← Maryland Farm & Harvest

Season 1

13 episodes · 2013

  1. 1Episode 101

    19 Nov 2013

    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. 2Episode 102

    26 Nov 2013

    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. 3Episode 103

    03 Dec 2013

    One of Maryland's largest swine farms; cutting-edge farm technologies; a Frederick County organic dairy farm; tobacco barn heritage; selecting peppers.

  4. 4Episode 104

    10 Dec 2013

    Spotlighting farmers and their conservation practices.

  5. 5Episode 105

    17 Dec 2013

    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. 6Episode 106

    24 Dec 2013

    New life at the Maryland State Fair; a Frederick farmer that grows barley for beer; livestock auctions; organic produce.

  7. 7Episode 107

    31 Dec 2013

    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. 8Episode 108

    07 Jan 2014

    Airplanes that plant seeds for cover crops; and a hi-tech poultry house. Also: Al Spoler with grilling techniques.

  9. 9Episode 109

    14 Jan 2014

    Sheep cheese; timing the corn harvest to increase profits; 4-H's robotics and photography. Also: Al Spoler spotlights Maryland beef cattle.

  10. 10Episode 110

    21 Jan 2014

    Life after tobacco farming; sunflowers brighten a Harford County farm. Also: Al Spoler visits Catoctin Mountain Orchard.

  11. 11Episode 111

    28 Jan 2014

    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. 12Episode 112

    04 Feb 2014

    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. 13Episode 113finale

    11 Feb 2014

    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.