by Deb Dramby | Feb 22, 2022
Helen’s Garden (Helen Campbell): Helen’s Garden is a small scale flower farm started in 2015 on leased land in the Stevenson area of Baltimore County. The operation has expanded to include purchased property in nearby Garrison. Total cultivated space is...
by Deb Dramby | Dec 7, 2021
JWR Farm (Allen Black): Diversified vegetable, fruit, herbs and flowers grown using a 30’x72’ Gothic hoop house, 2000 row feet of 32” beds with 16” aisles, with drip and/or overhead watering. Fruit/nut trees, blueberries, raspberries, tayberries, asparagus, herb...
by Deb Dramby | Dec 7, 2021
Fields 4 Valor (Peter Scott): All Veterans and their families face large hurdles entering the civilian space whether transitioning from service, recovering from injury or disability, continuing life after the loss of a loved one., or dealing with the remnants of...
by Deb Dramby | Dec 2, 2021
Heathcote Community Farm (Yasmeen Muhammad and Matt Belmont): Yasmeen has been interested in farming since she was a kid and is working on several farming projects. Currently she is a Back Yard Regenerative Gardener. She specializes in buying organic heirloom produce...
by Deb Dramby | Dec 2, 2021
Fox Briar Farm (Kathleen Moss): Soil health is at the heart of For Briar Farm’s practice. The farm is no-till, no-tractor, no synthetic chemicals. This half-acre space is highly productive through the use of intensive growing methods, specialized equipment, and...
by Deb Dramby | Dec 2, 2021
Gathering Springs Farm (Pamela Jones and Sarah Waybright): Gathering Springs Farm was founded with a mission to provide nutritious food, sustainable living options, and engagement and meaningful experiences. Pam and Sarah do this through regenerative practices such as...
by Deb Dramby | Dec 2, 2021
Black Ankle Vineyards (Ed Boyce and Sarah O’Herron): With 146 acres located in central Maryland Piedmont, sitting at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Black Ankle has the right mix of rolling hills, rocky, low-fertility soils, regular breezes, sunshine...
by Deb Dramby | Oct 15, 2021
Carter Farms
by Deb Dramby | Oct 15, 2021
Penn Farm (Toby Hagerott): The Colonial School District’s Agriculture Program is home to a growing group of middle school and high school students exploring agriculture. Through hands-on learning and doing, classes always have something new to learn. At William...
by Deb Dramby | Oct 15, 2021
Bright Spot Farms: Bright Spot Farms is a 2-acre diversified vegetable urban farm near Wilmington, DE, dedicated to growing fresh produce using sustainable methods and cultivating youth leadership. Bright Spot Farms sells its produce at 4 farmers markets and to a few...
by Deb Dramby | Oct 15, 2021
Vanguard Ranch (Renard and Chinette Turner): Renard and Chinette Turner of Vanguard Ranch Natural Gourmet in Louisa County, VA believe that “farming is an act of liberation.” Seeking a more sustainable, self-sufficient lifestyle, they left D.C. and moved...
by Deb Dramby | Oct 15, 2021
Sassafras Creek Farm (David and Jennifer Paulk): The Paulks grow vegetables, herbs, and small fruit on their 80-acre Certified Organic farm. They aim to have fresh produce available for the majority of the year, March thru December, and sell at area farmers markets,...