beans were delicious but the pork chops were so dry and rubbery. I had such high hopes with all the great reviews but it was awful. I followed the recipe and even cut short the natural release. I have no idea how anyone’s came out tender or juicy. Good flavors but felt like eating a shoe.
So did you do a quick release? that’s probably where you went wrong. Quick release makes meat tough.
I’m an Instant Pot newbie and just wanted to say this recipe is da bomb! The chops were moist and very flavorful. Huge hit with my family! Thank you.
So glad you liked it Mary!
We must shop at the same Winco. I walked in today after church and the thick cut pork sirloin chops were the featured item just inside the door! I didn’t have to look for them.
Everything was wonderful! I fixed the Instant Pot Ranch Potatoes as a side and the kids ate them up.
I purposely make extra food for the kids school lunches. I had some meat left ( I bought an extra large package on purpose) and some beans.
It’s almost 9 pm and I’m in the kitchen making another batch of potatoes so they can have them for lunch.
You are a lifesaver! I’m so glad I found you and your wonderful recipes… otherwise my Instant Pot would be sitting in the cabinet. Now it never gets put away!
Thanks so much Betty! I love my Winco!
Annette Krupinski says
Absolutely delicious! My first meal in my new IP.. making it again to tonight again!! Was wondering if I could double beans? I love vegetables and want extra.. would 2 or 3 lbs make a difference, of course I’d double/triple spices…
I think that would work just fine!
Made this tonight and it was very good. Since I didn’t have a full pound of green beans, I added a peeled and cut up potato to the mix, and it was so good. Also to cut the calories some, I used only 1 T. of butter and 1 T. of olive oil. Served it with a carrot salad which was a nice color contrast.
Sounds like a great dinner!
Would you need to increase cooking time if you have 8 thick cut pork chops? If so, how long would you increase the cooking time too?
No, don’t increase the time. The pot will take longer to come to pressure and it will be cooking the whole time.
I have some extra thick boneless pork chops from Costco (maybe 1.5 inches) Can I cook them directly from frozen and if so, how much time should I add?
My porkchops always come out dry – no matter how I cook them – so I usually add sauce or apple sauce after cooking to make them go down easier.
Hopefully the instapot will make them juicier!
I would add a minute to the cooking time and make sure to test the chops for doneness. Are you going to try to brown them frozen?
Lucia Pineda says
I made it using 12 thin pork chops and a bit over 1 lb of green beans. I did 0 for the pressure cook time and I let it release naturally but it was taking a while. It reaches 14 minutes on the lapse time and I got worried so I did a quick release. The pork chops were delicious!!! Should it have taken that long? How long did it take you?
Mine only took a few minutes, maybe 5. But if the pot is fuller it will take longer!
Question for you, I am going to make this tonight. I will have 4 porkchops. I read in the direction to brown them so they don’t overlap. After that step, can you put in all 4 together even if they overlap? Just want to be sure since this will be my first try. Thanks!
Yes it should be okay.
LESLEE DEBO says
This was a delicious but I think I should’ve kept mine cooking longer I had such thick pork chops. They were a bit tough to cut.
do you cook in high pressure or low pressure?
The cook time of 1 min was a little deceptive for an Instant Pot newbie, but the end result was so delicious. This recipe is definitely A keeper!!
How would I adjust the cooking time if I used thinner pork chops?
I would do a 0 minute pressure cook time and then follow the directions for pressure release as stated.
Linda V says
I made this for Sunday supper tonight. It is so hard to believe that the pork chops could get so tender with such a short time under pressure. They were a hit and the beans were delicious too. Definitely another keeper recipe! You are my favorite source for Instant Pot recipes! Keep them coming!
Thank you so much Linda! I’m so glad you enjoyed this one!
This recipe is absolutely delicious! Had it tonight and couldn’t wait to share our experience. Thick bone-in pork chop with fresh snap green beans. We added 1/2 tsp Kosher salt to the bean-sprinkle to liven them up.
We gained experience from when we made this 2 days ago… not so great when I thought we needed to increase saute time and double the cooking time (even though your recipe stated you had thick chops, I poorly assumed ours were thicker). So, the learning experience was a plus!
Glad you learned from it!
I made this recipe the other day, and it was a hit with all of us! I opted to use cut-up unpeeled potatoes instead of the green beans. Everything was so tender and flavorful! What a delicious way to prepare pork chops! Thank you for the recipe.
