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Agriculture and Tourism a Perfect Mix Farming in Frederick has a Long History Frederick County is Tops in Dairy Keeping the Land Productive All Eggs Not in One Basket Crops that Pour: Wine and other Spirits Local Pastures are Filled with Horses Agriculture a Part of the Class Curriculum Extension Service Turns 100

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Movement Promotes Eating Local One Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Story Growing with Water, Not Soil Frederick County Abounds with Markets Growers Share Their Favorite Recipes Listing of Local Agricultural Offerings Sprouts of Wisdom Family Festival @ the Farm Agricultural Facts You May Not Know

FARMS & FOOD COMBINATION ATTRACTS VISITORS TO FREDERICK COUNTY

By Charissa Hipp Digital Marketing & Media Relations Manager Tourism Council of Frederick County

Agritourism is thriving in Frederick County, the county that’s home to the largest number of farms in Maryland. Many of our agriculturally-based activities attract visitors and residents alike, from shopping for fresh, produce at farm stands and farmers’ markets to picking your own fruit, enjoying locally-grown food in fine dining establishments, learning about wine and cheese-making, sampling locally-produced cider and ale, purchasing alpaca sweaters, and enjoying locally made ice cream. While great restaurants dot the county, Frederick City is a popular dining destination with more than 30 restaurants Downtown, many inspired by the Farm-to-Fork movement that celebrates locally sourced food. Menus showcase some of the county’s best fruits and vegetables, beef and poultry as well as wine, brew and spirits. The food is prepared by critically-acclaimed chefs and cultivates ties between the agricultural community and its culinary marketplace. Zagat-rated restaurants abound in this culinary hot spot. Our vineyards, wineries and breweries are also major attractions. The Frederick Wine Trail and Antietam Highlands Wine Trail offer a wide selection of fine wines, warm hospitality, and a glimpse at the art of wine making. The vineyards on these two trails are responsible for more than half of Maryland’s wine production. Craft brew lovers can tour breweries, including Maryland’s largest one, and enjoy samples along the way. New on the scene are farmhouse breweries, serving up craft beer where the ingredients are harvested. Unique nurseries are abundant, drawing visitors in search of aquatic plants, herbs and other specialty plants and garden accents. Visitors can harvest their

own lavender, select water gardening products and enjoy special events among the beautiful gardens. Orchards and creameries are popular destinations. People journey to Frederick County to pick their own apples, peaches, plums, berries, pears, cherries, nectarines and more. Fresh produce is bountiful and visitors love taking baked goods, jams and jellies from the orchards back home with them. In addition to selling farm fresh eggs, cheese and milk, several dairy farms produce their own ice cream on-site—nothing like experiencing agriculture in Frederick County by licking a cone of ice cream. Dairy farms aren’t the only draw. Many farms offer grassfed, pasture-raised beef. Pork and lamb are widely available as well as pastured and free-range poultry. Alpaca farms are another family favorite stop. Feed the alpacas at full-scale pasture-to-product farms and shop for products made from their fiber. The agricultural industry continues to grow. It is changing to meet the needs of the population and has evolved to become a destination for visitors. Longstanding agricultural traditions continue and are shared through agritourism as well as showcased each September at the Great Frederick Fair.

AGRICULTURE AN IMPORTANT PART OF COUNTY HISTORY The history of Frederick County is the early history of agriculture in the United States. Since the initial settlement in the mid 1700s, agriculture has been and remains to this day one of the most important sectors of the local economy. The countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fertile soils, sufficient water and favorable climate and topography were a strong attraction to the early settlers. The productivity was such that Frederick County was the largest wheat producing county in the United States in 1790. The growing agricultural industry was well diversified from the early settlement days with grain crops, livestock , dairy, vegetables and fruit orchards. For a short period, Frederick County was even a major tobacco producer. One of the strongest advantages that Frederick County has is its proximity to the major markets of Baltimore and Washington. While that proximity brings pressure on the land base resource from competing land uses it also brings the markets that support a growing, diversifying agricultural economy. Frederick County has one of the strongest agricultural economies in Maryland and agriculture remains important to the overall county economy as one of its leading

industries with an agricultural output of more than $150 million in 2012. Frederick County is both the leading dairy producer and the leading beef producer in the state. Other leading agricultural crops include hay and corn for silage. The equine, horticultural and produce sectors are important to the agricultural economy. Included in this is the expanding wine and wine grape operations as well as the barley and hops production for the emerging craft brewing business. In order to ensure that the land base is intact to continue a variety of agricultural land uses, the county has been one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leaders in agricultural land preservation ranking in the top 10 of all counties nationwide for the amount of agricultural land preserved. To date the county has preserved more than 50,000 acres of land through a variety of land preservation program including the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF) Program, Rural Legacy Program and county-run programs as well.

FREDERICK COUNTY REMAINS A DAIRY LEADER The history of agriculture in Frederick County prominently includes the dairy industry, important ever since the conversion from a grain-based agricultural industry to a dairy industry in the late 19th century. Once again location and topography led to the emergence of the dairy industry in the county with access to the Baltimore and Washington markets which made dairying a viable industry to serve the needs of the urban areas. The topography of Frederick County with its rolling hills provided ample land more suitable for pasture than crops. Frederick County has been the long time leading dairy county in Maryland and still has the highest number of milk cows (15,726) and is second in the number of dairy farms in the state according to the 2012 U.S. Census of Agriculture. The latest figures also report that county dairy farms provide 27 percent of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total production of milk.

FOR AGRICULTURE TO CONTINUE, SUSTAINABLE STEPS ARE PROMOTED Those working the land learn early that their surroundings have to remain viable and Frederick County farmers and growers are doing their part to keep the rural areas sustainable. An example of those efforts can be found at Black Ankle Vineyards, 14463 Black Ankle Road, Mount Airy. Owners Sarah O’Herron and Ed Boyce say that “We decided to build using the same principles by which we farm: use what we have on the farm first, use the most ecologically sound and environmentally friendly options available, and work with nature instead of against it. As a result of these guiding principles, our tasting room is a uniquely eco-friendly, low-impact building, constructed primarily of materials that we found or grew on our farm.” Black Ankle has a wide open site, “which enabled us to place the building with an all important southern exposure; the building uses passive solar heating.” The owners use the rain to water landscaping, almost exclusively native plants which need no supplemental irrigation. In addition, the rain waters the green roofs containing plants that completely block out the summer heat. As the plants respire they actually cool the building. “We have some good farm soils at Black Ankle,” the owners say, “and we used them to grow the rye and oat straw which was used extensively throughout the construction. Baled straw provides the insulation for our walls, while loose straw is a key ingredient in cob, a mix of sand, dirt, water and straw which hardens like concrete, and was used to build the window seat, bar fronts, masonry heater cladding and garden walls. The farm has 50 acres of trees, some of which were used for structures. Our

trees also provide us with plenty of firewood to supplement our passive solar heat with our masonry stove, a clean burning fireplace with the warmth and comfort of radiant heat,” they say. “Like a lot of farmers, we are really good at growing rocks. We regularly pull stones of all shapes and sizes out of the vineyard so that they don’t interfere with our tractors and mechanical weeding. During our construction, we were able to make use of many stones to build the landscape walls in our gardens and face the front of the building.” With more than 42,000 plants in the ground, the vineyard generates plenty of grapes and vine prunings. After juice is extracted, a pile of skins and seeds remain, referred to as pommace. Usually it’s composted; however, the owners took a few hundred pounds aside, dried it, added some prunings from the vineyard and had it made into countertops for the tasting bars. The rest went to the cows—they love it, say the owners. Finally, “when we couldn’t find the materials we needed on our farm, we tried to find the most local, sustainable and non-toxic alternatives possible,” they say.

