2002: William & Jean Knill

Credit: Executive Office of the Governor

Family Name: The Knill Family

Bill and Jean Knill own and operate Knill’s Farm Market, a 700-acre livestock, grain and fresh produce farm in Carroll County. Their farm incorporates crop rotation, no-till cultivation, grassed waterways, strip cropping and integrated pest management. The Knills extended the season for fresh fruits and vegetables by utilizing rain gutters to hold the media in which the plants grow in their greenhouse. Bill has served as president and vice-president of both the Carroll County and Maryland Farm Bureaus, president of the Carroll County Agricultural Commission, and as a member of the Carroll County Economic Development Commission and numerous other committees. Jean chaired the Carroll County Agriculture in the Classroom committee for 15 years and serves on the board of directors of the Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation and on both the Maryland and Carroll County Farm Bureau women’s committees.

Ceremony Date: 2/6/03