ANNAPOLIS, MD (November 24, 2023) ~ On Tuesday, November 28, Maryland Public Television's (MPT) original series Maryland Farm & Harvest will feature farms and locations in Caroline, Calvert, Cecil, and Frederick counties. The episode will be premiering on MPT-HD at 7 p.m. and can also be viewed online at mpt.org/livestream.

The popular weekly series takes viewers on a journey across the Free State to tell stories about the farms, people, and technology required to sustain and grow agriculture in Maryland. The November 28 episode will begin with introductions filmed at Still Work Farm in New Market (Frederick County).

The Reed Center (Frederick County) will be featured in the episode as well. It is an intentionally designed 150-acre permaculture farm in Middletown that is run by founder Ben Friton. During Earth Day weekend, 500 volunteers planted more than 5,000 trees as part of Friton's plan to reconnect people to nature and show them a different approach to agriculture that replicates naturally occurring forests. Viewers will meet volunteers of different ages and backgrounds, get a tree grafting lesson, and hear from Ben why a farm like The REED Center is so important for environmental and human health.

Mighty Microgreens (Calvert and Cecil Counties) will also be featured in the episode. At My Mustard Seed in St. Leonard, Tresor Thomas grows more than 30 varieties of microgreens out of her family's suburban house while Andy Mussaw grows his micro crops on a macro level at Fresh Source Farms in Elkton. Both urban farmers believe passionately in the health benefits of microgreens as demand continues increase with some estimates projecting global sales of microgreens to reach $3 billion by 2030.

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The Local Buy: Smokey Cat Lavender Farm/Earth Tones Café (Caroline County) will also be featured in the episode where Al Spoler visits Smokey Cat Lavender Farm in Federalsburg to learn about lavender varieties before joining the Caroline County Garden Club for a lesson in wreath making led by farm owner Debbie Brohawn. From there he heads to Earth Tones Café in Denton where chef Kim Wood whips up lavender-glazed sugar cookies for him to try.

Since its debut 10 seasons ago nearly 16 million viewers have watched Maryland Farm & Harvest on MPT while traveling to nearly 450 farms, fisheries, and other agriculture-related locations covering every Maryland county as well as Baltimore City and Washington D.C.. Major funding for the series is provided by the Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board with additional funding from Maryland's Best; a grant from the Rural Maryland Council Agriculture Education and Rural Development Fund; Marbidco; a grant from the Maryland Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Program; Farm Credit; Maryland Soybean Board; Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts; Wegmans Food Markets; Maryland Nursery, Landscape & Greenhouse Association; Maryland Farm Bureau; The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment; Mar-Del Watermelon Association; and contributions made by citizens of Baltimore County as well as support from the Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation .

Past episodes can be viewed at video.mpt.tv/show/maryland-farm-harvest/, while episode segments are available on YouTube at youtube.com/c/MarylandFarmHarvest/featured or engage with show on social media @MarylandFarmHarvest on Facebook or @mdfarmtv on Instagram .

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On Tuesday November 28th viewers can tune into MPT-HD or online at mpt.org/livestream for an exciting new episode of Marylands Farm & Harvest featuring farms located throughout Caroline, Calvert , Cecil ,and Frederick counties . This popular weekly series takes viewers across the Free State telling engaging stories about farms , people ,and technology required to sustain agriculture which is Marylands number one commercial industry .

The Reed Center located in Frederick county will be featured during Earth Day weekend where 500 volunteers planted over 5 thousand trees as part of founder Ben Fritons plan to reconnect people with nature through permaculture farming . Mighty Microgreens located throughout Calvert & Cecil counties featuring urban farmers Tresor Thomas & Andy Mussaw who passionately believe in health benefits their micro crops provide . Lastly The Local Buy: Smokey Cat Lavender Farm /Earth Tones Café located Caroline county where Al Spoler visits Debbie Brohawns farm learning about lavender varieties before heading over chef Kim Woods café trying her lavender glazed sugar cookies .

Since its debut 10 seasons ago nearly 16 million viewers have watched this series which has traveled through nearly 450 farms fisheries & other agriculture related locations covering every county within MD , Baltimore City ,& Washington DC . Major funding provided by The Grain Producers Utilization Board along with additional funding from various sources such as Wegmans Food Markets ,Maryland Soybean Board ,Marbidco ,Rural MD Council Agriculture Education & Rural Development Fund among others . Past episodes can be viewed online while segments are available through YouTube or engage with show via social media @MarylandFarmHarvest or @mdfarmtv . Tune into MPT-HD or mpt org livestream Tuesday November 28th for an exciting new episode !

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