FARMERS AREN’T PUTTING ALL THEIR EGGS IN ONE BASKET Chuck and Paula Fry, who own and operate Rocky Point Creamery with its 1,500 acres near the Potomac River in Tuscarora, are strong proponents of diversified farming. Just like the stability that comes from a three-legged stool, the Frys aim to have at least three endeavors to support the operation. Currently with about 200 head of Holsteins, the family has additionally branched into the ice cream business with more than 60 flavors on the board of their creamery, as well as growing crops including corn, soybeans, wheat and hay. Painted a colorful barn red, the creamery is a place where visitors not only can enjoy ice cream, but also sit on the benches outside and relax in the country, watching the goldfinches swooping into the 2.5 acres of sunflowers that have been planted, the crop raising $3,000 last year that was donated to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Just north of Rocky Point Creamery is another operation, South Mountain Creamery, where owners Randy and Karen Sowers are equally supportive of farming diversity. Beginning as a dairy operation in 1981, the family added a beef herd and in 1991 built a chicken

house to go into the egg business. Ten years later, they formed South Mountain Creamery and started home deliveries that today number around 9,000 customers. But the Sowers haven’t stopped there with the many facets of their farm operation. Last year they put into play a soybean press. The oil can be converted into biodiesel and the pressed soybeans make meal for animal feed. Additionally, the farm is active in agri-tourism, inviting the public for farm tours that include daily calf feeding and cow milking experiences and two farm festivals a year. Bob Black and his family are the third generation operating Catoctin Mountain Orchard outside of Thurmont. Through the years they also have appreciated the value of having a diverse operation that includes pickyour-own crops from cherries to blueberries and pumpkins, as well as a large cut-your-own flower garden, plus a farm market that pulls a steady trade from travelers on U.S. 15. The latest addition to the market is a bakery with signature fruit pies along with cookies and crumb cakes—all of which proves “the more the merrier.”

WINES AND OTHER SPIRITS ADD TO AGRICULTURAL OFFERINGS Some of the most noticeable and fastest growing value-added agricultural enterprises in Frederick County are the winery, distillery and brewery operations. Their proliferation is a direct response to the growing markets and profitability of such enterprises that can take farm-produced grapes and grains and turn them into a high-demand product.

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BERRYWINE PLANTATIONS/ LINGANORE WINECELLARS 13601 Glissans Mill Road, Mount Airy

There are at least seven active wineries in Frederick County with more on the way and several farm breweries and two farm distilleries as well. According to the 2012 U.S. Census of Agriculture, 21 farms in Frederick County are growing grapes, making it the second leading county in the state for the number of farms in grape production.

BLACK ANKLE VINEYARDS 14463 Black Ankle Road, Mount Airy

CATOCTIN BREEZE VINEYARD 15010 Roddy Road, Thurmont

In addition to the moderate to gently sloping productive farmland in the county, Frederick is accessible to the large urban populations around Baltimore and Washington. These are people interested in day trips to the countryside for wine tastings, purchases and tours.

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The local wineries and breweries also have people spreading out blankets on a lawn to sip wine and be entertained by musicians. Frederick County is creatively devising expanded use of the land.

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LOEW VINEYARDS 14001 Liberty Road (Md. 26), Mount Airy 8546 Pete Wiles Road, Middletown

SPRINGFIELD MANOR WINERY & DISTILLERY 11836 Auburn Road, Thurmont

EQUINE REPRESENT A HALF BILLION DOLLAR ENDEAVOR The Frederick County Equine Alliance, formed to promote equine activities and support the half a billion dollar industry in the county, reports that the last horse census, conducted in 2010, saw 7,850 horses here. The places where horses were either owned or boarded for others numbered 1,600 and the estimated number of persons involved in the equine industry was 2,790. As part of its mission, the alliance is also into preserving green space for equine and other agricultural endeavors. The latest numbers show that 21,400 acres in the county are used for horses. For more information on the group, email info@frederickcountyequine.org.

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SCHOOLS PROMOTE AGRICULTURE Frederick County Public Schools has the largest agricultural education program in Maryland, with programs at the Career and Technology Center offered in horticulture, animal science and agricultural mechanics. Horticultural students raise and market plants in the school greenhouse, create floral arrangements and design and install landscapes. In animal science, emphasis is on pre-veterinary science and designed to provide students with basic knowledge and skills needed to care for and work with small and large animals. Students work in a simulated veterinary hospital setting using clinical lab procedures. “Hands-on, minds-on” describes the agricultural mechanics program that includes work on small gas engines, welding and oxy-acetylene cutting, construction of wood and metal structures and advanced mechanics skills. Students learn how to maintain and repair equipment, build structures, and trouble shoot mechanical problems. CTC also offers programs in agricultural and commercial metals technology and environmental landscape design and management. Frederick County also leads the state in FFA. Membership helps students strengthen personal skills, learn time management and to respect themselves and in turn gain respect. www.fcps.org

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Farmers, growers, 4-H members, Master Gardeners, homemakers and others put great importance into the Extension Service, a national program that is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. In Frederick County, the extension office is associated with the University of Maryland at College Park and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and offers help in everything from finding out whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s killing a crop of tomatoes to how to draw up a household budget. This educational network provides researchbased education to the problems of American families, agriculture, business and industry. It was established by Congress in 1914 with passage of the Smith-Lever Act. Frederick Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extension office is at 330 Montevue Lane, with faculty and staff that engage in non-formal educational

programs that address economic, environmental, technical, and social concerns of all citizens, and tailors itself to unique problems of the area. They use a variety of educational methods that relate to the topics of 4-H youth development, agriculture, environment and natural resources, food and nutrition, health and wellness, home gardening and finances.

“Frederick County 4-H’s mission is to empower youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults.” A program that UME offers that seems to be expanding tremendously is 4-H, which stands for head, heart, hands and health, symbols that value what 4-H members work on through fun and engaging programs. 4-H is the largest youth development program in the United States and Frederick County 4-H offers more than 150 different types of youth development programs ranging from nutrition education to robotics, entrepreneurship to fashion design, public speaking to animal science and food preservation to outdoor adventures to youth ages of 5 to 18 years. Frederick County is home to more than 30 4-H clubs and 15 other project groups. There are more than 650 4-H members in Frederick County and more than 9,000 students from Frederick County Public Schools have participated in a 4-H activity just this year. There are 300 trained volunteers along with 1,500 short term volunteers that help with seasonal 4-H programs.

Donielle Axline, Frederick County’s 4-H Extension educator says that “Frederick County 4-H’s mission is to empower youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults.” She says she is proud to represent and serve such a great youth development organization. She grew up in the 4-H program and it has taught her to be a well-spoken, confident and responsible individual with a strong work ethic. “As the county 4-H educator it is my ambition to provide a sustainable, quality program for the youth of Frederick County to learn in a safe and nurturing environment through hands-on active programs.” For more information about 4-H or other Extension programs, phone the office at 301-600-1594 or visit them online at www.extension.umd.edu/ frederick-county.

