About this season
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.
Episodes (13)
1. Episode 101
Aired 19 November 2013
Maryland'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.
2. Episode 102
Aired 26 November 2013
A 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.
3. Episode 103
Aired 3 December 2013
One of Maryland's largest swine farms; cutting-edge farm technologies; a Frederick County organic dairy farm; tobacco barn heritage; selecting peppers.
4. Episode 104
Aired 10 December 2013
Spotlighting farmers and their conservation practices.
5. Episode 105
Aired 17 December 2013
Maryland's Ice Cream Trail; the big business of plant nurseries; Frederick County's high-end hay for race horses; county fairs; sweet corn.
6. Episode 106
Aired 24 December 2013
New life at the Maryland State Fair; a Frederick farmer that grows barley for beer; livestock auctions; organic produce.
7. Episode 107
Aired 31 December 2013
Innovative farm technologies that reduce local pollution; farmers growing hops for beer; watermelon farming. Also: the history of shipping Maryland grain; farm-made cheese.
8. Episode 108
Aired 7 January 2014
Airplanes that plant seeds for cover crops; and a hi-tech poultry house. Also: Al Spoler with grilling techniques.
9. Episode 109
Aired 14 January 2014
Sheep cheese; timing the corn harvest to increase profits; 4-H's robotics and photography. Also: Al Spoler spotlights Maryland beef cattle.
10. Episode 110
Aired 21 January 2014
Life after tobacco farming; sunflowers brighten a Harford County farm. Also: Al Spoler visits Catoctin Mountain Orchard.
11. Episode 111
Aired 28 January 2014
Maryland apples shipped overseas; the challenges of growing at 3200 feet in Garrett County; and a city farmer expands to the countryside. Also: Maryland pork.
12. Episode 112
Aired 4 February 2014
Agritourists in Talbot County; life's simple pleasures at Queen Anne's County Fair; and root vegetable stew with Al Spoler and John Shields.
13. Episode 113
Aired 11 February 2014
Maryland 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.