{"id":25546,"date":"2021-07-16T14:48:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T18:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=25546"},"modified":"2021-07-23T12:52:18","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T16:52:18","slug":"governor-hogan-declares-july-17-25-maryland-buy-local-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2021\/07\/16\/governor-hogan-declares-july-17-25-maryland-buy-local-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Hogan Declares July 17-25 Maryland Buy Local Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ANNAPOLIS, MD <\/strong>\u2014 Governor Larry Hogan today proclaimed<\/a>\u00a0July 17-25 \u201cMaryland Buy Local Week\u201d to support Maryland farms and seafood operations that continue to provide Marylanders with fresh, local products. Throughout the week, Marylanders are encouraged to participate in the\u00a0Buy Local Challenge<\/a>\u00a0by incorporating at least one locally grown, produced, or harvested product into their meals each day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are fortunate to live in a state that produces world-class agricultural and seafood products, and I encourage all Marylanders to join the First Lady and I in choosing Maryland-made ingredients,\u201d said Governor Hogan. \u201cBuying local puts more money back into the pockets of our farmers, watermen, and producers, allowing them to grow their operations, hire more people, support other local businesses, and reinvest in their communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marylanders are encouraged to visit\u00a0MarylandsBest.net<\/a>\u00a0to be connected with fresh produce, meat products, farm-made ice cream, and craft beverages across the state. The Maryland Department of Agriculture\u2019s marketing program,\u00a0Maryland\u2019s Best<\/a>, will also share a series of recipe videos from local chefs throughout the week that highlight the state\u2019s outstanding culinary culture.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cAgriculture and seafood production are a critical part of our state\u2019s economy, especially in our rural communities,\u201d said Maryland Agriculture Secretary Joe Bartenfelder. \u201cMaryland Buy Local Week is a great opportunity to support those who grow and produce our food. With plenty of fresh, delicious produce in peak season right now, there has never been a better time to incorporate more Maryland-made ingredients in our lives and our meals.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Buy Local Challenge, created in 2006 by the\u00a0Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission<\/a>, has grown into a statewide initiative that has continued to expand. Maryland\u2019s agriculture and seafood industries contribute more than $16 billion to the state\u2019s economy and account for more than 68,000 jobs, according to a\u00a02018 study from BEACON at Salisbury University<\/a>. Nearly 1,350 Maryland farmers sell directly to consumers, generating over $54 million in sales annually, according to the\u00a02017 Census of Agriculture<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To learn more about the benefits of buying locally, please click\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Follow Maryland Department of Agriculture on Twitter @MdAgDept<\/a> & @MDsBest<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ANNAPOLIS, MD \u2014 Governor Larry Hogan today proclaimed\u00a0July 17-25 \u201cMaryland Buy Local Week\u201d to support Maryland farms and seafood operations that continue to provide Marylanders with fresh, local products. Throughout the week, Marylanders are encouraged to participate in the\u00a0Buy Local Challenge\u00a0by incorporating at least one locally grown, produced, or harvested product into their meals each  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":168,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25546","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\/168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25546"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25571,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25546\/revisions\/25571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}