Maryland Farm & Harvest

Season 11 Premiered November 14 at 7pm

Airing Tuesdays at 7pm on MPT

• Repeats Thursdays at 11:00pm and Sundays at 6am on MPT
• Repeats Fridays at 7:30pm on MPT2 

With host Joanne Clendining

Join us as we celebrate the 11th season of Maryland Farm and Harvest, the award-winning series that tells enlightening stories of the passionate men and women who work the land and grow our food. 

EPISODE 1101: Season 11 Premiere! 

Air Date: November 14, 2023

Pop’s Old Place
Joanne gets a taste of farm life when she visits a heritage breed livestock farm in Dorchester County. 

Moon Valley Farm
Young farmer Emma Jagoz took an apartment balcony pregnancy project and turned it into a climate resilient 400 member CSA Farm. 

The Local Buy - Frog Eye Farm Blueberries
Al celebrates the start of summer by visiting Frog Eye Farm in Washington County to sample some of the season’s tastiest treats. 
 

EPISODE 1102

Air Date: November 21, 2023

Moo Cow Creamery
A Frederick County dairy farm pivots to produce stomach-friendly A2 milk.

Deep Roots Farm
Farmer Gail of Deep Roots is using entrepreneurial spirit, science and a lot of hard work to regenerate 53 acres of dormant land in PG County into a thriving CSA and Educational Center.

ALL NEW - Farm To Skillet - Chef: Steve Chu, Fells Point Farmers Market
Season 11 introduces viewers to an all new segment called Farm To Skillet. Each Farm To Skillet segment features an eclectic mix of prominent chefs from the Maryland restaurant scene who sources ingredients from local farmers markets then heads into the kitchen to whip up a flavorful yet simple meal.

Surf and Turf Lo Mein is on the menu as Chef Steve Chu heads to Fells Point Farmers Market then into his restaurant kitchen to whip up this amazing meal.

EPISODE 1103

Air Date: November 28, 2023

The Reed Center
It’s Earth Day Weekend at the Reed Center and 500 volunteers are taking root to plant over 5000 trees at Morning View Food Forest, an intentionally designed permaculture farm that hopes to reconnect people to nature. 

Mighty Microgreens
From small hydroponics operations to large scale growers, microgreens are becoming an increasingly popular crop for their flavor, and high nutritional value, plus, they’re easy to grow! 

The Local Buy - Smokey Cat Lavender Farm / Earth Tones Cafe
Al Spoler takes a road trip to the eastern shore to experience the lush scents and delectable treats from a lavender farm.

EPISODE 1104

Air Date: December 5, 2023

Fiddler’s Green
Ben and Brynn Batten quit the corporate life to return to a family farm that Ben grew up on but never farmed a day in his life - See how they’re building new brands by planting ancient heritage grains - that is if their 60 year old harvester doesn’t burn their crops down first.

Livestock Auction
Livestock auctions may be the second oldest profession - see how the free market economy helps keep Maryland farming families in business. 

The Local Buy - East Rivendell  Farm, Nubian Goat Milk Soap
Al is all in a lather on this week’s The Local Buy when he visits East Rivendell Farms in Montgomery County where the goats are milked to make goat milk soap.

EPISODE 1105

Air Date: December 12, 2023

Baywater Seafood - Scallop Aquaculture
Meet the owners of Baywater Seafood, Maryland’s only bay scallop aquaculture farm, pioneers at the cutting edge of shellfish aquaculture, and learn about their efforts to  bring back this classic Maryland delicacy.

Crab Feast to Compost - Annapolis Rotary Club/Veterans Compost
Marylanders know a thing or two about eating crabs. But no one does it bigger than the Annapolis rotary club, and with zero waste… We follow the crab from the catch to the feast to the compost pile.

Farm To Skillet - Chef: Rodney Scruggs - Farmers Market: Chestertown
Get green with envy as Chef Rodney Scruggs creates a sweet corn panna cotta with green tomato consomme.

The Maryland Department of Agriculture is MPT's co-production partner for Maryland Farm & Harvest.