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 (14)
1. Episode 201
Aired 11 November 2014
Sisters bond over showing cattle; new technology helps apply fertilizer; growing poultry with solar power. Also: Al Spoler samples maple syrup.
2. Episode 202
Aired 18 November 2014
Farmers adapt to local development; grower connects farmers and environmentalists; keeping chicken litter on the farm. Also: Al Spoler enjoys a bison burger.
3. Episode 203
Aired 25 November 2014
Farmers donate to the Maryland Food Bank; growing Maryland mushrooms; high school class in a barn. Also: Al Spoler finds the perfect holiday dessert.
4. Episode 204
Aired 2 December 2014
Farm safety; Maryland ice cream trail; science behind animal feed.
5. Episode 205
Aired 9 December 2014
An Eastern Shore seed farm; honeybees on the farm; visiting the state fair. Also: Maryland citrus.
6. Episode 206
Aired 16 December 2014
7. Episode 207
Aired 23 December 2014
8. Episode 208
Aired 30 December 2014
The 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.
9. Episode 209
Aired 6 January 2015
Miss Maryland Agriculture; oyster farming. Also: Al Spoler picks strawberry and rhubarb at Walnut Springs Farm in Elkton.
10. Episode 210
Aired 13 January 2015
One 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.
11. Episode 211
Aired 20 January 2015
Why many fruits and vegetables are cared for and harvested by hand; a farmer who's turning chicken manure into electricity; and a pheasant dinner.
12. Episode 212
Aired 27 January 2015
Greenhouses, hoop houses and high tunnels; Full Moon Farm, which specializes in teaching people how to ride horses; and a homemade jam with a kick.
13. Episode 213
Aired 3 February 2015
A 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.
14. Episode 214
Aired 10 February 2015
Queen Anne's County farmer Keith Leaverton learns about his role in the global commodities market; and visits a grain elevator on the eastern shore.