{"id":27842,"date":"2023-12-01T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=27842"},"modified":"2023-11-28T12:04:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T17:04:43","slug":"mpt-series-maryland-farm-harvest-visits-carroll-garrett-and-montgomery-counties-during-december-5-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2023\/12\/01\/mpt-series-maryland-farm-harvest-visits-carroll-garrett-and-montgomery-counties-during-december-5-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"MPT series Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest visits Carroll, Garrett, and Montgomery Counties During December 5 Episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/11\/Maryland-Farm-Harvest-Season-9-Graphic.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26007\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2021\/11\/04\/new-season-of-mpts-maryland-farm-harvest-premieres-november-9\/attachment\/maryland-farm-harvest-season-9-graphic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/11\/Maryland-Farm-Harvest-Season-9-Graphic.jpeg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" 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=\"Maryland Farm &amp;amp; Harvest Season 9 Graphic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/11\/Maryland-Farm-Harvest-Season-9-Graphic.jpeg?fit=760%2C428&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26007\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/11\/Maryland-Farm-Harvest-Season-9-Graphic.jpeg?resize=300%2C169\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/11\/Maryland-Farm-Harvest-Season-9-Graphic.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/11\/Maryland-Farm-Harvest-Season-9-Graphic.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/11\/Maryland-Farm-Harvest-Season-9-Graphic.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/11\/Maryland-Farm-Harvest-Season-9-Graphic.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/11\/Maryland-Farm-Harvest-Season-9-Graphic.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif\"><strong>ANNAPOLIS, MD (December 1, 2023)<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpt.org\/\">Maryland Public Television<\/a>\u2019s (MPT) original series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpt.org\/programs\/farm\/\">Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest<\/a>, now in its 11th season,\u00a0 will feature farms and locations in Carroll, Garrett, and Montgomery counties during an episode premiering on <strong>Tuesday, December 5<\/strong>. A preview of the episode can be found on the series\u2019 webpage at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpt.org\/programs\/farm\/\">mpt.org\/farm<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif\"><strong>Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest<\/strong> airs on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. on MPT-HD and online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpt.org\/anywhere\/live-stream-mpt\/\">mpt.org\/livestream<\/a>. Following their broadcast premiere, episodes are also available to view using MPT\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/video.mpt.tv\/show\/maryland-farm-harvest\/\">online video player<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpt.org\/anywhere\/pbs-app\/\">PBS App<\/a>. Encore broadcasts air on MPT-HD on Thursdays at 11 p.m. and on Sundays at 6 a.m. Episodes also air on MPT2\/Create\u00ae on Fridays at 7:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif\">The popular weekly series takes viewers on a journey across the Free State, telling engaging and enlightening stories about the farms, people, and technology required to sustain and grow agriculture in Maryland, the state\u2019s number one commercial industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif\">With introductions filmed at <strong>Deep Run Farms in Westminster (Carroll County)<\/strong>, the December 5 episode features the following segments:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif\"><strong>Fiddler\u2019s Green (Carroll County)<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiddlersgreen.io\/\">Fiddler\u2019s Green Farm<\/a> in Taneytown has been in the Batten family since 1946, when Ben Batten\u2019s grandfather bought it as an escape from the toils of World War II. Though he grew up on the farm, Ben never farmed a day in his life \u2013 that is, until he and his wife Brynn pivoted from corporate life to farm life in 2018. Today, Fiddler\u2019s Green is a successful, certified organic farm growing CBD and heritage grains. For the Battens, being neo-farmers means being unburdened by the traditional rules of farming, so every day is an opportunity to experiment, explore, and make a mistake or two.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif\"><strong>Livestock Auction (Garrett County)<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Friends-Stockyard-Inc-100064809876601\/\">Friend\u2019s Stockyard<\/a> in Accident is one of the last remaining livestock auctions serving Maryland farmers. The Friend family has been running weekly auctions since the 1960s, and today\u2019s managers \u2013 brothers Joe and John Friend \u2013 join USDA market reporter Scott Rhodes to give viewers a better understanding of how livestock auctions support family farmers. One such farmer is Mike Diehl, who lets viewers follow along as he prepares his cattle for auction, working to attract the best prices possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif\"><strong>The Local Buy: Nubian Goat Milk Soap<\/strong> (Montgomery County). Al gets himself all in a lather when he visits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastrivendellfarm.shop\/farm\">East Rivendell Farm<\/a> in Damascus, where the goats are bred to make goat milk soap. Al tries his hand at milking the farm\u2019s Nubian goats, prized for their milk, and joins farmer\/owner Nancy Fraley in the kitchen to mix up a batch of her specialty soap.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif\">Nearly 16 million viewers have watched Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest on MPT since its debut in 2013. The series has traveled to nearly 450 farms, fisheries, and other agriculture-related locations during its first 10 seasons, covering every Maryland county, as well as Baltimore City and Washington, D.C.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif\">Past episodes can be viewed at <a href=\"https:\/\/video.mpt.tv\/show\/maryland-farm-harvest\/\">video.mpt.tv\/show\/maryland-farm-harvest\/<\/a>, while episode segments are available on the series\u2019 YouTube channel at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MarylandFarmHarvest\/featured\">youtube.com\/c\/MarylandFarmHarvest\/featured<\/a>. Engage with the show on social media <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarylandFarmHarvest\/\">@MarylandFarmHarvest on Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mdfarmtv\/\">@mdfarmtv on Instagram<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/mda.maryland.gov\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Maryland Department of Agriculture<\/a> is MPT&#8217;s co-production partner for Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest.\u00a0 Major funding is provided by the Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif\">Additional funding is provided by Maryland&#8217;s Best; a grant from the Rural Maryland Council Agriculture Education and Rural Development Fund; MARBIDCO; a grant from the Maryland Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Program; Farm Credit; Maryland Soybean Board; Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts; Wegmans Food Markets; Maryland Nursery, Landscape &amp; Greenhouse Association; Maryland Farm Bureau; The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment; and a contribution made by the Citizens of Baltimore County. Other support comes from the Mar-Del Watermelon Association and Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif\">###<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif\">Like Maryland Department of Agriculture on Facebook @MdAgDept<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANNAPOLIS, MD (December 1, 2023) \u2013 Maryland Public Television\u2019s (MPT) original series Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest, now in its 11th season,\u00a0 will feature farms and locations in Carroll, Garrett, and Montgomery counties during an episode premiering on Tuesday, December 5. A preview of the episode can be found on the series\u2019 webpage at mpt.org\/farm. 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