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2013/14 Southern Maryland Winter Farm Guide
A So. Maryland, So Good Directory
Produced by the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission
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This booklet is produced by the Southern Maryland Agricultural
Development Commission (SMADC).
Through a layered and multifaceted strategy, SMADC seeks to
preserve environmental resources while keeping the region’s
farmland productive and the agricultural economy vibrant.
SMADC’s mission is to develop and enhance a market-driven and
sustainable farming future. SMADC’s goals are as follows:
1) thriving, market-driven farms that have the resources they need
to be profitable;
2) a Maryland where farmland preservation and environmental
stewardship positively impact the quality of our air and water and
protect one of our greatest assets, the Chesapeake Bay, and
3) a future where profitable farms play an integral role in the health
and quality of life of our community.
To learn more about additional programs and resources,
contact SMADC or visit www.smadc.com.
Christine L. Bergmark, Executive Director
Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC)
P.O. Box 745 / 15045 Burnt Store Road / Hughesville, MD 20637
Tel: 301-274-1922 / FAX: 301-274-1924 / [email protected]
www.smadc.com
www.somarylandsogood.com
©2013 Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission
Eighth Edition. First Printing.
Cover photo: Bringing in the Christmas tree at Friendship Forest in Mechanicsville, Maryland.
Opposite page: a customer tags a tree to be cut at Friendship Forest.
The Southern Maryland Winter Farm Guide includes only voluntary listings and is not intended
to be an endorsement of any particular farm, service or business.
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Christmas Trees and Trimmings--------------- 4
Holiday Events and Activities------------------- 6
Gifts from Southern Maryland Farms--------- 8
Firewood--------------------------------------------11
Wine--------------------------------------------------11
Meat, Poultry and Dairy-------------------------11
Seafood---------------------------------------------15
Winter Produce------------------------------------17
FARM CONTACT INFORMATION-----------18
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CHRISTMAS TREES AND
TRIMMINGS
Chesapeake’s Bounty, LLC (CA)
Christmas trees, garlands, swags,
wreaths, holiday centerpieces, fresh
cut flowers, perennials and shrubs.
Evergreen Acres (SM)
So. Maryland, So Good is a
campaign designed by the
Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission
(SMADC) to help consumers
identify truly Southern Maryland
products and buy accordingly.
By building a direct link between
buyers and growers in the five
Southern Maryland counties
and promoting the advantages
of buying local, we hope to help
keep farming vibrant and vital in
Southern Maryland.
As a consumer, you have a
unique opportunity to help preserve Southern Maryland’s rural
charm by supporting local farms.
Always look for the So. Maryland, So Good logo at stores
and restaurants and ask for
Southern Maryland products
where you shop and dine.
Choose-and-cut trees (no pre-cut
trees) and wreaths made to order.
Approximately twelve different species including pines, firs, spruces
and cypress. Early tagging (extra
fee) starts Nov. 1.
Fairfield Farm (SM)
Holiday wreaths made with Leyland
Cypress.
Friendship Forest (SM)
Locally grown Christmas trees
(CYO): pine, spruce, fir, cedar.
When you arrive, you’re sure to get
a warm welcome from owners John
and Peggy Milliman. Grab some hot
chocolate, a few cookies and a tree
tag and head out to find the perfect
tree to cut, or tag to cut for a later
weekend. And enjoy a walk along
the ponds or through several trails in
the woods for a peaceful, serene escape in the country. Complete your
visit with a made-to-order wreath or
swag, hand made on the farm. Open
weekends between Thanksgiving
and Christmas Day. Visit our website
for photos and information.
Friendship Trees (AA)
COUNTY KEY
(AA) – Anne Arundel
(CA) – Calvert
(CH) – Charles
(PG) – Prince George’s
(SM) – St. Mary’s
Locally grown, choose-and-cut
Christmas trees. CYO: fir (Canaan/
Douglas/Fraser) pines and spruce.
Also pre-cut Fraser fir. Visit our
Christmas shop for wreaths, roping,
greens and crafts. Credit cards
accepted and leashed pets are
welcome.
CYO = Cut Your Own
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Linden Hill Christmas
Tree Farm (PG)
LISTINGS BY PRODUCT/SERVICE
Quail Field Farm (SM)
Locally grown Christmas trees,
(CYO and pre-cut): pine (White),
spruce (Blue/Norway), fir (Canaan,
Douglas). Cut your own tree or we
will cut for you. Blower, baler and
assistance all free.
Locally grown Christmas trees
(CYO): pine (White), spruce (Norway), fir (Canaan/Concolor). Fresh
cut Christmas trees: fir (Douglas/
Fraser). Heights available over
8 feet tall. Handmade evergreen
wreaths and swags (select your own
or made to order).
