Maryland Farm & Harvest

Season 12 Premieres November 12 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 1213. 

Air Date: April 1, 2025

4-H Kids County Competition Recap, State Fair Overview
From the farm to the fair, how did these 4H kids get here? It’s a long road from their farms to their County Fair to the State Fair competitions. 

4-H Kids State Fair Competition
The 4H Showmanship competition is in full swing at the Maryland Sate Fair. Who will take home the Blue Ribbon?

The Local Buy - 4H Crafts
4H is more than just animals, it’s also a wonderful display of craftsmanship. Al Spoler gives us a glimpse of the State's 4Hers handiwork. 

EPISODE 1212

Air Date: March 25, 2025

Willard Family - Maryland Agriculture Hall of Famers
A family that has been farming for over 150 years receives distinction from the state of Maryland.

Deer Management Food Bank
Maryland Farmers and hunters are working together to help manage crop damage while providing much needed protein to local Maryland food banks and rescue missions.

The Local Buy - Sangfroid Distilling
Al Spoler visits Sangfroid Distillers in the heart of the Hyattsville Maryland’s Arts District to get a taste of what co-owner Jeff Harner is cooking up in their tiny distillery.

EPISODE 1211

Air Date: March 18, 2025

R F Warner Sons, Grain Mill 
RF Warner Sons has served the Lineboro community by mixing feed for the town’s animals, and sometimes the town gossip is grist for the mill.

Knightongale Farm Soybean Harvest & Agritourism
Knightongale Farms’ Joel Greenwell Sr. has been farming since he was 13. In that time he’s seen the family farm go from a sustainable business to a fight for survival - Agritourism is helping to keep him and his farm afloat.

Farm to Skillet: Chef Shalia Coburn
Chef Shalia Coburn has a decision to make for a small dinner party - hanger steak or lamb chops - but one thing's for sure, whatever she chooses will be fresh off the farm.

EPISODE 1210

Air Date: March 11, 2025

4-H County Fair, King Family, Market Lamb
King family siblings and 4th generation 4Hers, compete in the lamb showmanship competition and learn life lessons in the process.

The Local Buy - Mushrooms Foraging
Chef Chris Amendola, owner and operator of the “hyper-seasonal eatery” Foraged Restaurant, is a wild mushroom devotee. He and Al find a variety of wild mushrooms at one of Chris' secret foraging spots, ingredients they take back to the restaurant to use in a delicious mushroom stew. 

The Local Buy - Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard
A vineyard that lies in the shadow of Sugarloaf Mountain crafts wine with a unique Terroir or “taste of place”. Master wine maker Manolo Gomez will share with Al the unique properties of the land and his process that prompts the wine’s distinct and well regarded flavor. 

EPISODE 1209

Air Date: March 4, 2025

Marring Farm, Soybean Harvest
Despite unpredictable weather patterns damaging his yield, Donald Maring is doing what farmers do best; overcome.

Highland Cow Cuddling
Moms will do almost anything for their kids; Aiden Dart bought her daughter cows and it changed their life forever.

Farm To Skillet - Chef Matt Lego
Chef Matt Lego borrows from a classic continental dish and combines it with “mom’s way” and cooks up a rib-sticker that pleases the palette. 

EPISODE 1208

Air Date: February 25, 2025

Vineyards At Dodon
Dodon Farms may be the oldest farm in Anne Arundel County but it’s using modern science to address the chaos of Maryland’s chaotic climate.

Future Harvest Beginning Farmer Training
Sam Phelps is turning his love for farming into a full-time career with mentorship from the Future Harvest Beginning Farmer Training program and Calvert’s Gift Farm. Could you be the next to make the leap? 

The Local Buy - John Newman Honeybee Company
Al Spoler visits the John Newman Honeybee Company where an urban apiary connects us to the bee keeper’s African roots.

EPISODE 1207

Air Date: February 18, 2025

Mercuro Farm IVF
Joanne Clendining goes on the road to visit renowned dairy IVF veterinarian, Dr. Tom Mercuro to discover why the US is the primary supplier of Purebred Dairy Genetics to the world.

Aerial Drones, Organic Pest Control
To combat the Diamondback Moth, one of the world’s most notorious crop killers, Richardson Farms of White Marsh calls in KDrones to air drop hundreds of thousands of parasitic wasps.

The Local Buy - Cooking Maryland’s Way
Food Historian Joyce White just released a companion cookbook to the bestselling Maryland’s Way and Al’s first in line for a taste! 

EPISODE 1206

Air Date: February 11, 2025

Libertas Estates, Ducks Eating Spotted Lanternfly - Frederick County
Libertas Estates’ Farm Manager James Ewing fights invasive spotted lanternfly with Indian Runner Ducks.

OlaLekan Farm, Farmer Tolu - Prince George's County
A first-generation Nigerian immigrant uses her passion for farming to strengthen food sovereignty in Maryland. 

Farm to Skillet - Spike Gjerde - Woodberry Kitchen - Baltimore City
James Beard award-winning chef, Spike Gjerde combs the Waverly Farmers Market to source the freshest ingredients - from rabbit to peaches to purslane - to create your new favorite summer stew.

