New Episode of Maryland Public TV series Maryland Farm & Harvest Airs Tuesday

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Maryland Public Television’s (MPT) popular original series Maryland Farm & Harvest is now in its third season with new half-hour episodes airing Tuesdays at 7 p.m. The series puts a human face on Maryland agriculture by telling stories of the people, skills and technology required to sustain and grow the state’s number one industry.

Joanne Clendining, who earned an Emmy® from the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter (NCCBC) of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for her work as Maryland Farm & Harvest host, returns for season three.  Joining Joanne is Contributing Editor Al Spoler, who serves up the Local Buy segment during each episode.

Featured on the program on Tuesday, December 8 at 7 p.m. are:

• South Mountain Creamery in Middletown. Al Spoler, host of The Local Buy segment, rides along with the milkman to deliver farm-fresh dairy products to customers in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C.

• Carla King’s Farm in Davidsonville. When it comes to working her 100 acres of land, sheep farmer Carla King relies on an unusual staff of helpers – sheepdogs. Host Joanne Clendining learns how Carla has been raising and training border collies as sheepdogs for the past 30 years to become vital members of her team.

• Twin Oak Farms in Stockton. Poultry growers Rick and Valerie Blevins plant berry bushes around their chicken houses that not only provide environmental benefits but enables them to operate a profitable vegetable stand in their own front yard offering homemade jams, sauces, and salsas.

The series airs on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. on MPT-HD and is rebroadcast on Thursdays at 11:30 p.m. and Sundays at 6 a.m. Each show also airs on MPT2, on Fridays at 6:30 p.m.  For more information visit www.mpt.org/farm.

The Maryland Department of Agriculture is MPT’s co-production partner for Maryland Farm & Harvest. Major funding is provided by the Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board.

Additional funding is provided by Maryland’s Best; the Maryland Soybean Board; MidAtlantic Farm Credit; the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation; the Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation; and the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts.  Other support comes from the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation; the Maryland Nursery, Landscape & Greenhouse Association; the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association; the Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.; Willard Agri-Service Company; the Maryland Farm Bureau Service Company; the Mar-Del Watermelon Association; and the Maryland Grape Growers Association.

MEDIA NOTE:  Location and talent photos available. View preview clip at: http://www.mpt.org/farm/

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