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E As a chef consumer, farmers markets are the base of my kitchen.‌Hydroponic farms like Chesapeake Greenhouse, keep us in local lettuce throughout the winter. Some of my favorite gifts of Eastern Shore Farms are early produce and lamb. Spring has arrived when Pine Grove Farm asparagus, and Springfield Lamb, come over the bridge. —Sandy Lawler, Market Manager, Baltimore Farmers Market & Bazaar
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The recent nation-wide trend of “farm to table” dining, with its emphasis on locally sourced produce, meats and seafood, is hardly a new phenomenon on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. With hundreds of miles of shoreline and large expanses of fertile land, the local food movement has been part of the region’s cultural and culinary heritage since its settlement.
Prior to the construction of the first span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in 1952, if Eastern Shore residents wanted to eat it, they had little choice but to grow it, raise it or catch it themselves. From the earliest days farm stands and back yard gardens have been a ubiquitous feature of the area. Yet even here, the expanding emphasis across the country on eating hyper-locally sourced foods has had an important impact. There has been intensified effort to capitalize on the area’s bounty to the benefit of both producers and consumers. Evidence of this development can be seen widely. Farm stands are being augmented with a growing number of well-attended vibrant community farmers’ markets in places like Easton, St. Michaels and Chestertown. These bring together a large assortment of produce, locally made aged cheeses, handcrafted pasta, honey and artisanal bread baked with local wheat. Many local chefs are regulars at these markets, sourcing their menus with local seasonal produce and seafood. In addition, many restaurateurs are establishing relationships directly with the region’s produce and aquatic growers,
producers and watermen for specialty items. The top billing now given to the producers of local food resources on menus across the area is testimony to their growing importance. A map of the region with a sampling of some of the local producers and their outlets indicate how widespread this movement has become. It ranges from Easton’s Cottingham Farm, whose organic tomatoes and other produce and livestock are features at both local restaurants and markets, to the Bartlett Pear where acquainting diners with the local provenance of menu items and their journey from seed to table is central to the restaurant’s philosophy and its commitment to quality and community. Given its popularity, the local food movement shows no signs of abating nationally
and certainly not in this region where it is so ingrained in the culture. Seven out of the top ten dining trends identified by the National Restaurant Association in their 2014 Culinary Forecast centered on the idea of local and sustainable sourcing. Here it is a growing and fluid phenomenon. For both visitors and residents it offers exciting culinary experiences that are unique to the Eastern Shore.
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The High Spot............ K15 Inn at Perry Cabin....... I11 Latitude 38 ...................J13 Mason’s ........................L10 Mike & Eric’s Front Street Restaurant ......... I11 Out of the Fire ........... L10 Rise Up Coffee ............L10 Robert Morris Inn ........J13 Scossa Restaurant & Lounge ....................L10 Scottish Highland Creamery ......................J13 Shore Barbecue ............L10 Woodberry Kitchen .................. Baltimore
—farms— The Bay Mushrooms .. J14 Bay Water Greens ..Salisbury Blades Orchard.........Q13 Chapel’s Country Creamery ................... M9 Cottingham Farm........ L9 Crow Farm and Vineyards ................... N2 Emily’s Produce .......... J15 Fountain Farm .......... Q7 Homestead Farms........P2
Knopp’s Farm on the Shore ..................Q13 Magnolia Bread Company ....................P3 Pot Pie Farm..............F11 Provident Organic Farm ....................... Bivalve S.B. Farms ................Q13 Seaberry Farm ................ Federalsburg Springfield Lamb ........ N2
—fishermen— Bay Hundred Seafood .................... H11 Hooper’s Island Oyster Aquaculture Co. ................ Hooper’s Island JM Clayton Seafood ... K14
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“ Dirt to Table in one day….that’s our pursuit for quality and freshness.” —Jordan Lloyd, Chef/Owner, Bartlett Pear Inn
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Easton, MD Easton natives, Jordan and Alice Lloyd, bring their experiences in top restaurants back to the Shore.
The BBQ Joint
Mike & Eric’s Front Street Restaurant Easton Market Square
Easton, MD Andrew Evans serves up competition BBQ, including classics as well as house originals like smoked meatloaf.
Easton, MD Easton Market Square brings back the public market, with its shopping, entertainment and camaraderie to the Eastern Shore.
The Bishop’s House Bed & Breakfast
Evolution Craft Brewing
Easton, MD Sumptuous homemade meals are a staple of this bed & breakfast.
Birroteca
Baltimore, MD Modern, rustic Italian crafted using ingredients sourced from local ranchers, farmers and seafood vendors.
Bistro Poplar
Cambridge, MD Making the most of local ingredients to prepare classic French cuisine that blends Mediterranean and Asian flavors.
Bistro St. Michael’s
St. Michaels, MD “Creative American” cuisine is prepared with a European flair under Chef David Hayes.
Brasserie Brightwell
Easton, MD Simple French Kitchen where great food, great drinks, great music and great people come to play at a fair price!
Chesapeake Landing
McDaniel, MD Restaurant, carry out and seafood market – a favorite destination for locals and out of town visitors alike.
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Salisbury, MD A small batch brewery in complete with an adjacent Public House restaurant serving food from local farmers, watermen and producers.
Gertrude’s
St Michaels, MD Casual dining in downtown St. Michaels.