FARM TO FORK HONORS LOCAL FOOD Miriam Nasuti, founder of Farm to Fork Frederick, a celebration of fresh, locally sourced foods, is excited when she talks about the initiative that brings together local farmers, vineyards and restaurants for 11 days of special meals, but you should hear her rhapsodize about just-picked peaches from a local orchard. “It just tastes so dang good!” Nasuti exclaims. “And you know it’s good for your body, for your health.” Farm to Fork Frederick has been in operation for two years and is held the end of August into September, featuring farms or food producers, wineries and distilleries plus restaurants and other culinary spots around the county. Nasuti is especially pleased that the program is including more eateries outside of Downtown. “I certainly honor the Downtown restaurants … but my heart is this whole county.” Nasuti sees multiple benefits to Farm to Fork, starting with the support of local farms. “These are farms that are just a few miles away, with people whose kids go to your kids’ schools, they go to your church; they shop where you shop … it’s a feel-good initiative.” Then there’s the food itself. “Think of it coming several miles instead of several thousand miles.” Also mentioned is the way some of the farms are totally organic with others using other less sprays than say, the large corporate operations. Livestock is pastured and humanelyraised and chickens actually get to leave the coop to forage for grass and bugs.

She says feedback from restaurant chefs working with local products has been overwhelming. “They say it’s so easy to prepare,” and they don’t have to dress it up with sauces because it tastes so fresh and vibrant. Although Farm to Fork spans a week and a half, the founder sees the benefits lasting much longer. “There are relationships that develop,” she says. “The owner of The Wine Kitchen, for instance, now has a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) share with Thanksgiving Farms. This has ignited long-term relationships and it makes me happy to hear that.” For more information, visit www.FarmToForkFrederick.com.

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He has the toughened hands of someone who makes his living working the earth and tinkering with machinery. Kip Kelley, of Full Cellar Farms in Jefferson, also has the classroom knowledge of how to build a business. All this combines with his friendly nature and ease of talking about anything from how he raises his chickens to the best recipes for kale that makes him the go-to guy at farmer’s markets. Editor’s Note: Kip Kelley, a farmer and local agriculture advocate, was selected this year as one of Frederick Magazine’s People to Watch.

FM: Did you always know you wanted to be a farmer?

FM: Do you enjoy the personal interaction of the markets?

Kip: I grew up on a sheep farm that my mother, Annie Kelley, had. I knew I’d be a farmer, but didn’t know what kind of farmer. I thought I would be a teacher part time and also farm, so I studied education. I taught for a little while and then I realized there wasn’t enough time for farming.

Kip: Yes. The customers are the reason I’m in business. If a crop isn’t doing well, they’re superunderstanding and patient. I get good feedback from them. I would say half the conversations are about recipes and how to cook things. There are a lot of adventurous customers out there.

FM: What are some other experiences that led to your career? Kip: I’ve always known my wife since we were this high and her dad needed some help on his farm [which is where Full Cellar Farm operates]. I found a career and a wife at the same time. I must have done something right. My wife’s a vet—not practicing—and when she went out to Oklahoma State I followed her out there and got my MBA and master’s in entrepreneurship. I realized that was my weakest area and that I wanted to be able to balance the books and make good business decisions. The thesis was to start a business and I came up with the concept and a logo.

FM: Do you see Frederick County remaining strong in agriculture? Kip: I still think it’s a farming county and I think in some ways Frederick County is perfect for the kind of farming I do. We’re only an hour from D.C. and Baltimore—I do a market in Washington— and it’s a nice balance. I feel bad for the farmers in Iowa and Minnesota who have to drive three hours to get to market. … I think when more people are eating locally, more farms will stick around locally.

FM: What do you see in the future for the eating local movement? Kip: I see it taking off even more. I sometimes think that when my son is a teenager I’ll be driving down roads where you used to see just corn and soybeans and there will be cauliflower and tomatoes, or more of it at least.

AQUAPONICS EMERGING AS A WAY TO PROVIDE FOOD Michael Dickson, founder of Seed of Life Nursery, Frederick, is on a mission to provide fresh, inexpensive food to residents. In addition to promoting small-space gardening methods such as growing crops in dirt-filled garbage bags, he’s also putting forward the practice of aquaponics. A quick look at the website aquaponicgardening.com describes aquaponics as “a revolutionary combination of the best of aquaculture and hydroponics—and an amazingly fun and easy way to raise fish together with organic vegetables, greens, herbs and fruits. Aquaponic systems are much more productive and use up to 90 percent less water than conventional gardens. Other advantages include no weeds, fewer pests, and no watering, fertilizing, bending, digging or heavy lifting.” Dickson explains that “It’s sort of like a set of bunk beds,” with the upper “bunk” containing the vegetation and the lower one the fish with water circulating between the two. “It’s totally organic,” he says, “as long as you’re not adding any chemicals to the water. And, you’re using less square footage to generate food than conventional methods.” Not only can you produce in a smaller space, with the operation being enclosed, you can grow all year round. Dickson, who is partnering with the Allemall Foundation on the project, says he plans to raise tilapia because it’s a fish that eats only plant material. The setup has the potential for being located in the middle of a city or out on a farm.

NITRITE

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Nitrite is converted to Nitrate by beneficial bacteria Nitrobacter

Nitrate is absorbed by the plants in the growth process

AQUAPONICS IN ACTION Ammonia is converted by Nitrite by beneficial bacteria Nitrosomonas

AMMONIA Fish waste in the form of Ammonia is secreted through the gills and in the urine

Excess and unwashed vegetables are fed to the fish as feed to begin the whole cycle again

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Family Festival @ the Farm Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a wagonload of fun waiting for you down on a Frederick County farm, so pack up the family and visit some of the most beautiful and hardest working farms in Maryland. Frederick County Business Development & Retention Virtual Farmers Market Frederick County farmers showcase their farms and products through this website. Visit www.discoverfrederickmd.com to plan a daytrip or order online!

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Meet the Call for Local Foods With the trend of eating local becoming more widespread, Frederick County residents have options ranging from weekly markets held during the growing season or Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) enterprises where you share in whatever bounty the farmer produces.

Farmers’ Markets A Better Choice Bakery & Market 27 W. Potomac St., Brunswick Open all year, 7 days a week, indoor market

Dublin Roaster’s Farmer’s Market 1780 N. Market St., Frederick Sundays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Beginning of June to end of September

Emmitsburg Farmer’s Market 302 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg Fridays 3 to 6:30 p.m. Mid-June to end of September

Everedy Square & Shab Row Market Church and East streets Thursdays 3 to 6 p.m. End of May to end of October

Thurmont Main Street Market

Lock Farm

Thurmont carnival grounds Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon June-September

301-639-6988 www.lockfarm.com

Urbana Library Market 9020 Amelung St., Urbana Sundays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April to October

Farmer’s Market at NCI-Frederick Fort Detrick Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mid-June to October

Frederick City Market 331 N. Market St., Frederick Sundays 9 a.m. to noon May to October

Grace Community Church Farmer’s Market 5102 Old National Pike Fridays, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. May to October

Great Frederick Fair Market Frederick Fairgrounds Saturdays, all year, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

West Frederick Farmer’s Market 800 Oak St., UnitedHealthcare parking lot Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May through November

Yellow Springs Lions Club Farmers Market

Open Book Farm 240-457-2558 www.openbookfarm.com

Pleasant Hill Produce 301-471-2699 www.pleasanthillproduce.com

Seed of Life Nursery & CSA 240-344-6533

South Mtn. Creamery 301-371-8565 www.southmountaincreamery.com

8829 Yellow Springs Rd. Wednesdays 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Summer Creek Farm

YMCA of Frederick Market

301-271-9399 www.summercreekfarm.com

1000 N. Market Ave. Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Sycamore Springs Farm

Community Supported Agriculture

301-788-6980 www.sycamorespringsfarm.org

Thanksgiving Farms 301-662-1291 www.thanksgivingfarms.org

Dragonfly Farms

Main Street Market, New Market

240-353-8408 www.dffarms.com

8 W. Main St., in Vintage Restaurant parking lot Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

House in the Woods Farm

Middletown Farmer’s Market

301-607-4048 www.houseinthewoods.com

12 S. Church St., Middletown Thursdays, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. May to October

Hometown Harvest www.hometownharvest.com

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COUNTY GROWERS MAKE FINDING IT ALL ON THE FARM POSSIBLE Clearly some of the county’s agricultural past has disappeared, but farming continues to play an important part in the local economy with 65 percent of the land zoned for agriculture. Increasingly, consumers are seeking fresh, locally-produced food and other products and Frederick County farmers and growers are meeting the demand—whether it’s raising alpacas, beef cattle and heirloom vegetables, or inviting you to pick-yourown fruits and vegetables or enjoy a corn maze and hay ride.

