Maryland Farm & Harvest

Season 12 Premieres November 12 at 7pm

Airing Tuesdays at 7pm on MPT

• Repeats Thursdays at 11:00pm and Sundays at 6am on MPT
• Repeats Fridays at 7:30pm on MPT2 

With host Joanne Clendining

Join us as we celebrate the 11th season of Maryland Farm and Harvest, the award-winning series that tells enlightening stories of the passionate men and women who work the land and grow our food. 

EPISODE 907: Holiday Special (Encore)

Air Date: December 31, 2024

Holiday Special! See what it takes to plant and grow Christmas trees. Then, Al Spoler tries a modern twist on a favorite Hanukkah recipe. Plus, we have wintertime photos from farms across the state.

EPISODE 707: Holiday Special (Encore)

Air Date: December 24, 2024

Join host Joanne Clendining as she explores local Maryland agriculture and seafood. Discover what farmers do during the winter. See how a poultry flock is managed. Learn how farmers support soybean research. Plus, crabbing on Then & Now, and crab cakes on The Local Buy.

EPISODE 1205

Air Date: December 17, 2024

4-H County Fair, Chamelin Family Farm, Show Hogs
Brother and sister, Caleb and Brenna Chamelin, compete at the Carroll County 4-H Fair in the Swine Showmanship competition. 

Agriculture Queens of MD
Meet two of Maryland's newest Agriculture ambassadors! Lindsey Jacobs (2024 Ms Agvocate) and  Karli Abbot (2024 Mardel Watermelon Queen) are promoting and educating the public about the importance of the Agriculture community.

The Local Buy - Bethesda Methodist Peach Festival
Step aside Georgia, this week Al celebrates peaches grown in Maryland. 

EPISODE 1204

Air Date: December 10, 2024

Blessing of the Combines
Snow Hill Maryland celebrates farmers and their harvesters with the 24th annual Blessing of the Combines Parade.

Bishop Walsh, Hydroponics
Something is growing inside Cumberland Maryland’s Bishop Walsh School - Leafy greens! Their year old aquaponics lab is doing so well that they are feeding students, staff and even donating to a local homeless shelter. What’s next? Supplying local businesses with fresh veggies in Winter.

The Local Buy - Tobacco Barn Distillery
Al Spoler visits the veteran owned Tobacco Barn Distillery in St. Mary’s Maryland. Voted 2023’s #1 Farm Distillery Bourbon in America, Al gets more than a wee taste of what it takes to be a self-sustaining farm distillery.

EPISODE 1203

Air Date: December 3, 2024

Giant Miscanthus, Luthy Fams
Giant Miscanthus is the new super crop that’s quickly taking root on the Eastern Shore where farmers are looking for alternative crops to grow.

Roger Richardson Profile, Richardson Farms
Even at 90 years old, grain grower and farming advocate Roger Richardson is still building his legacy.

Farm To Skillet -  Kurt Peter, Chester River Seafood / Clayton Farms
Chef Kurt Peter is known for creating amazing meals that showcase the Bay’s bounty, and this week is no exception with pan-seared soft crab over a summer vegetable medley.

EPISODE 602: Thanksgiving Special (Encore)

Air Date: November 26, 2024

Join hosts Joanne Clendining and Al Spoler for a special Thanksgiving episode. Meet a Southern Maryland farmer raising Thanksgiving turkeys. Visit an Eastern Shore farm growing different kinds of sweet potatoes. Learn what makes a perfect pie pumpkin. Also, the history of gourds on Then & Now, and decorative gourds on The Local Buy. 

EPISODE 1202

Air Date: November 19, 2024

Smithson Family 4H, Pondview Farm
The Smithson Family is headed to the Harford County Fair to participate in the 4H showmanship competition. Will their months of hard work raising and training their heifers pay off?

IMET Indoor Salmon Fishery
Anchored at the water’s edge, a pioneering facility in Baltimore’s inner harbor is revolutionizing fisheries with a twist: these Salmon are born and raised on land. 

Farm To Skillet - Chef: Steve Chu, Fells Point Farmers Market - GRILLED SKEWERS
Chef Steve Chu gets inspired by fresh ingredients at the Fells Point Farmers Market to make Asian-influenced meat skewers.

EPISODE 1201

Air Date: November 12, 2024

Deere Valley Farm w/Joanne
 Joanne heads to Dickerson MD where she meets the Baker family of Deere Valley Farm just in time for the winter wheat harvest.

Downey Family Farm
Downey Family Farm is raising Texas Longhorn Cattle in Boring, Maryland with the hope of producing the finest livestock in the country; and with prized bull Hubbell’s Jeremiah 29:11 siring the herd, it might just happen.

The Local Buy - Black Locust Farm Brewery
Looking for something sudsy and cold, Al Spoler heads to Black Locust Farm Brewery. 

Cow Week Special

Air Date: July 23, 2024 at 7pm.

Maryland Farm and Harvest’s Cow Week Special brings bovines to primetime! This episode is the main event of a week-long focus on cute calves, happy heifers, cuddly cows, bubbly bulls and the farm families that care for them. 

Did you know there are over 250 bovine breeds? See why Maryland farmers are growing particular breeds and why there are so many names for a cow? Walk a minute in a cattle farmer's shoes and learn why Maryland has lost hundreds of dairy farms over the past 10 years. Stick around for a sweet ending, when Al Spoler hits the ice cream trail for a tasty treat.

The Maryland Department of Agriculture is MPT's co-production partner for Maryland Farm & Harvest.