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 201
Release Date: 2014-11-11Sisters bond over showing cattle; new technology helps apply fertilizer; growing poultry with solar power. Also: Al Spoler samples maple syrup.
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Episode 2 - Episode 202
Release Date: 2014-11-18Farmers adapt to local development; grower connects farmers and environmentalists; keeping chicken litter on the farm. Also: Al Spoler enjoys a bison burger.
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Episode 3 - Episode 203
Release Date: 2014-11-25Farmers donate to the Maryland Food Bank; growing Maryland mushrooms; high school class in a barn. Also: Al Spoler finds the perfect holiday dessert.
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Episode 4 - Episode 204
Release Date: 2014-12-02Farm safety; Maryland ice cream trail; science behind animal feed.
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Episode 5 - Episode 205
Release Date: 2014-12-09An Eastern Shore seed farm; honeybees on the farm; visiting the state fair. Also: Maryland citrus.
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Episode 6 - Episode 206
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Episode 7 - Episode 207
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Episode 8 - Episode 208
Release Date: 2014-12-30The largest fiber festival on the East Coast; and Perigeaux Vineyards and Winery. Also: How organic corn from Kent County is being used for Blackwater Distilling's new Maryland Rye Whiskey; and how wheat is transformed into flour.
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Episode 9 - Episode 209
Release Date: 2015-01-06Miss Maryland Agriculture; oyster farming. Also: Al Spoler picks strawberry and rhubarb at Walnut Springs Farm in Elkton.
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Episode 10 - Episode 210
Release Date: 2015-01-13One of the state's largest grain farms; a test drive of a tractor by John Davis; and duck eggs. Also: the first in a four-part series on the economics of grain farming.
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Episode 11 - Episode 211
Release Date: 2015-01-20Why many fruits and vegetables are cared for and harvested by hand; a farmer who's turning chicken manure into electricity; and a pheasant dinner.
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Episode 12 - Episode 212
Release Date: 2015-01-27Greenhouses, hoop houses and high tunnels; Full Moon Farm, which specializes in teaching people how to ride horses; and a homemade jam with a kick.
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Episode 13 - Episode 213
Release Date: 2015-02-03A typical winter's day for Kent County farmer Kurt Dill, which includes guarding his wheat crop from geese; the tofu trek of Kent County-grown soybeans; a global corporation that brings Maryland wheat to area malls; and how blue cheese is made.
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Episode 14 - Episode 214
Release Date: 2015-02-10Queen Anne's County farmer Keith Leaverton learns about his role in the global commodities market; and visits a grain elevator on the eastern shore.