ALPACAS OF WINDSWEPT FARM 2887 Station Road, Middletown 240.235.1597 â&#x20AC;˘ www.windsweptalpacas.com Nestled in the rolling hills of Middletown, Alpacas of Windswept Farm is home to more than 30 Huacaya alpacas. The family-owned and operated farm offers foundation and show quality breeding stock, fiber/roving for spinners, yarn for knitters and a variety of finished products. The farm raises both silver and rose gray colored alpacas, plus fawn and brown. Visitors are welcome by appointment.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Yarn is offered in natural shades and hand-dyed colors. Finished products from their yarn and from Peru are also available, including socks, scarves, throws, sweaters and stuffed animals. Tours for school groups available.

BELLE CREEK FARM 9703 Bethel Road, Frederick 301.695.3745 â&#x20AC;˘ www.bellecreekfarm.com Belle Creek Farm is family-owned and minutes from Downtown Frederick. Having a great interest in the slow food movement, the owners specialize in pastured brown and blue eggs, poultry, heirloom vegetables and heritage beans. They grow and sell many varieties of fresh and dried herbs in addition to breeding and selling meat rabbits. Visitors are welcome by appointment.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Visitors can see how poultry is raised in a stress-free environment and view the rabbit operation and gardens.

PHOTO BY BREANN FIELDS

BLACK ANKLE VINEYARDS 14463 Black Ankle Road, Mount Airy 301.829.3338 â&#x20AC;˘ www.blackankle.com This 145-acre farm has 42.5 acres planted in wine grapes. Cows, pigs and chickens graze in the non-vineyard land in support of the vineyard operation. The tasting room is 100 percent wind-powered. For a fee visitors can try a selection of wines. Glass and bottle sales are also available. Tasting Room is open: Friday, noon-9 p.m.; Saturday, noon5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m.; holiday Mondays, noon-5 p.m.; other days and times by appointment.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT All wines are sold at the farm and online. In addition, a cheese plate featuring an assortment of locally-produced cheese is available.

BROOKFIELD PUMPKINS, LLC 8302 Ramsburg Road, Thurmont 301.898.3527 â&#x20AC;˘ www.brookfieldpumpkins.com Brookfield Pumpkins is a pick-your-own pumpkin patch located on a six-generation cash crop farm with a view of the Catoctin Mountains. Three generations of the Ramsburg and Roop family are active in running it. Many customers start their visit with a hayride out to the 10-acre patch, returning to participate in the numerous activities around the barn. Call or visit the website for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Hay ride, petting zoo, corn fun (table filled with shell corn and miniature farm equipment), face painting ($), (weekends only), Molly Moo (life size cow replica that can actually be milked), Corn Maze for the Cure ($)

CAPRIKORN FARMS, LLC

CATOCTIN CREEK FARM

25 E Patrick St., Frederick 20312 Townsend Road, Gapland 301.304.4803 • www.caprikornfarms.com

4939 Broad Run Road, Jefferson 301.834.6427 • www.catoctincreekfarm.com

Caprikorn Farms is home to award-winning Saanen dairy goats, hand-raised in a humane and environmentally responsible manner. More than 150 goats are allowed to browse and this natural diet produces milk perfect for cheese that is made in small batches using natural ingredients. They are at the West Frederick Farmers Market on Saturdays May-November; farm tours by appointment.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Raw goat milk cheeses: cheddar, sharp cheddar, garlic and chive cheddar, gouda, aged gouda, jalapeno cheddar, feta, chevre and flavored chevres.

Catoctin Creek Farm raises award-winning Romney sheep. A new solar array has been established to make the farm carbon neutral. They are an example of sustainable agriculture—a small ag business concerned most with maintaining high environmental standards. Visitors are welcome by appointment.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Their Romney wool is highly prized by hand spinners. They also make wool products including blankets, roving, historic throws, yarn, socks and various other wool crafts.

CATOCTIN MOUNTAIN ORCHARD 15036 N. Franklinville Road, Thurmont 301.271.2737 www.catoctinmountainorchard.com Catoctin Mountain Orchard is a third generation fruit, vegetable, and berry farm celebrating more than 48 years in business. One hundred-plus acres produce products sold at the retail market on the farm. Pick-your-own crops and flowers are available. Call or visit the website for hours and farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; market locations.

CELEBRATION FARM 9961 Green Valley Road, Union Bridge 443.745.0207 â&#x20AC;˘ www.celebration-farm.com Celebration Farm is a boarding and training center featuring lessons in dressage and eventing. Lessons and some sale horses are available. The farm also has an award-winning small Oldenburg and Trakehner breeding operation. Visitors are welcome by appointment.

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Products also include plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots, apples, pears, grapes, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, peppers, cabbage, kale, fruit pies, cookies, crumb cakes, apple butter, cider, apple sauce and honey.

Dressage Show Series , PVDA Schooling Show, monthly clinics with Eugene Abello, photos with Santa in December. Equine boarding and training, Daily Dose Equine Natural Horse Feed.

CHESTNUT HILL FARM 9610 Gravel Hill Road, Woodsboro 301.845.4222 • www.brookmere.com The 68-acre farm is home to Brookmere Alpacas and was Frederick County’s first alpaca breeding farm, established in 2001. Chestnut Hill is the original name of the hill on this farm as shown on maps in the 1800s. There are stunning views of Glade Valley, Sugarloaf and the Catoctin mountains. Visitors are welcome by appointment.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Alpaca fiber (raw and processed), Alpaca products: yarn, coats, sweaters, mittens, gloves, hats, socks, stuffed animals, finger puppets and scarves; Alpacas: registered Huacaya breeding stock; Alpacas: registered pet quality; orchard grass hay (subject to availability), high quality fertilizer (alpaca manure).

CLEMSONVILLE CHRISTMAS TREE FARM 10120 Clemsonville Road, Union Bridge 410.848.6083 • www.clemsonville.com This 250-acre Christmas tree farm is home of the world’s largest wreath, as listed in the Guiness Book of World Records. Cut-yourown trees—fir, pine and spruce—plus wreaths, swags and tree stands. All trees are $20. Call or visit the website for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT See the “Christmas World” indoor display. Witness the legend of the smallest reindeer called Clemson. Visit the decorated Christmas barn and explore the natural maze.

