Maryland Farm & Harvest (2013)
Hosted by Joanne Clendining, Maryland Farm & Harvest takes viewers around the state to see and experience what it's like to run a 21st century farm – from technological advances and conservation challenges to age-old complications such as weather hardships. MF&H also captures the number one reason why planters and growers dedicate themselves to it all: their simple love of farming.
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Episode 1 - Episode 101
Release Date: 2013-11-19Maryland's elite cow embryos; rebuilding a farm following a devastating loss; a new generation of farmer works to save the Chesapeake; locally-raised Thanksgiving turkeys.
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Episode 2 - Episode 102
Release Date: 2013-11-26A snapdragon farm in Harford County; and a 5th-generation Kent County farm family that grows radishes to help clean up the bay. Also: Annie's Project; heirloom tomatoes grown and sold locally.
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Episode 3 - Episode 103
Release Date: 2013-12-03One of Maryland's largest swine farms; cutting-edge farm technologies; a Frederick County organic dairy farm; tobacco barn heritage; selecting peppers.
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Episode 4 - Episode 104
Release Date: 2013-12-10Spotlighting farmers and their conservation practices.
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Episode 5 - Episode 105
Release Date: 2013-12-17Maryland's Ice Cream Trail; the big business of plant nurseries; Frederick County's high-end hay for race horses; county fairs; sweet corn.
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Episode 6 - Episode 106
Release Date: 2013-12-24New life at the Maryland State Fair; a Frederick farmer that grows barley for beer; livestock auctions; organic produce.
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Episode 7 - Episode 107
Release Date: 2013-12-31Innovative farm technologies that reduce local pollution; farmers growing hops for beer; watermelon farming. Also: the history of shipping Maryland grain; farm-made cheese.
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Episode 8 - Episode 108
Release Date: 2014-01-07Airplanes that plant seeds for cover crops; and a hi-tech poultry house. Also: Al Spoler with grilling techniques.
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Episode 9 - Episode 109
Release Date: 2014-01-14Sheep cheese; timing the corn harvest to increase profits; 4-H's robotics and photography. Also: Al Spoler spotlights Maryland beef cattle.
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Episode 10 - Episode 110
Release Date: 2014-01-21Life after tobacco farming; sunflowers brighten a Harford County farm. Also: Al Spoler visits Catoctin Mountain Orchard.
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Episode 11 - Episode 111
Release Date: 2014-01-28Maryland apples shipped overseas; the challenges of growing at 3200 feet in Garrett County; and a city farmer expands to the countryside. Also: Maryland pork.
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Episode 12 - Episode 112
Release Date: 2014-02-04Agritourists in Talbot County; life's simple pleasures at Queen Anne's County Fair; and root vegetable stew with Al Spoler and John Shields.
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Episode 13 - Episode 113
Release Date: 2014-02-11Maryland soy beans treasured by the Japanese; the fall and rebirth of Maryland's thoroughbred horse industry; and new technology that allows farming at night. Also: year round Maryland greens.