{"id":28274,"date":"2024-06-12T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=28274"},"modified":"2024-06-11T12:08:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T16:08:05","slug":"marylands-best-seeks-participants-for-thanksgiving-promotion-eat-like-a-marylander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2024\/06\/12\/marylands-best-seeks-participants-for-thanksgiving-promotion-eat-like-a-marylander\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland\u2019s Best Seeks Participants for Thanksgiving Promotion – \u201cEat Like a Marylander\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ANNAPOLIS, MD (June 12, 2024)<\/strong> \u2013 Maryland\u2019s Best<\/strong><\/a>, an agriculture and seafood marketing program under the Maryland Department of Agriculture<\/strong>, is seeking participants for the “Eat Like a Marylander”<\/strong><\/em> Thanksgiving promotion<\/strong>, a seasonal marketing campaign highlighting local farmers and markets serving packaged holiday meals later this year. Farmers and markets offering Thanksgiving meal kits that include locally sourced produce and protein that apply will have the opportunity to participate in statewide press opportunities as well as receive a supply of promotional material from Maryland\u2019s Best.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal of promotions like this is to connect consumers with local producers year round but especially during the holiday season,\u201d said Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Kevin Atticks<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s never too early to think about how to provide a locally sourced holiday meal during Thanksgiving!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To be included in the promotion, participants must meet the following criteria:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n