{"id":28620,"date":"2024-11-14T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=28620"},"modified":"2024-11-08T09:36:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T14:36:37","slug":"mpt-series-maryland-farm-harvest-visits-locations-in-harford-county-and-baltimore-city-during-november-19-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2024\/11\/14\/mpt-series-maryland-farm-harvest-visits-locations-in-harford-county-and-baltimore-city-during-november-19-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"MPT Series Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest Visits Locations in Harford County and Baltimore City During November 19 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', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>ANNAPOLIS, MD (November, 14, 2024)<\/strong>\u00a0\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 12th season, will feature farms and locations in Harford County and Baltimore City during an episode premiering on <strong>Tuesday, November 19<\/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>.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">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 live and on demand using 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>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">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', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">With introductions filmed at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/evermorefarm.com\/\">Evermore Farm<\/a><\/strong> in <strong>Westminster (Carroll County)<\/strong>, the November 19 episode features the following stories:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>4H Families: The Smithson Family of Pond View Farm (Harford County)<\/strong> \u2013 The Smithson sisters \u2013 Isabella, Charlotte, and Mabel \u2013 are three of the more than 60,000 Maryland youths who participate in 4H, the largest youth club in the United States. A second-generation 4H family and owners of <a href=\"https:\/\/pondviewfarm.com\/\">Pond View Farm<\/a> in White Hall, the Smithson\u2019s have been raising a new batch of cattle for an upcoming showmanship competition at the Harford County Farm Fair. Viewers meet 4H parents Shane and Jackie Smithson and their daughters and follow along as the girls discover whether their months of feeding, washing, training, and hair care have helped lead them to victory in the county competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>IMET Indoor Salmon Fishery (Baltimore City)<\/strong> \u2013 Dr. Yonathan Zohar has been studying aquaculture and marine biotechnology for more than 40 years with one goal in mind: sustainable, land-based seafood. After receiving a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and additional support from universities, businesses, and government agencies nationwide, his dream may finally be within reach. However, he\u2019ll first need to demonstrate that his program, the <a href=\"https:\/\/imet.usmd.edu\/project\/recirculating-aquaculture-salmon-network-ras-n\">Recirculating Aquaculture Salmon Network (RAS-N)<\/a>, is an economic and environmental success. At the <a href=\"https:\/\/imet.usmd.edu\/\">Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology<\/a>, Dr. Zohar leads the audience through RAS-N facilities while explaining the project\u2019s need, promise, and potential. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Farm to Skillet: Chef Steve Chu, Fells Point Farmers Market (Baltimore City)<\/strong> \u2013 Chef Steve Chu, co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekibenbaltimore.com\/\">Ekiben<\/a>, leads viewers through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FellsPointFarmersMarket\/\">Fells Point Farmers Market<\/a>, where he finds beef from Albright Farms (Monkton), lamb and vegetables from Hillside Meadows Farms (Glenville, PA), and seafood from Coastal Canyon Seafood (Annapolis). The fresh, local ingredients serve as inspiration for Asian-inspired meat skewers Chu grills outside his restaurant\u2019s South Baltimore location, where he invites passersby to enjoy the finished products. Recipes will be available for viewers to download 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', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">More than 16 million viewers have watched Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest on the statewide public TV network since its debut in 2013. The series has traveled to nearly 500 farms, fisheries, and other agriculture-related locations during its first 11 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', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Encore broadcasts of Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest 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. Past episodes can be viewed 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>, 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>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Audiences are invited to engage with the series 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', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">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', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Additional funding is provided by Maryland&#8217;s Best; MARBIDCO; a grant from the Maryland Department of Agriculture, Specialty Crop Block Program; Farm Credit; Maryland Soybean Board; Maryland Nursery, Landscape &amp; Greenhouse Association; Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts; Maryland Farm Bureau; The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment; Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation; and by the citizens of Baltimore County.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"># # #<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANNAPOLIS, MD (November, 14, 2024)\u00a0\u2013 Maryland Public Television\u2019s (MPT) original series Maryland Farm &amp; Harvest, now in its 12th season, will feature farms and locations in Harford County and Baltimore City during an episode premiering on Tuesday, November 19. A preview of the episode can be found on the series\u2019 webpage at mpt.org\/farm.\u00a0 Maryland Farm<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2024\/11\/14\/mpt-series-maryland-farm-harvest-visits-locations-in-harford-county-and-baltimore-city-during-november-19-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-28620","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\/28620","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=28620"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28622,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28620\/revisions\/28622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}