{"id":26555,"date":"2022-06-10T00:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T04:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=26555"},"modified":"2022-06-10T09:34:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T13:34:25","slug":"mda-secretary-bartenfelder-visits-st-michaels-elementary-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/mda-blog\/2022\/06\/10\/mda-secretary-bartenfelder-visits-st-michaels-elementary-school\/","title":{"rendered":"MDA Secretary Visits St. Michaels Elementary School\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-2-scaled-e1654797329543.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26557\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/mda-blog\/2022\/06\/10\/mda-secretary-bartenfelder-visits-st-michaels-elementary-school\/attachment\/strawberry-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-2-scaled-e1654797329543.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Strawberry 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-2-scaled-e1654797329543.jpg?fit=760%2C570&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26557 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-2-scaled-e1654797329543-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-2-scaled-e1654797329543.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-2-scaled-e1654797329543.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-2-scaled-e1654797329543.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-2-scaled-e1654797329543.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-2-scaled-e1654797329543.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-2-scaled-e1654797329543.jpg?w=2280 2280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students congratulated on agricultural project\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>St. Michaels, MD (June 10, 2022)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u2013 Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) Secretary Joe Bartenfelder visited St. Michaels Elementary School on June 9 to recognize and thank 3rd and 4th grade students on their work throughout the year learning about Maryland produce, specifically strawberries.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While speaking with students, Secretary Bartenfelder, a lifelong farmer and strawberry grower, discussed the history of the fruit in Maryland, what it takes to grow a good berry, and shared tips on what the students can do next season to ensure a bountiful harvest.\u00a0 He also encouraged the students to enjoy all the produce that Maryland has to offer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere is nothing like fresh Maryland produce,\u201d said Secretary Baretenfelder. \u201cEach season brings its own unique fruits and vegetables. As the strawberry season comes to an end, you can be certain there is another delicious summer crop to follow.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-1--scaled-e1654797376607.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26556\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/mda-blog\/2022\/06\/10\/mda-secretary-bartenfelder-visits-st-michaels-elementary-school\/attachment\/strawberry-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-1--scaled-e1654797376607.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Strawberry 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-1--scaled-e1654797376607.jpg?fit=760%2C570&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26556 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-1--scaled-e1654797376607-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-1--scaled-e1654797376607.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-1--scaled-e1654797376607.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-1--scaled-e1654797376607.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-1--scaled-e1654797376607.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-1--scaled-e1654797376607.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/Strawberry-1--scaled-e1654797376607.jpg?w=2280 2280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Secretary Baretenfelder ended his remarks with a presentation of a quart of fresh hand picked strawberries.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"># # #<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Follow Maryland Department of Agriculture on Twitter <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/mdagdept\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@MdAgDept<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&amp;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MDsBest?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@MDsBest<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students congratulated on agricultural project\u00a0\u00a0 St. Michaels, MD (June 10, 2022)\u00a0\u2013 Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) Secretary Joe Bartenfelder visited St. Michaels Elementary School on June 9 to recognize and thank 3rd and 4th grade students on their work throughout the year learning about Maryland produce, specifically strawberries.\u00a0\u00a0 While speaking with students, Secretary Bartenfelder, a<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/mda-blog\/2022\/06\/10\/mda-secretary-bartenfelder-visits-st-michaels-elementary-school\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":222,"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":[226],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mda-blog"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26555","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\/222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26555"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26560,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26555\/revisions\/26560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}