Out of the Fire
Rise Up Coffee Easton, MD Rise Up believes the farmer who grew this coffee should receive the glory.
Robert Morris Inn Oxford, MD Chef Mark Salter turns to the richness of Maryland’s natural larder at every opportunity.
The High Spot
Easton, MD Chef Giancarlo Tondin reinvigorates traditional Northern Italian Cuisine with the freshest ingredients possible in downtown Easton.
Inn at Perry Cabin St. Michaels, MD Fine seafood dining and casual pub.
Latitude 38 Oxford, MD Serves traditional American cuisine inspired from local seafood.
Mason’s Easton, MD Mason’s menu celebrates classic cuisine infused with the bounty of the Eastern Shore.
Baltimore, MD Woodberry Kitchen relies on longstanding relationships with the growers of the Chesapeake to provide the ingredients that nourish and delight their guests.
Easton, MD A dining experience utilizing ingredients chosen with integrity and provided by like-minded producers.
Baltimore, MD Chef John Shields celebrates Chesapeake Bay Cusine at the Baltimore Museum of Art by finding and serving the best of local foods.
Cambridge, MD GastroPub committed to using local merchants and food providers.
Woodberry Kitchen
Scossa Restaurant & Lounge
Scottish Highland Creamery Oxford, MD Taking great pride in making the freshest ice cream using local ingredients, fresh milk, cream and flavorings.
Shore Barbecue Easton, MD The oversize smokers signal each of Shore Barbecue’s locations in Easton and St. Michaels where barbecue, smoked fish and crab soup are the specialties.
—farms— The Bay Mushrooms
Cambridge, MD Family business dedicated to growing the best gourmet mushrooms on the Shore.
Bay Water Greens
Salisbury, MD Bay Water Greens is committed to providing locally grown quality hydroponic lettuces.
Blades Orchard
Federalsburg, MD Growing beautiful peaches and apples in addition to vegetables and U-Pick apples and pumpkins for the fall.
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Chapel’s Country Creamery
Easton, MD Maryland’s first producers of raw milk cheese.
Cottingham Farm
Easton, MD They believe we must return to the times of organically growing healthy and nutritious food for people to eat – and there is no better place for this to happen than Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
Crow Farm and Vineyards
Federalsburg, MD Driven by their motto to “stay original" producing natural grass-fed beef and wines on their farm and vineyard.
Emily’s Produce
Cambridge, MD Emily’s Produce’s mission is to provide their community with a local farm experience.
Fountain Farm Greensboro, MD
Homestead Farms
Millington, MD Homestead Farms is an organic community supported, first generation family farm.
Knopp’s Farm on the Shore Federalsburg, MD
Magnolia Bread Company Sudlersville, MD Jimmy Reynolds is a purist to a fault: he grows the wheat, he mixes the dough, and he bakes the bread.
shrubs, cut flowers and produce.
Springfield Lamb
Chestertown, MD Home to prize-winning flocks of Romney and Lincoln ewes.
Pot Pie Farm
Wittman, MD Sustainable, waterfront farm raising specialty market vegetables, cut flowers, pastured laying hens, herbs and small fruit for sale at local markets.
Provident Organic Farm Bivalve, MD Serving Delmarva with organically and ethically grown produce, working toward a sustainable food system.
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Bay Hundred Seafood McDaniel, MD
Marinetics, Inc. “The Choptank Oyster Company” Cambridge, MD Growers of “Choptank Sweets,” premium aquacultured oysters. Their mission is to produce an oyster that is healthier for the consumer, while also helping to improve the health of the Bay.
Hooper’s Island Oyster Aquaculture Co.
Marvesta Shrimp
Hooper’s Island Created to produce and market high quality oysters and the equipment needed to support the aquaculture industry in Maryland.
Hurlock, MD Marvesta is a domestic shrimp farm, committed to consistently providing the freshest, most environmentally friendly and healthy shrimp to market.
JM Clayton Seafood
P.T. Hambleton Seafood
Cambridge, MD
S.B. Farms
For five generations, live Chesapeake Bay blue crabs have been delivered by local watermen straight to their doors.
Hurlock, MD Promoting the Bison industry and providing a clean, healthy and safe environment.
Bozman, MD
Seaberry Farm
Federalsburg, MD Specializing in horticultural products including woody
“ Premiere Eastern Shore seafood producers, the likes of J.M. Clayton’s, Marvesta Shrimp, and Hoopers Island Oysters just to name a few, provide some of the best the Chesapeake’s Eastern Shore has to offer.” —– John Shields, Chef/Owner, Gertrude’s
Johnny Shockely, Hooper’s Island Oyster Aquaculture Company
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Easton Economic Development Corporation was launched in 2013 to drive economic vitality, smart redevelopment, and business creation in the historic Town of Easton, Maryland to foster a healthy quality of life for all generations. The EEDC works toward managing Easton’s continued growth as a diverse and healthy “smart town,” leading innovation where the land and water meet.
The EEDC established a regional brand, Chesapeake Harvest, to actively manage the marketing and sales of source-identified food products from local and regional producers to satisfy wholesale, retail, and institutional demand. Chesapeake Harvest envisions a regional food production and distribution system that increases sustainable agricultural employment on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and contributes to a vibrant regional economy, enhanced food production, distribution infrastructure, food security and the preservation of farms.
101 Marlboro Avenue Suite 53, Easton, MD 21601 office: (410) 690-7348 www.eastonedc.com