EPISODE 907: Holiday Special (Encore)

Air Date: December 31, 2024

Holiday Special! See what it takes to plant and grow Christmas trees. Then, Al Spoler tries a modern twist on a favorite Hanukkah recipe. Plus, we have wintertime photos from farms across the state.

EPISODE 707: Holiday Special (Encore)

Air Date: December 24, 2024

Join host Joanne Clendining as she explores local Maryland agriculture and seafood. Discover what farmers do during the winter. See how a poultry flock is managed. Learn how farmers support soybean research. Plus, crabbing on Then & Now, and crab cakes on The Local Buy.

EPISODE 1205

Air Date: December 17, 2024

4-H County Fair, Chamelin Family Farm, Show Hogs
Brother and sister, Caleb and Brenna Chamelin, compete at the Carroll County 4-H Fair in the Swine Showmanship competition. 

Agriculture Queens of MD
Meet two of Maryland's newest Agriculture ambassadors! Lindsey Jacobs (2024 Ms Agvocate) and  Karli Abbot (2024 Mardel Watermelon Queen) are promoting and educating the public about the importance of the Agriculture community.

The Local Buy - Bethesda Methodist Peach Festival
Step aside Georgia, this week Al celebrates peaches grown in Maryland. 

EPISODE 1204

Air Date: December 10, 2024

Blessing of the Combines
Snow Hill Maryland celebrates farmers and their harvesters with the 24th annual Blessing of the Combines Parade.

Bishop Walsh, Hydroponics
Something is growing inside Cumberland Maryland’s Bishop Walsh School - Leafy greens! Their year old aquaponics lab is doing so well that they are feeding students, staff and even donating to a local homeless shelter. What’s next? Supplying local businesses with fresh veggies in Winter.

The Local Buy - Tobacco Barn Distillery
Al Spoler visits the veteran owned Tobacco Barn Distillery in St. Mary’s Maryland. Voted 2023’s #1 Farm Distillery Bourbon in America, Al gets more than a wee taste of what it takes to be a self-sustaining farm distillery.

EPISODE 1203

Air Date: December 3, 2024

Giant Miscanthus, Luthy Fams
Giant Miscanthus is the new super crop that’s quickly taking root on the Eastern Shore where farmers are looking for alternative crops to grow.

Roger Richardson Profile, Richardson Farms
Even at 90 years old, grain grower and farming advocate Roger Richardson is still building his legacy.

Farm To Skillet -  Kurt Peter, Chester River Seafood / Clayton Farms
Chef Kurt Peter is known for creating amazing meals that showcase the Bay’s bounty, and this week is no exception with pan-seared soft crab over a summer vegetable medley.

EPISODE 602: Thanksgiving Special (Encore)

Air Date: November 26, 2024

Join hosts Joanne Clendining and Al Spoler for a special Thanksgiving episode. Meet a Southern Maryland farmer raising Thanksgiving turkeys. Visit an Eastern Shore farm growing different kinds of sweet potatoes. Learn what makes a perfect pie pumpkin. Also, the history of gourds on Then & Now, and decorative gourds on The Local Buy. 

EPISODE 1202

Air Date: November 19, 2024

Smithson Family 4H, Pondview Farm
The Smithson Family is headed to the Harford County Fair to participate in the 4H showmanship competition. Will their months of hard work raising and training their heifers pay off?

IMET Indoor Salmon Fishery
Anchored at the water’s edge, a pioneering facility in Baltimore’s inner harbor is revolutionizing fisheries with a twist: these Salmon are born and raised on land. 

Farm To Skillet - Chef: Steve Chu, Fells Point Farmers Market - GRILLED SKEWERS
Chef Steve Chu gets inspired by fresh ingredients at the Fells Point Farmers Market to make Asian-influenced meat skewers.

EPISODE 1201

Air Date: November 12, 2024

Deere Valley Farm w/Joanne
 Joanne heads to Dickerson MD where she meets the Baker family of Deere Valley Farm just in time for the winter wheat harvest.

Downey Family Farm
Downey Family Farm is raising Texas Longhorn Cattle in Boring, Maryland with the hope of producing the finest livestock in the country; and with prized bull Hubbell’s Jeremiah 29:11 siring the herd, it might just happen.

The Local Buy - Black Locust Farm Brewery
Looking for something sudsy and cold, Al Spoler heads to Black Locust Farm Brewery. 

Cow Week Special

Air Date: July 23, 2024 at 7pm.

Maryland Farm and Harvest’s Cow Week Special brings bovines to primetime! This episode is the main event of a week-long focus on cute calves, happy heifers, cuddly cows, bubbly bulls and the farm families that care for them. 

Did you know there are over 250 bovine breeds? See why Maryland farmers are growing particular breeds and why there are so many names for a cow? Walk a minute in a cattle farmer's shoes and learn why Maryland has lost hundreds of dairy farms over the past 10 years. Stick around for a sweet ending, when Al Spoler hits the ice cream trail for a tasty treat.

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