I really like that idea about the potatoes! I will try that next time 🙂
I made this last night and it was delicious!
So glad to hear, Eliza!
Great recipe. I used what I had on hand this time – thicker cut pork chops, fresh herbs, beef broth and subbed frozen riced cauliflower in for the green beans. I added an extra minute to the cooking time but it came out great! I may use a little less liquid next time since a lot came out of the cauliflower, but I cooked it all down on Sauté after removing the pork and it came out a risotto consistency. Yum!
That sounds really tasty!
Mary L says
I’m still a newbie with the Instant Pot, so when I saw how easy your recipe was I decided to give it a try. We really liked the pork chops & the green beans were fantastic.
Welcome to the IP world, Mary! I’m glad you enjoyed this recipe!
What about frozen green beans? How would they be added? Frozen or thawed?
You can throw them in frozen.
So if you use frozen GB will the cook time stay the same?
I’m not sure but I’d keep it the same.
Hi Karen, I don’t have a meat thermometer.
Should I increase the time on the pork chops?
No, it should be fine. They really do cook so fast.
Hello… I made this recipe with fresh brussel sprouts and yellow potatoes today. It was amazing-thanks for the recipe!
sounds so good!
Do you think chicken thighs or breasts would work the same?
I think you’d need to increase the cooking time to at least 4 minutes. Chicken would be thicker and take longer to cook. But I bet it would taste really yummy!
Gale Brandstetter says
Can you use frozen pork tenderloin?
Is it one long pork tenderloin or is it cut up into pieces?
Denise Thomas says
Can you add small potatoes
Yes I think that would work, especially if they were red or yellow potatoes.
What an easy meal this was to make. I used my mini Instant pot as I cut the recipe in half for the 2 of us. I didn’t have fresh green beans on hand, so I used thawed Brussels sprouts instead. It was a delicious meal.
Oh that’s cool about the Brussels sprouts! did they cook well?
I intensely dislike green beans, could asparagus be used instead or is it too delicate?
Lynda, from what I’ve read asparagus cooks very very quickly. I’m afraid it would be too mushy. However you could add it in after and saute it while the pork rests on a plate.
That could work, it would take on the flavours of the herbs and such… as an alternate to asparagus, do you have any other suggestions for vegetables? Julienned carrots maybe?
Oh yeah, carrots would work great! Try that 🙂

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The chances of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors issuing a resolution condemning Iran's non-cooperation with the UN agency are increasing amid reports that reviving the nuclear agreement with Tehran might unlikely happen.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi called for ending the vicious cycle of the talks when Iran agreed to answer the Agency's questions about the presence of uranium particles in three covert sites.
He told the Board that Iran had not provided credible explanations to the IAEA's questions, which Iran rejected and warned the drafters of a resolution against Iran at the Board.
He refused to announce his position on adopting a draft resolution reprimanding Iran, to maintain his impartiality. However, during a press conference on Monday, he hoped to continue "efforts in finding a solution to this long-outstanding issues."
Ahead of the Board of Governors meetings, Grossi visited Israel and not Iran as he did on the eve of the last two meetings, which some viewed as a sign that the Agency was preparing to escalate its position towards Iran. He also did not receive an invitation to visit Tehran this time.
However, he denied that he had wanted to "send a political message" through his visit to Tel Aviv and his meeting with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
In response to a question by Asharq Al-Awsat about the fears that Iran would halt its cooperation in the event of a council decision, Grossi said this will be a "reminder for Iran, and for us, and for everybody, that we really need to get down to work and clarify these issues that have been outstanding for too long."
"I believe that it’s in no one’s interest that the cooperation between the agency and Iran diminishes even further," he said.
Still, without adequate cooperation on Iran’s part, there is an “impasse” between the agency and Iran’s leadership, Grossi told reporters. "These issues will not go away - they are not solved, they are not clarified."
Two years ago, the Board issued its first resolution condemning Iran for not allowing international inspectors to collect samples from three undeclared locations in Iran.
Iran then agreed to permit inspectors into the locations but did not provide credible explanations for the presence of uranium particles of anthropogenic origin at Turquzabad, Varamin, and Marivan.
Israel provided the IAEA with files it had stolen from Iran's nuclear archive, which referred to the three secret sites.
