{"id":1911,"date":"2010-07-21T15:30:03","date_gmt":"2010-07-21T15:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=1911"},"modified":"2012-10-09T15:31:42","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T15:31:42","slug":"maryland-agriculture-offers-family-fun-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2010\/07\/21\/maryland-agriculture-offers-family-fun-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Agriculture Offers Family Fun This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><em>Guides to State&#8217;s Farmers&#8217; Markets, Agricultural Fairs and Shows and Pick-Your-Own Operations Now Available<\/em> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 21, 2010) \u2013 Want to know where you can buy locally-grown farm-fresh sweet corn and tomatoes this summer? Would you rather pick your own berries straight from the farm? What about catching a watermelon-eating contest and a sheep-herding competition right in your own county? Guides and directories for some of the summer\u2019s most anticipated and enjoyable activities are now available through the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSummer is a great time for Maryland agriculture,\u201d said Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance. \u201cIt is truly our chance to shine with fresh produce available at more than 100 farmers\u2019 markets statewide, pick-your-own opportunities at farms all over Maryland, and more than 50 agricultural fairs and shows to visit this season. We encourage the public to get out to a farm, visit a farmers\u2019 market or attend a fair or show not only to enjoy themselves, but also to see where their food comes from and to learn about the importance of agriculture in Maryland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Maryland Farmers\u2019 Market Directory, Maryland Agricultural Fairs and Shows Guide, and Maryland Direct Farm Market and Pick Your Own Directory can all be obtained through MDA\u2019s Marketing Division at 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway in Annapolis or by phone at 410-841-5770. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mda.state.md.us\/md_products\/farmers_market_dir.php\">Farmers\u2019 Market Directory<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mda.state.md.us\/md_products\/agritourism_sites-farms\/index.php\">pick-your-own<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mda.state.md.us\/pdf\/fairs.pdf\">agricultural fairs and shows<\/a> listings can be found online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mda.state.md.us\/\">www.mda.state.md.us<\/a>. The Maryland Direct Farm Market Association, publisher of the Maryland Direct Farm Market and Pick Your Own Directory can be reached at 410-665-0154.<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p>Follow MDA on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/MdAgDept\">@MdAgDept<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- End Article --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guides to State&#8217;s Farmers&#8217; Markets, Agricultural Fairs and Shows and Pick-Your-Own Operations Now Available ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 21, 2010) \u2013 Want to know where you can buy locally-grown farm-fresh sweet corn and tomatoes this summer? Would you rather pick your own berries straight from the farm? 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