1995: Leon & Shirley Enfield

Credit: Executive Office of the Governor

Family Name: The Enfield Family

The Enfield family runs a dairy and grain farm in Frederick County. Not only is their business successful, winning a “Quality Award” every year since 1988 from the Maryland &Virginia Milk Producers Association, but they have used soil conservation practices on their farm since 1948. Examples of environmental practices they have installed include: contour strips, crop rotation, no-till and land nutrient management. Leon has served as vice president and past president of the Frederick County Farm Bureau, chairman of the local legislative committee, president of and an alternate to the Appeals Board of Frederick County, the Board of Election Supervisors and served on the Frederick County Advisory Board of Maryland National Bank, past president of the Maryland Jousting Tournament Association and past president of the Associated Young People of Frederick County Farm Bureau. In 1967 he was appointed to the Frederick County Government Study Commission. He has been active in the Organization of Coalition of Land Use Education and a member of the Brunswick Chamber of Commerce. Shirley has served as chairman of the Women’s Committee of the Frederick County Farm Bureau, past president of the Frederick County Council and has served as a Frederick County Council Delegate.

Ceremony Date: 2/1/1996