COOLING SPRINGS FARM 2455 Ballenger Creek Pike, Adamstown 301.874.0235 • www.CoolingSprings.org Cooling Springs Farm has been operated by seven generations of the same family since Andrew and Barbara Michael founded the farm in 1768, making Cooling Springs Farm one of the county’s oldest farms owned by the same family. Passed-down oral tradition tells of the family using the farm to shelter Underground Railroad freedom seekers in the 1800s. Visitors are welcome by appointment.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Cooling Springs Farm has been open to the public since 2004 as an Underground Railroad historic site. Visitors hear the history of the Underground Railroad and of the farm’s involvement . No charge for tours.

CRUMLAND FARMS 7612 Willow Road, Frederick 301.845.8099 • www.crumland.com Crumland Farms offers year-round activities, including spring and summer tours of the Pizza Garden, guided hayrides around the farm and a corn maze with a pumpkin patch and a dozen other outdoor activities in the fall. The corn maze is 8-acres of fun. Enjoy the giant slide, hay jump, pick-your-own pumpkins, fall market and snack stand. Call or visit website for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Corporate events and parties include catered meals with hayrides, relays and games. Pumpkin and fall decorations in October and “Agritainment” is all year.

EBERLE FARM

ELK RUN VINEYARDS

13415 Liberty Road, Union Bridge 301.898.4232 Reberle500@aol.com

15113 Liberty Road, Mount Airy 410.775.2513 • www.elkrun.com

Eberle Farm is a family-owned and operated Civil War-era farm on 40 rolling acres with original barns, stone farmhouse and stone springhouse. They grow heirloom food crops, Christmas trees and evergreens. Call or email for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT A full-service Christmas tree farm offering acres of cut-you-own and fresh cut trees, wreaths and Christmas tree accessories. Free shaking and bailing.

Experience Elk Run Vineyards, where Vinifera grapes are nurtured in this verdant Piedmont region. Located on historic property that dates to 1756, Elk Run produces a variety of wines—red and white, dry and slightly sweet, along with a selection of dessert wines. Bring a picnic and relax on the patio, while sampling some of Elk Run’s finest, now sold by the glass. Call or visit the website for hours and special events.

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Wines by the glass, bottle and case, apples, bread and cheese and gift shop.

PHOTO BY BREANN FIELDS

ENGLAND ACRES

FLYING GOAT FARM

5620 Detrick Road, Mount Airy 301.865.3146 • www. englandacres.com

5241 Bartonsville Road, Frederick 443.538.8303 • www.flyinggoatfarm.com

Family-owned and operated by life-long farmers, the goal is to provide quality local products and services. Home to pastureraised Angus beef cattle, meat and egg producing chicken flocks and fiber/meat sheep. The land provides berries, vegetables, flowers, forages, hays, straw and a variety of grains used on the farm and sold. Products from other local farmers help meet the demand for fresh, local and natural products. Call or visit the website for hours.

The owners have 25 acres that they farm in an organic and sustainable way, with fruit, berry and nut trees, free-range chickens, guinea fowl, Angora goats, cormo and BFL sheep. They sell organic eggs, jams, and pickles at the farm or at local farmers’ markets. As their orchard matures they will also offer fruit, berries and nuts. They sell mohair locks, fleeces, roving and yarn and hand-dyed commercial quilting fabric and yarns. Call or visit the website for hours.

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Visit at lambing time, watch chicks grow to maturity, frequent the gardens as the produce ripens, help to plant potatoes in April and dig them in August, press apples into cider, all to learn the benefits of eating with the seasons.

They offer spinning, dyeing and weaving workshops and have occasional farming specialty classes such as pruning and animal husbandry as well.

FOX HAVEN ORGANIC FARM 4855 Broad Run Road, Jefferson 301.748.2427 â&#x20AC;˘ dickbittner@verizon.net This 550-acre working farm has an emphasis on conservation and improving the Catoctin Creek and Lewis Creek watersheds. The farm operates under the guidelines of the Maryland Department of Agriculturesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; organic certification program. A solar powered irrigation system for the main garden, a geo-solar high tunnel- type greenhouse and a prototype vertical-axis wind turbine are demonstrated as innovative working models for public education. Visitors are welcome by appointment.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Farm tours, field days and mini-seminars are held. Organic hay and vegetables are raised and sold.

FRANZ TREE FARM 12056 Fingerboard Road, Monrovia 301.865.1798 or 301.717.8449 franztreefarm@gmail.com Franz Tree farm is 144 acres of beautiful countryside with 35 acres in Christmas trees. The remaining acreage is made up of woodlands and hay fields. Choose and cut your own tree (saws are available). Call or email for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Scotch and white pines, Norway spruce and Colorado blue spruce are available.

GAVER FARM, LLC 5501 Detrick Road, Mount Airy 301.865.3515 • www.gaverfarm.com Gaver Farm is a family-owned operation with a farm market, FallFun-Festival, pick-your-own pumpkin patch and apple orchard and cut-your-own and fresh-cut Christmas trees, along with wreaths, roping, swags, tree stands, tree bags and more. Call or visit the website for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Visit the farm in the fall for all your seasonal needs from pumpkins and apples to gourds, corn stalks, straw, cider, mums, fresh-baked pies, carving supplies and fall decor. The Barn Grill and Bakery is open on weekends.

GLADE-LINK FARMS, LLC 12270 Woodsboro Pike, Keymar 301.898.7131 • www.gladelink.com Glade-Link Farms is family-owned and operated. For 40 years, it has provided customers with fruit, vegetables, cut flowers and fall decorations. Pick-your-own strawberries, blueberries, pumpkins and fall vegetables. They participate in local farmers’ markets. Call or visit the website for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Acres of strawberries and blueberries are complimented by cauliflower, cabbage, collards, kale, green beans, turnips, pumpkins and fall decorations and cut flowers.

GOOSE-CREEK-FARM 2704 High Hopes Drive, Middletown 301.471.2495 www.goose-creek-farm.com Grass-fed, pasture-raised beef, pork and lamb are raised with love and respect on the family farm. Hormone, pesticide, antibiotic and stress-free. Purchase by the cut or in bulk. Delivery and pick-up options available. Visitors are welcome by appointment.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Custom made breads and baked goods are also available by pre-ordering via email or phone.

GRINDSTONE RIDGE FARM 2710A Monument Road, Myersville 301.908.5985 www.grindstoneridgefarm.com The farm contains sheep, angora goats and alpacas. Natural colored and hand-dyed commercial yarns, fleeces, wool, mohair and alpaca rovings for spinning or crafting. Dates for needle felting classes on the website. Visitors are welcome by appointment.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Free-range chicken and duck eggs, egg ornaments, handmade natural soaps, holiday gifts and jams, jellies and hot sauces made from the garden.

HARA-VALE FARM

HARDEE FARMS

4309 Cap Stine Road, Frederick 301.471.5968 • www.edscountrybakery.net

12002 Renner Road, New Midway 301.593.3990

Hara-Vale Farm has been a four-generation family dairy farm for more than 50 years and is transitioning from dairy farming to pasture-raised beef, hay and straw sales and livestock hauling. The farm is also home to Ed’s Country Bakery.

Hardee Farms is one of the oldest cut-your-own Christmas tree farms in the county with thousands of trees spread over 100 scenic acres—ideal for a family outing. Fall tours by appointment; open Christmas season only.

Call or visit the website for hours.

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They offer baked goods, including wedding cakes, all natural pasture-raised and grain-finished beef sold by the quarter or half or in a variety of cuts and ground beef; hay and straw bales and livestock hauling.

Trees including Douglas firs, blue spruce, scotch, white, S.W. white and Austrian pines, fresh wreaths, roping and swags are available; refreshments on weekends.

