{"id":27935,"date":"2024-01-19T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=27935"},"modified":"2024-01-11T13:08:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T18:08:22","slug":"mpt-series-maryland-farm-harvest-visits-howard-and-prince-georges-counties-and-baltimore-city-during-january-23-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2024\/01\/19\/mpt-series-maryland-farm-harvest-visits-howard-and-prince-georges-counties-and-baltimore-city-during-january-23-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"MPT series Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest Visits Howard and Prince George\u2019s Counties and Baltimore City During January 23 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 (January 19, 2024)<\/strong> \u2013 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpt.org\/\">Maryland Public Television<\/a>\u2019s<\/strong> (MPT) original series <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpt.org\/programs\/farm\/\">Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest<\/a><\/strong>, now in its 11th season,\u00a0 will feature farms and locations in <strong>Howard County<\/strong>, <strong>Prince George\u2019s County<\/strong>, and <strong>Baltimore City<\/strong> during an episode premiering on <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>, <strong>January 23<\/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\">Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest 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>. Episodes are also available to view on the free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpt.org\/anywhere\/pbs-app\/\">PBS App<\/a> and MPT\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/video.mpt.tv\/show\/maryland-farm-harvest\/\">online video player<\/a> following their broadcast premiere. 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 the Basil Harding Farmstead \u2013 part of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/frederickcountymd.gov\/ArchiveCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/12007\">Peace and Plenty Rural Historic District<\/a><\/strong> in <strong>Frederick County<\/strong> \u2013 the January 23 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>Clagett Farm (Prince George\u2019s County)<\/strong>. Sediment runoff contributes to high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus entering the Chesapeake Bay, which diminishes water quality and threatens to kill many of the 3,600 different species of plants and animals that call the bay home. Visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clagettcsasales.org\/\">Clagett Farm<\/a>, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation\u2019s research farm in Upper Marlboro, viewers discover the regenerative agriculture techniques used on the farm and learn how these techniques improve soil health, water conditions, and food quality both on land and in the bay.<\/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>Heron\u2019s Meadow Farm (Howard County)<\/strong>. Tea is the most popular beverage in the world, with more than 3.5 billion cups of tea consumed each day. Despite the beverage\u2019s prevalence in the area, <a href=\"https:\/\/blteas.square.site\/\">Heron\u2019s Meadow Farm<\/a> in Woodbine is Maryland\u2019s first and only tea growing farm. Viewers join farmers Lori and Bob Baker as the couple harvests Camellia Sinensis \u2013 the plant from which all tea is derived \u2013 and gain insight into the unique challenges of tea farming in the state. Despite many trials and errors over the years, the farmers are optimistic they can get over the hump and usher in a future when tea in Maryland isn\u2019t just brewing but is also booming.\u00a0<\/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: Swagger Sauce (Baltimore City)<\/strong>. In the latest installment of \u201cThe Local Buy,\u201d Al heads to Gwynns Falls to pick peppers with Joe Panella, owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/ellicottcitysauceco.company.site\/\">Ellicott City Sauce Co<\/a>. Joe has spent years building a small parcel of land into one of the hottest spots in Baltimore. As Al picks a peck of piping hot peppers, Joe provides a lesson in proper pepper preparation. To save Al\u2019s palette \u2013 which Al admits is \u201cas sensitive as a baby\u2019s bottom\u201d \u2013 Joe prescribes a recipe that starts with Jalape\u00f1os and Chesapeake seasoning before adding the really hot stuff: red savinos, ghost peppers, and Carolina reapers \u2013 each of which have spent time as the hottest pepper on earth. Al\u2019s tasting of the final batch left him gasping for air and pleading for pineapple. Additional information about Joe\u2019s \u201cswagger sauce\u201d will be available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpt.org\/programs\/farm\/\">mpt.org\/farm<\/a>. <\/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<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mda.maryland.gov\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Maryland Department of Agriculture<\/a> <\/strong>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 Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Fund; Maryland Agricultural Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation (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 (January 19, 2024) \u2013 Maryland Public Television\u2019s (MPT) original series Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest, now in its 11th season,\u00a0 will feature farms and locations in Howard County, Prince George\u2019s County, and Baltimore City during an episode premiering on Tuesday, January 23. A preview of the episode can be found on the series\u2019 webpage<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2024\/01\/19\/mpt-series-maryland-farm-harvest-visits-howard-and-prince-georges-counties-and-baltimore-city-during-january-23-episode\/\">&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":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27935","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\/27935","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=27935"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27936,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27935\/revisions\/27936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}