Western countries postponed the introduction of a draft resolution condemning Iran for more than a year to allow efforts to revive the nuclear deal.
The IAEA refuses to abandon its investigation, even though the traces of uranium it found date back nearly 20 years or more, and Iran had stipulated that this investigation be closed as part of the Vienna negotiations to revive the 2015 agreement.
Grossi told reporters that he would not abandon this investigation and asserted that until Iran "provides technically credible explanations for the presence of uranium particles," the IAEA cannot confirm the correctness and completeness of Iran's declarations under its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement.
"The safeguards issues related to these three locations remain outstanding," added Grossi, noting that Iran is cooperating and providing answers, but those answers are not credible.
"Iran has not provided explanations that are technically credible in relation to the Agency's findings at three undeclared locations in Iran. Nor has Iran informed the Agency of the current location, or locations, of the nuclear material and/or of the equipment contaminated with nuclear material that was moved from Turquzabad in 2018."
Grossi estimated that Iran is very close to getting enough material to manufacture a nuclear bomb.
The Board began its closed discussions ahead of a vote on a Western draft resolution prepared by the United States, France, Britain, and Germany calling on Iran to cooperate with the IAEA to solve the outstanding issue on the three undeclared sites.
The IAEA signed an agreement with Iran last March, in which Tehran pledged to provide answers to the Agency about questions related to the inspectors' finding of uranium traces at secret sites.
The Board needs two-thirds of the votes to pass a draft resolution, given that it includes 35 countries, meaning that 24 votes are enough to adopt the resolution.
Based on the Board's member states in this session, it is expected that such a resolution will pass, despite the opposition of Russia and China.


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Jane Draycott is a Roman historian and archaeologist, and the author of Cleopatra’s Daughter: Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen. Over the last two decades, she has worked in academic institutions in the UK and Italy, and excavated sites ranging from Bronze Age villages to First World War trenches across the UK and Europe. She is currently Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Glasgow. When she is not reading, writing, or thinking about Roman history and archaeology, she enjoys indulging her wanderlust by travelling to interesting places, playing computer games, cooking vegan food, practising yoga, and hooping. She lives in Glasgow with a tyrannical Norwegian Forest Cat named Magnus, and is currently renovating a dilapidated Victorian house.
Take it away, Jane!
Cleopatra Selene was a powerful figure in her time, but was largely overlooked until your book. Why do you think Cleopatra Selene and other powerful women of the past effectively disappeared from history?
Cleopatra Selene and other powerful women of the past have effectively disappeared from history for several reasons. The first is that they were genuinely excluded from most of the formal political and military positions of power that were responsible for shaping world history, and the second is related to that – while they certainly had informal political and military power, the ancient authors recording events preferred not to acknowledge that unless it offered an opportunity to pass comment (usually negative) on the men they were connected to. So during the Late Roman Republic, Roman women could not hold magistracies or imperium, so could not speak in the Senate, vote on or enact legislation, or raise and command armies, but they could wield a considerable amount of influence behind the scenes, hosting social events, lobbying other well-placed women to intercede with their men-folk and so on. And the third is that (predominantly male) historians from later periods have taken the ancient literary evidence largely at face value, and not questioned the fact that women don’t tend to appear in it except in exceptional circumstances. It’s only in the last few decades that historians have started deliberately searching for, and finding, the women. And while not Roman, client queens like Cleopatra and Cleopatra Selene suffered from the fact that it was, in the main, Roman authors writing about them, so they were judged according to Roman standards, and Cleopatra is excoriated because of her husband and Cleopatra Selene is ignored in favour of her husband. Finally, for many modern historians, they baulk at the relatively slim Greek and Latin literary evidence, and it doesn’t necessarily occur to them to look for other types of evidence such as documentary and archaeological evidence to supplement that. Academics can often get quite uncomfortable about stepping outside of their somewhat arbitrary disciplinary boundaries.
What overlooked woman from the ancient world would you most like to read a biography of, and why?