HEDGEAPPLE FARM 3760 Buckeystown Pike, Buckeystown 301.662.0226 • www.hedgeapplefarm.com Hedgeapple Farm dates to 1731. Since 1956, the Jorgenson family has operated a dairy and a beef farm on the property. Since 1997, it has been a nonprofit research and educational foundation farm dedicated to improving and promoting grass-fed Angus beef. In 2006, the owners reconstructed a 1790s-era log cabin to serve as a market to sell the grass-fed and grass-finished beef raised here. Call or visit the website for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Individual cuts of beef are available as well as jerky and pulled beef BBQ. Beef is sold by the cut, not by the cow.

HILLSIDE TURKEY FARMS 30 Elm Street, Thurmont 301.271.2728 • www.hillsideturkey.com Hillside Turkey Farms is a family owned third generation farm specializing in today’s family needs. The main focus is further processing of poultry to make meals easier for the working family. At the same time they also carry many fresh items for those who choose to prepare meals at home. Hillside Turkey Farms is a USDA inspected plant serving the public in a retail store and in many restaurants in Frederick County. Call or visit the website for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Turkeys, ground turkey, soups, smoked turkey jerky and stix, turkey sausage, fresh chicken, deli-sliced roast beef, country ham, pork bacon and other products.

HOUSE IN THE WOODS FARM 2225 Park Mills Rd, Adamstown 301.607.4048 • www.houseinthewoods.com House in the Woods Farm is a certified organic diverse farm near Sugarloaf Mountain. They offer a 20-week CSA, featuring heirloom vegetable varieties and heirloom tomatoes. In May, they sell seedlings to home gardeners, featuring many varieties of heirloom tomato plants. They have been in operation since 2000. Visitors welcome by appointment.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT It’s the mission to get people involved during Farm Hands Days, lending a hand to plant, tend and harvest the crops. Produce available for sale at the farm.

PHOTO BY NICOLE AUSHERMAN

J BAR W RANCH 10530 Green Valley Road, Union Bridge 301.898.9841 • www.jbarwranch.com This father, son and daughter partnership has received recognition nationwide for producing and hosting pro-bull riding. The ranch has been credited for professionalism displayed at their Battle of the Beast. They maintain more than 750 head of Generation of Genetics Bucking Livestock. Call or visit the website for hours and event dates.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Battle of the Beast event, pro-bull riding, cowgirls barrel racing, mutton bustin’, face painting, food, souvenirs, including T-shirts, cowboy hats, etc.

JUMBO’S PUMPKIN PATCH, LLC

LAWYER’S MOONLIGHT MAZE

6521 Holter Road, Middletown 301.371.6874 • www.jumbos.org

13003 Creagerstown Road, Thurmont

Homestead Farms is home to Jumbo’s Pumpkin Patch, LLC. Purchased in 1870 by the Huffer family, Homestead has been home to seven generations of their family. Includes an 18–acre pumpkin patch and nine-acre Crazy Corn Maze. Take a hayride, visit the general store in the renovated milking barn and the Craft Attic for some fall shopping.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Visit the Kids Barn for pint-sized fun, stop at the snack shack for one of Greta’s famous hot beef sandwiches or “The Jumbo Dog.”

240.315.8133 • www.LawyersFarm.com This family entertainment spot offers a different theme each year. Let your children play for hours in the indoor area complete with a hay maze, playground and picnic area. Outdoors enjoy a teepee and bonfire. Call or visit the website for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Five corn mazes cover 42 acres. A movie theme is tied into the design and then is played on a 30-foot screen. Feel the thrill of shooting the two pumpkin cannons at speeds of 70 mph-plus.

LILYPONS WATER GARDENS

LINGANORE WINECELLARS

6800 Lilypons Road, Adamstown 1.800.999.5459 • www.lilypons.com

13601 Glissans Mill Road, Mount Airy 301.831.5889 or 410.795.6432 www.linganorewines.com

Lilypons is an aquatic plant farm that was started in1917. In addition to harvesting and selling aquatic plants, they offer a full line of water gardening products such as liners, pumps, filters and fish. The farm is located along the scenic Monocacy River and is a destination for nature lovers. Visit the website for hours and events.

The Aellen Family established “Linganore” as Maryland’s first viticultural area in 1983 which includes 90 square miles of land across three counties. The formation of this viticultural area allows them to designate wines created from grapes grown on their estate as Estate Bottled. Enjoy a guided tour and tasting of their award-winning wines. Call or visit the website for hours.

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Aquatic plants, fish, pumps, filters, gift items, birding products, heaters for ponds, nets and more.

Winery tours and tastings are offered daily. The winery produces 30 different wines ranging from elegant dinner whites and reds to semi-sweet grape, fruit and honey wines.

LOEW VINEYARDS 14001 Liberty Road, Mount Airy 301.831.5464 www.Loewvineyards.net The history of winemaking in the Loew family dates back to the mid-19th century in Europe. At that time, the Loew family established a honey wine brewery, exporting wines throughout Europe. Several years after Bill Loew arrived in the United States, he and Lois Hendrickson met, married, and established a family. They sold their first bottle of wine in August 1986. The Loews take pleasure in sharing their love for wine with visitors.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Wine tasting, winery and vineyard tours and picnic grounds. Several varieties of dry white, dry red, red semi-sweet and sweet wines and wine-related gifts are available.

MAYNEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TREE FARM 3420 Buckeystown Pike, Buckeystown 301.662.4320 www.maynestreefarm.com This is a full-service farm offering everything from asparagus and pickyour-own strawberries in the spring and sweet corn all summer long to a hayride to the pumpkin patch in the fall. In December is the opportunity to come cut your own Christmas tree. Call or visit the website for hours.

Hayrides to the pumpkin patch, pick-your-own fruits, vegetables and pumpkins, cut-your-own Christmas tree. Pumpkin barn set up for group and bus tours and gatherings.

PHOTO BY BREANN FIELDS

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MIOLEA ORGANIC FARM 5301 Doubs Road, Adamstown 301.466.2151 • www.mioleafarm.com This certified organic farm nestled in the foothills of the Catoctin Mountains offers chickens, eggs, vegetables, herbs, berries and native fruits. Honey is available mid-summer. Products sold on the farm and at farmers’ markets. Call or visit the website for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Farm tours offered for a fee and in the winter Italian cooking classes are offered for a fee.

NICK’S ORGANIC FARM 2733 Buckeystown Pike, Adamstown 301-874-4854 or 301-983-2167 www.nicksorganicfarm.com Established in 1979, the farm is a diversified certified organic livestock, crop, and hay operation providing all grass-fed beef, pastured chicken, grains, mixed feed and hay. Chicken and turkey feed is grown on the farm and poultry processing is done here. Call or email for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT On-farm research is conducted in cooperation with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service.

OPEN BOOK FARM

PENNY’S PLANTS

10430 Rum Springs Road, Myersville 240.457.2558 • www.openbookfarm.com

6706 Millime Court, New Market 301.865.0517 • pennysplants@gmail.com

They grow more than 100 varieties of vegetables and some small fruits as well as raising pastured chickens, turkeys and pigs. Eggs also sold. Although not certified organic, they don’t use pesticides, herbicides, parasiticides, antibiotics or artificial hormones. Majority of products marketed through their Community Supported Agriculture program, but also offer on-farm sales. Call for availability. Visitors are welcome by appointment.

