{"id":21580,"date":"2017-11-17T14:04:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T19:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=21580"},"modified":"2017-11-17T14:04:21","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T19:04:21","slug":"nov-21-new-mpt-maryland-farm-harvest-episode-features-frederick-harford-montgomery-st-marys-and-washington-county-farms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2017\/11\/17\/nov-21-new-mpt-maryland-farm-harvest-episode-features-frederick-harford-montgomery-st-marys-and-washington-county-farms\/","title":{"rendered":"Nov. 21 New MPT Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest Episode Features\u00a0Frederick, Harford, Montgomery, St. Mary&#8217;s and Washington County Farms"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p align=\"left\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/odJUcWrHovw8vYKFI-BOPTCcK3BQB0Pkdkp4A0CKuwjk6sXmepuN2NAZyo9WXH9zC1zXIHGYe0gELTmyyxjIT6UGhA_YGcALmuepY9xfTUSMoeFr01zaGVUVPSbyt_TlJXhMooAFKxG1urtOFGVR2uCPLjxRfL8iCRsLIroYUv2NdQ=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/bento.cdn.pbs.org\/hostedbento-prod\/filer_public\/mpt_page_images\/programs\/mdfh\/homepage_button_mfh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"124\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"NaN\" vspace=\"NaN\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>OWINGS MILLS, MD \u2013<\/strong> Maryland Public Television\u2019s (MPT) popular original series <em>Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest<\/em>, now in its fifth season, will feature farms and other locations in Frederick, Harford, Montgomery, St. Mary\u2019s and Washington counties on an new episode airing <strong><span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tuesday, November 21 at 7 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Featured on the upcoming episode are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mercurofarms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mercuro Farms<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> <strong>in Rocky Ridge (Frederick County) and Lanco-Pennland Cheese Plant<\/strong> <strong>in Hancock (Washington County). <\/strong>\u00a0During this segment viewers learn how milk becomes cheese. The segment visits Mercuro Farms in Rocky Ridge with its 130 head of cattle, where Katie Kerns performs the morning ritual of milking.\u00a0 Her farm\u2019s milk then travels to the Lanco-Pennland Cheese Plant. The Hancock plant is part of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lancopennland.com\/who-we-are.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regional milk cooperative<\/a> initiative to create new markets for its 700-member farms by restoring this dormant cheese plant to its former glory. The facility produces about 2.3 million pounds of cheese a month. It sells to restaurants and other customers throughout the region \u2013 including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycarmines.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carmine\u2019s Creative Italian Cuisine<\/a> in Hagerstown where Lanco-Pennland mozzarella cheese is used in its recipes.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fredericksheepbreeders.com\/shepherds-hey-farm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Shepherd\u2019s Hey Farm<\/strong><\/a><strong>, in Comus<\/strong> <strong>(Montgomery County) and <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themillmeadowlands.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Mill at Meadowlands<\/strong><\/a><strong> in Randallstown (Baltimore County).<\/strong> This segment focuses on how wool becomes yarn. Lee Langstaff, of Shepherd\u2019s Hey Farm, shows viewers how her natural and dye-free wool is cared for while it\u2019s both on and off her farm\u2019s sheep. Emily Chamelin, from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chamelinshearing.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chamelin Shearing<\/a> of Westminster, then demonstrates the art of sheep shearing and the choreography required to remove wool in one continuous piece. The segment also visits The Mill at Meadowlands in Randallstown, where Ruth Lamb cleans and spins the wool into yarn.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/chesapeakemalting\/about\/?ref=page_internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hopkins Produce &amp; Chesapeake Malting<\/strong><\/a><strong>, in Havre de Grace (Harford County).<\/strong> The craft beer industry is booming and this segment introduces viewers to a local farmer getting in on the action. The segment first visits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independentbrew.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent Brewing<\/a> in Bel Air where brewer Aaron Hopkins helps transform a simple ingredient list of water, yeast, hops, and malted grain into dozens of unique brews. His father, Dave Hopkins, grows barley on 30 acres on the family farm in Havre de Grace, and Aaron and his business partner Kevin Gilbert use the farm\u2019s barley to do the malting there for use in beer making. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/marylandbeer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brewers Association of Maryland<\/a> there are more than 70 craft breweries in Maryland.