I would love to read a biography of Queen Amanirenas of Kush. She was Cleopatra VII’s contemporary and next-door neighbour, but unlike Cleopatra she was able to fend off the emperor Augustus’ Roman legions and their imperialistic ambitions to seize her kingdom and turn it into a Roman province. She was a one-eyed warrior who led her army into Egypt, sacked many towns, pulled down all the statues of Augustus that had been set up, and even took the head of one home to Kush and buried it under the steps of the temple to the goddess Victory in the capital city of Meroe, so she and her fellow Kushites could walk on it until two thousand years later when archaeologists discovered and excavated it. This head is now on display in the British Museum, a permanent memorial to rare Roman military defeat, and one masterminded by a woman at that. She is a less well-known but much more successful version of Boudicca.
What work of women’s history have you read lately that you loved? (Or for that matter, what work of women’s history have you loved in any format? )
The best work of women’s history that I have read recently is Emma Southon’s A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women. Brilliantly researched and written, simultaneously managing to be erudite, filthy, and funny. No one writes about the Romans quite like Emma.
[For anyone who missed it, a mini-interview with Emma Southon ran on March 6. The title in the U.S. is A Rome of One’s Own. I’m currently reading it and agree with everything Jane said about it.]
A question from Jane: Who is your favourite female historical figure, and why?
I never know how to chose when asked this kind of questions. There are are many historical women who I admire or who fascinated me. But the answer that will make my editor, my agent, my publicist, and My Own True Love happy is Sigrid Schultz, the subject of my book that is coming out in August. She really was quite a gal. She was the Chicago Tribune’s Berlin bureau chief from 1925 to 1941 and one of the first reporters to warn American readers about just how dangerous the Nazis were. She was smart, courageous, and equal parts charming and prickly.
Now that I think about it, most of my favorite women in history could be described in similar terms.
Want to know more about Jane Draycott and her work?
Visit her website: https://drjanedraycott.co.uk/
Follow her on the platform previously known as Twitter: @JLDraycott
Follow her on Instagram: jane.draycott.
Come back tomorrow for three questions and an answer with Carolyn Whitzman, author of Clara at the Door with a Revolver: The Scandalous Black Suspect, the Exemplary White Son, and the Murder That Shocked Toronto


Envision da Berry's Community Billboard
Enterprise’s Collaborative Action Grants provide organizations with $5,000 to build community agency, engage local voices, and connect to long-term community goals. Round two of the 2017 Collaborative Actions grant cycle is open now. Apply by June 9, 2017.
In this blog post, Phanat Xanamane of Envision da Berry, one of 15 recipients of an Enterprise Collaborative Action Grant in 2016, talks about community engagement and visioning in New Iberia, Louisiana.
How did this Collaborative Action capture the spirit of your community?
Our Collaborative Action was a series of four community potlucks that built on the local tradition of social engagement through sharing and celebrating homemade food. The locations selected for these potlucks included a community garden site, an unfinished museum wing downtown, a public housing community center, and a local art gallery. These locations are relatively new spaces and visionary points of departure for the aspirations of what we hope to see more of in our community. To further develop our collective aspirations, attendees were asked to fill out questionnaires on what they would like to see happen in each neighborhood. A local artist then took the questionnaire responses to make renderings that illustrated the collective desires.
How did this contribute to increased capacity for your local community?
We sent invitations to strategic community leaders in order to bring a diverse group of individuals together at four distinct neighborhood locations that represented a cross-section of demographics in New Iberia. This helped build strategic relationships between individuals and the respective organizations they represented. The resulting products, learnings, and experiences of these potlucks, engagements, questionnaires and artworks were synthesized into a digital community billboard that is an invaluable resource in spreading the word on community-driven projects and events. The digital billboard will be an on-going resource for local non-profits to display information at various high traffic locations around our city.
How did this collaborative action impact long-term neighborhood goals?
The artistic representation of the community’s feedback provided during the potluck has made the long-term neighborhood goals more tangible. In our community, pessimism and cynicism has been the norm given decades of stagnation, decline, and poor leadership. Our collaborative action is a step towards empowering and allowing more accessibility for residents to guide the planning and implementation of their collective goals. While it is too early to see the long-term impacts our project will have, we can assert that the community billboard will be a powerful tool to guide and provide access to productive conversations about the neighborhood. Such conversations will connect ongoing community efforts, add additional input to neighborhood projects, and address latent needs.
How did this grant fit within your organization’s operations?
As a small organization with limited resources and staff, we like to do short, project-based activities with a defined beginning and end. Because the grant asked for reasonable reporting and deliverables that were open-ended, it was easy to manage and achieve within the timeframe.