Penny’s Plants offers heirloom and hybrid fruit, vegetable and herb garden transplants. Hand-sown and grown from seed, they come in biodegradable direct sow pots. Transplants are available throughout the spring and fall planting seasons, herbs are available all year. Thirteen raised-bed gardens are filled with fruits and vegetables available at several local farmers markets and the farm. Visitors are welcome by appointment.

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The farm is focused on soil health, livestock wellbeing and direct to consumer sales.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Private educational opportunities available to learn about raised bed and lasagna gardening, companion gardening and starting plants from seed.

PLEASANT HILL PRODUCE 10009 Kelly Road, Walkersville 8522 Biggs Ford Road 301.471.2699 • www.pleasanthillproduce.com Pleasant Hill Produce is family-owned and operated. They grow produce using safe and environmentally friendly practices. Seasonal products are available through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares and at local farmers markets. Visitors are welcome by appointment.

PRAIRIE LAKE ALPACAS 13711 John Cline Road, Smithsburg 301.416.0833 • www.prairielakealpacas.com Prairie Lake Alpacas is a full-service alpaca farm offering Suri alpaca sales, breedings, raw fiber and U.S.-made Alpaca products. Suris are the rarest of breeds and known for high luster, dreadlock style fiber with its elegant drape and movement. They specialize in breeding show quality alpacas with the ideal fiber needed for making their yarns and end products. Visitors are welcome by appointment.

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Wide variety of seasonal fruits and vegetables, eggs, hops, herbs, bedding and cut flowers, and vegetable plants.

They have raw fiber, natural and hand dyed yarns, one of a kind women’s jackets and coats designed by Frederick based, New York runway designer Holly Kristen exclusively for Prairie Lake Alpacas.

RIGHTS OF MAN FARM, LLC 9120 Ball Road, Ijamsville 240.674.2727 or 240.674.2733 www.rightsofmanfarm.com

PHOTO BY BREANN FIELDS

This family-owned farm sells certified organic vegetables, turkeys, chickens and eggs and has a large herd of all-natural beef cattle and goats that are raised on organic grasses and hay. The chickens are raised cage-free and all-natural pork is available. They sell frozen beef, organic eggs and organic vegetables at several farmers’ markets. Call or visit the website for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT They operate a farm store with items such as freezer beef, goat, chicken and pork, plus fresh organic eggs and seasonal vegetables.

ROCKY POINT CREAMERY, LLC 4323A Tuscarora Road, Tuscarora 301.874.5005 • www.rockypointcreamery.com The creamery has 60 flavors of ice cream, along with milk, eggs and Catoctin Mountain Orchard’s apple cider. They have 200 cows and 1,500 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat and hay, along with 2.5 acres of sunflowers for sale with proceeds going to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Call or visit the website for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT The goal is milking healthy cows and mixing flavorful recipes to bring the highest quality ice cream and old fashioned country experience.

SADDLEVIEW RANCH 2719 Thurston Road, Frederick 301.831.8715 www.saddleviewranch.net This small family-owned and operated farm has horses for sale, lease, boarding and horse shows for both English and Western riders. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s access to miles of trails on Sugarloaf Mountain, two large arenas with sandstone footing and a round pen, plus gift shop. Call or visit the website for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Gifts for the equine enthusiast, as well as a therapy section with essential massage, bath and body oils, aromatherapy lotions and remedies. They also have handcrafts, gifts, housewares, transfers and custom embroidery.

SCENIC VIEW ORCHARDS 16239 Sabillasville Road, Sabillasville 301.271.2149 â&#x20AC;˘ www.scenicvieworchards.com Scenic View Orchards has been family-owned and operated for the past seven generations. In the mid-1800s, the farm was mostly a hay and grain operation. Today, it raises a variety of fruits, vegetables, flowers and beef. Set in the Catoctin Mountains, the orchard is ideally located to view the changing seasons. Call or visit the website for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Produce includes strawberries, red and black raspberries and blackberries, cherries, peaches, plums, nectarines, pears, apricots, apples, spring and summer vegetables, specialty cheeses, eggs, jams, jellies, birdhouses, fall decorations, bedding plants, mums, sun flowers and bouquets.

SCHIFFERSTADT ARCHITECTURAL MUSEUM 1110 Rosemont Ave., Frederick 301.668.6088 www.frederickcountylandmarksfoundation.org Built in 1756, the start of the French and Indian War, the museum is one of the oldest buildings in the city of Frederick. It prides itself as being among the best examples of early colonial architecture in the country. The Pennsylvania Dutchtype 4-Square Heritage Garden illustrates Frederickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 18th century farming history year round. Visit the website for hours and special events.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Dried herbs, seeds and preserves made from heritage garden produce, house tours ($3 per person)

SOUTH MOUNTAIN CREAMERY 8305 Bolivar Road, Middletown 1.877.COW2YOU www.southmountaincreamery.com The creamery is Marylandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first on-the-farm dairy processing plant that delivers farm fresh and all natural products door-todoor. Since 2001, deliveries go to homes in D.C., Md., Va., Pa., and W.Va. Their goal is to instill healthy eating habits, educate about the benefits of local agriculture, and provide a sustainable future for the next generation. Call or visit the website for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT View cows being milked and help bottle-feed the calves. Free-range eggs, bottled milk, yogurt, cream, butter, ice cream, beef, chicken, turkey, pork, lamb and goat.

SPRINGFIELD MANOR WINERY & DISTILLERY 11836 Auburn Road, Thurmont 301.271.0099 â&#x20AC;˘ www.springfieldmanor.com Springfield Manor Winery & Distillery is a private, historic 100-acre estate. The farm features a new and expanding vineyard, as well as an established lavender field of more than 2,500 plants representing many varieties. Lavender plants, flowers and products are available for purchase. The winery and distillery produce wines, sparkling wines, as well as brandy. Call or visit the website for hours.

STADLER NURSERIES 5504 Mount Zion Road, Frederick 301.473.9042 â&#x20AC;˘ www.stadlernurseries.com Stadler Nurseries has been a growing family business since 1932 with one of the largest selections of plants in the area. They specialize in annuals, perennials, herbs, landscape shrubs, native and unusual accent plants. The vast majority of plants they sell are grown by them or purchased locally from family-run operations. The nursery is especially known for trees, growing shade, flowering and evergreen trees. Call or visit the website for hours.

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Varieties of wines, sparkling wines, brandy as well as lavender.

Trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, bulbs and holiday plants, garden accents including fountains, statuary, wind chimes, firepots, birdbaths and containers of every size and style, also garden care products including an extensive selection of organic plant health care options. 55

SUGARLOAF ALPACA COMPANY 1347 Buckeystown Pike, Adamstown 240.500.0007 • www.sugarloafalpacas.com Sugarloaf Alpaca Company lays nestled beneath Sugarloaf Mountain in southern Frederick County. They have a herd of more than 100 alpacas. Visitors can visit with the alpacas, learn about their care and feeding and shop for locally grown and American spun yarns and other alpaca products including hats, gloves and scarves. Call or visit the website for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT They offer daily hands-on alpaca experience. Visitors can “adopt” an alpaca for a year or purchase a share of raw fiber. Year-round spinning, knitting and weaving classes are available.