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Beagle Hill Farms, in Mechanicsville (St. Mary\u2019s County).<\/strong> Segment host Al Spoler joins farmer Adrian Hill and his son Bubba for the potato harvest at Beagle Hill Farms, where the Hills grow eight varieties of potatoes including a popular purple potato. Along the way, Al learns from Sheila Hill how to cook up a colorful potato salad using some of the farm\u2019s more unconventional spuds. The recipe for the Hill&#8217;s potato salad is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpt.org\/programs\/farm\/recipes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>mpt.org\/farm<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZprnbOzMMaM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for a preview<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><em>Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest<\/em> takes viewers on a journey across the state, telling stories about the farms, people, and technology required to sustain and grow Maryland\u2019s number one industry: agriculture. Over the past year, MPT\u2019s production team has filmed stories at more than four dozen farms in preparation for the new season.\u00a0 Maryland\u2019s rich agricultural heritage, the importance of bees, and growing crops in the face of changing weather patterns are among themes covered in depth during upcoming episodes.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Nearly five million viewers have tuned in to <em>Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest<\/em> since its fall 2013 debut. The series has visited more than 200 farms in its first four seasons, covering every Maryland county, as well as Baltimore City and Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Joanne Clendining, who earned an Emmy\u00ae from the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for her work as <em>Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest<\/em> host, returns for season five.\u00a0She is joined by Al Spoler, co-host of WYPR-FM\u2019s \u201cCellar Notes\u201d and \u201cRadio Kitchen\u201d programs, who hosts <em>The<\/em> <em>Local Buy<\/em> segment during each episode.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><em>Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest<\/em> airs Tuesdays at <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">7 p.m.<\/span><\/span> on MPT-HD and is rebroadcast Thursdays at <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">11:30 p.m.<\/span><\/span> and Sundays at <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">6 a.m.<\/span><\/span> Each show also airs on MPT2 Fridays at <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">7:30 p.m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 More information about the series is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpt.org\/programs\/farm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>mpt.org\/farm<\/em><\/a>. Viewers can join the conversation on social media at the hashtag <strong><em>#MDFarmHarvestFans<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Agriculture is Maryland\u2019s largest commercial industry, contributing more than $17 billion in revenue each year. As of 2016 approximately 350,000 Marylanders are employed in some aspect of agriculture. The state has 12,300 farms accounting for approximately two million acres, with nearly 6,000 full-time farmers.\u00a0 Today, 110 farms and more than 7,679 acres are certified organic in Maryland.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">The Maryland Department of Agriculture is MPT&#8217;s co-production partner for <em>Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest<\/em>. Major funding is provided by the Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Additional funding is provided by Maryland&#8217;s Best; MidAtlantic Farm Credit; the Maryland Agricultural Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation; the Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation; and the Maryland Soybean Board.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Other support comes from Wegmans Food Markets; the Maryland Nursery, Landscape &amp; Greenhouse Association; the Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.; the University of Maryland Agriculture Law Education Initiative; the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts; the Maryland Farm Bureau Service Company, and by Mar-Del Watermelon Association; Hoffman Irrigation, LLC, an authorized Valley Irrigation dealer; Chesapeake College; and the Rural Maryland Council.<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OWINGS MILLS, MD \u2013 Maryland Public Television\u2019s (MPT) popular original series Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest, now in its fifth season, will feature farms and other locations in Frederick, Harford, Montgomery, St. Mary\u2019s and Washington counties on an new episode airing Tuesday, November 21 at 7 p.m. Featured on the upcoming episode are: Mercuro Farms, in<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2017\/11\/17\/nov-21-new-mpt-maryland-farm-harvest-episode-features-frederick-harford-montgomery-st-marys-and-washington-county-farms\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21580"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21581,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21580\/revisions\/21581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}