Maryland Farm & Harvest
Season 1
2013 · 13 episodes
1. Episode 101
2013-11-19
Maryland's elite cow embryos; rebuilding a farm following a devastating loss; a new generation of farmer works to save the Chesapeake; locally-raised Thanksgiving turkeys.
2. Episode 102
2013-11-26
A snapdragon farm in Harford County; and a 5th-generation Kent County farm family that grows radishes to help clean up the bay. Also: Annie's Project; heirloom tomatoes grown and sold locally.
3. Episode 103
2013-12-03
One of Maryland's largest swine farms; cutting-edge farm technologies; a Frederick County organic dairy farm; tobacco barn heritage; selecting peppers.
4. Episode 104
2013-12-10
Spotlighting farmers and their conservation practices.
5. Episode 105
2013-12-17
Maryland's Ice Cream Trail; the big business of plant nurseries; Frederick County's high-end hay for race horses; county fairs; sweet corn.
6. Episode 106
2013-12-24
New life at the Maryland State Fair; a Frederick farmer that grows barley for beer; livestock auctions; organic produce.
7. Episode 107
2013-12-31
Innovative farm technologies that reduce local pollution; farmers growing hops for beer; watermelon farming. Also: the history of shipping Maryland grain; farm-made cheese.
8. Episode 108
2014-01-07
Airplanes that plant seeds for cover crops; and a hi-tech poultry house. Also: Al Spoler with grilling techniques.
9. Episode 109
2014-01-14
Sheep cheese; timing the corn harvest to increase profits; 4-H's robotics and photography. Also: Al Spoler spotlights Maryland beef cattle.
10. Episode 110
2014-01-21
Life after tobacco farming; sunflowers brighten a Harford County farm. Also: Al Spoler visits Catoctin Mountain Orchard.
11. Episode 111
2014-01-28
Maryland apples shipped overseas; the challenges of growing at 3200 feet in Garrett County; and a city farmer expands to the countryside. Also: Maryland pork.
12. Episode 112
2014-02-04
Agritourists in Talbot County; life's simple pleasures at Queen Anne's County Fair; and root vegetable stew with Al Spoler and John Shields.
13. Episode 113
2014-02-11
Maryland soy beans treasured by the Japanese; the fall and rebirth of Maryland's thoroughbred horse industry; and new technology that allows farming at night. Also: year round Maryland greens.
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