SUGARLOAF’S BREEZY VALLEY FARM 1215 Buckeystown Pike, Adamstown 301.874.0958 • shipeweld@gmail.com This family farm takes pride in humanely raising meat goats. Enjoy the picturesque setting including a view of Sugarloaf Mountain. They sell goats directly to consumers and restaurants as well as for breeding stock, 4-H projects, weed control, companions for horses, and as pets. They grow orchard grass hay and sell small bales. Visitors are welcome by appointment.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Early spring is kidding time when you can meet the newest goat kids. As they grow see them playing in the field. If you happen to come at feeding time, you can see the goat stampede. 56

SUMMERS FARM 5614 Butterfly Lane, Frederick 301.620.9316 www.summersfarm.com Summers Farm is a 100-acre traditional working farm where the family produces corn, wheat, barley, soybeans, hay, and lots of pumpkins. They host an annual Fall Festival to share their agricultural heritage. An assortment of freshly made pies, bakery goods and products are available.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT In the fall take a free hayride out to the pumpkin patch and select the perfect pumpkin sold by the pound. Corn stalks also available.

SYCAMORE SPRING FARM 6003 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick 301.788.6980 â&#x20AC;˘ www.sycamorespringfarm.org This 300-year-old, diversified, sustainable small family farm practices a homestead style of farming, working and living off the land. The life of a homesteader involves all facets of farming, animal husbandry, gardening and food preservation. They also teach others what they have learned. Weekend market offers seasonal produce, jams, homemade soap and crafts. Call or visit the website for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Educational tours and classes, pastured meats, beef by the quarter or half. Winter program features hoop house produce and poultry.

THANKSGIVING FARMS

TWIN HILLS FARM, LLC

1619 Buckeystown Pike, Adamstown 301.662.1291 • www.thanksgivingfarms.org

3630 Park Mills Road, Frederick 301.788.2784 www.twinhillsfarmllc.com

This 56-acre family-owned farming operation has the motto, “we grow our own.” They specialize in unique annuals, perennials, herbs, evergreens, shrubs and trees. Since 1982, customers have been offered a large selection of fruits from the family’s orchards and vegetables of all varieties from the 8-acre greenhouse/nursery operation. Call or visit the website for hours.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT Pick-your-own options are available along with fruits, vegetables, annuals, perennials, herbs, evergreens, shrubs and trees, a selection of gardening enhancements—pottery, statuary, trellises— and tools and gifts for gardeners. 58

This farm’s mission is to provide a wide variety of fresh produce, farm-raised chickens and eggs, ducks and turkeys while utilizing environmentally-friendly practices. Call or visit the website for hours.

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Future plans are to offer beef and dairy products.

WHISPERING MEADOWS ALPACA BREEDERS 13959 Unionville Road, Mount Airy 301.829.0599 or 301.452.9460 www.alpacanation.com/whisperingmeadows.asp Established in 1999, the farm maintains 30 alpacas. They started the first 4-H alpaca club in Frederick County. Their motto is first in fiber, first in fun, first in Frederick. They breed high quality alpacas as well as their own hay and have a variety of other animals on the farm year round. Call or visit the website for hours.

WHITMORE FARM 10720 Dern Road, Emmitsburg www.whitmorefarm.com Whitmore Farm specializes in American heritage breeds and grass-finished meats. They sell at farmers markets, to restaurants and from the farm. They also sell purebred breeding stock. Visitors welcome by appointment.

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A variety of hand-made, home grown, made in the USA, and some Peruvian alpaca products. From natural to dyed yarns, raw fiber, rovings, bears, hats, scarves, gloves, purses, sweaters, vests, socks, finger puppets, throws and more.

Eggs, pork, lamb, goat, rabbit, chicken and seasonal vegetables.

WINDY HOLLOW GROWERS 12230 Simpson’s Mill Road, Keymar windyhollowgrower@hotmail.com Windy Hollow Growers specializes in herbs and other varieties of vegetable plants, bedding plants, including annuals and geraniums as well as hanging baskets. During the growing season vegetables, fruit and berries are available with mums, winter squash, potatoes and turnips coming in the fall. Poinsettias are available in winter. Visitors welcome by appointment.

HOMEGROWN HIGHLIGHT A spring open house features children’s activities, a petting zoo, greenhouse tours and planting demonstrations. Activities are also scheduled in the fall.

SPROUTS OF WISDOM “Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own. —Samuel Johnson

“Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; let fortune’s bubbles rise and fall; who sows a field, or trains a flower, or plants a tree, is more than all.” —John Greenleaf Whittier

Just as a farmer looks forward to the next season, the staff of Homegrown Frederick is already thinking of the 2015-2016 publication.

If you would like information about how to be part of the next Homegrown Frederick, contact the office of Frederick County Business Development & Retention at info@discoverfrederickmd.com. For Frederick Magazine, contact nluse@fredmag.com for editorial content or sales@fredmag.com for advertising.

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FAMILY FUN @ THE FARM On the third weekend in October, close to two dozen farms open their doors for a self-guided tour with each hosting a variety of special activities and events from hay rides to sampling apples and making scarecrows. While you’re having fun, you will also be learning about Frederick County agriculture. No entrance fee is charged, no tickets required, although some activities may require a fee and/or parental supervision. Rain date is the fourth weekend in October. For more information, visit www.discoverfrederickmd.com/funfarm.

THE FOLLOWING FARMS ARE PARTICIPATING

Belle Creek Farm 9703 Bethel Road, Frederick

Glade-Link Farms, LLC 12270 Woodsboro Pike, Keymar

Saddleview Ranch 2719 Thurston Road, Frederick

Black Ankle Vineyards 14463 Black Ankle Road, Mount Airy

Jumbo’s Pumpkin Patch, LLC 6521 Holter Road, Middletown

Scenic View Orchards 16239 Sabillasville Road, Sabillasville

Brookfield Pumpkins, LLC 8302 Ramsburg Road, Thurmont

Lawyer’s Moonlight Maze 13003 Creagerstown Road, Thurmont

South Mountain Creamery 8305 Bolivar Road, Middletown

Caprikorn Farms, LLC 20312 Townsend Road, Gapland

Mayne’s Tree Farm 3420 Buckeystown Pike, Buckeystown

Sugarloaf Alpaca Company 1347 Buckeystown Pike, Adamstown

Catoctin Mountain Orchard 15036 North Franklinville Road, Thurmont

Nick’s Organic Farm 2733 Buckeystown Pike, Adamstown

Sycamore Spring Farm 6003 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick

Elk Run Vineyards 15113 Liberty Road, Mount Airy

Rights of Man Farm, LLC 9120 Ball Road, Ijamsville

Thanksgiving Farms 1619 Buckeystown Pike, Adamstown

Gaver Farm, LLC 5501 Detrick Road, Mount Airy

Rocky Point Creamery 4323A Tuscarora Road, Tuscarora

Whispering Meadows Alpaca Breeders 13959 Unionville Road, Mount Airy

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DID YOU KNOW? TEN FACTS ABOUT FREDERICK COUNTY AGRICULTURE

1. It takes 12 pounds of whole milk to make one gallon of ice cream and 21.2 pounds of whole milk to make one pound of butter. 2. Frederick County has 104 farms where more than 2,600 sheep are raised, making us third in Maryland in production.

3. The annual gross sales in production agriculture in Frederick County is $127,034,000. Dairy is the largest contributor at $51,537,000.

7. It takes a hen 24-26 hours to produce and lay

4. Frederick County leads the state in several

8. With 8,200 horse stables, Frederick County

commodities: Dairy, cattle, hay, turkeys and ornamental fish.

is ranked second in the state.

an egg.

9. Two million bushels 5. A dairy cow

has 32 teeth, all on the bottom jaw; none on the top.

of corn are grown in Frederick County every year.

6. Beef cattle spend 6 hours a day

10. From one bushel of

eating and 8 hours a day chewing their cud.

soybeans you can make 82,368 crayons.

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