Melwood Horticulture
Training Center (PG)
Scarborough Farm (SM)
Holiday gift arrangements made
to order created by Crossroads
program participants using fresh
cut greenery (pine, holly) from the
grounds of the Melwood campus.
Poinsettias, wreaths and holiday
gifts also for sale. We will be taking
orders after Thanksgiving; please
call to place your order and for pick
up information.
The Pines Farm (PG)
Middleton’s Cedar Hill Farm (CH)
Fresh Christmas trees (Douglas
and Fraser firs) from the mountains
of North Carolina and pine (White)
also available (pre-cut). Trees are
cut and loaded the Tuesday before
Thanksgiving and delivered the day
before Thanksgiving. These beautiful trees have that “Christmas tree”
fragrance, soft needles and are easy
to decorate. Our farm creates many
different sized wreaths, fresh centerpieces, swags and made-to-order
arrangements. Our Christmas creations are always fresh and natural,
even and full, uniquely decorated
with handmade bows, pine cones
and dried flowers.
Miller Farms (PG)
Unique handmade holiday wreaths,
swags, garlands and table decorations made with local greens, pods,
berries and even oyster shells!
Locally grown Christmas trees (CYO
and pre-cut): pine (White/Scotch),
spruce (White/Norway), fir (Fraser),
trees in pots and wreaths. Enjoy cider, hot chocolate and cookies when
selecting your trees.
Tyo’s Christmas Trees (CH)
Locally grown Christmas trees
(CYO) up to 12 feet tall. Priced from
$25 - $65, pine (White, Virginia),
spruce (Blue), fir (Concolor), wreaths
and swags also available. All trees
are chemical-free. After you pick
your tree, enjoy a family outing on
our nature trail through the woods
along the river. Complimentary
hot chocolate.
Upakrik Farm (AA)
Christmas wreaths, roping and cut
greens (evergreens and holly),
deciduous holly and pussy willow
(pre-cut).
Christmas trees (pre-cut) and Poinsettias.
Willow Oak Flower & Herb
Farm (AA)
Moore or Less Farm (SM)
Fresh and dried wreaths, greenery,
garlands, swags, centerpieces and
holiday arrangements. Visit our
website for details of our holiday
decorating classes and workshops.
Locally grown Christmas trees (CYO
limited quantity); call for availability. Pre-cut trees and wreaths also
available.
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HOLIDAY EVENTS AND
ACTIVITIES
American Chestnut Land Trust (CA)
Greens sale and hayride: Dec. 7,
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Warrior’s Rest.
Purchase fresh cut evergreens for
holiday decorations, enjoy hot cider
and take a hayride to the beach from
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Greens sales benefit
Warrior’s Rest Sanctuary. Our hiking
trails in Port Republic and Prince Frederick are open to the public from dawn
to dusk 365 days a year.
C and E Farm, L.L.C. (PG)
Holiday decorating classes: Wreath
decorating, easy bow-making and
holiday centerpieces. Visit our website
for dates and times.
Fisher Farm (CH)
Farm tours: Tour this Heritage Turkey
farm by appointment and pecan
harvesting.
Moore or Less Farm (SM)
Hayrides/tours: Enjoy a hayride to
visit our Christmas trees, and see
our animals (alpacas, Irish Dexter
cattle, mini donkeys, mini horses,
fainting goats, chickens and pigs).
National Colonial Farm/Ecosystem
Farm (PG)
Winter’s Eve celebration: Sat., Dec.
7, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. ($2 admission).
Come and experience the holidays in
the style of an 18th century farm. Kick
off winter with a special evening tour
of the seasonally decorated National
Colonial Farm featuring caroling by
the fire, costumed interpreters, warm
treats, refreshments and fun for the
whole family. Shop for handmade
heritage sheep’s wool gifts and other
unique, locally crafted items during the
Green Crafters’ Fair.
Nobella Alpaca Farm (SM)
Holiday Open House: “Royal TreatPage 6
ment Reigns,” Nov. 23, 30, Dec. 7, 14,
21, and Jan. 11, Sat., 10 a.m. to
4 p.m., and other times by appointment. Visit our alpacas and shop for
unique alpaca gifts for the whole family and alpaca fiber products.
P. A. Bowen Farmstead (PG)
Farm tours: Farm tours through
the holiday season, Sat., at 11 a.m.,
or by appointment. Our tours are a
true learning experience in holistic
pasture and livestock management.
You will see the dairy operation, learn
about cheese making and visit pigs,
chickens and cows. The tours are a
minimum of one and half hours. Call
for more information.
Pax River Alpacas (PG)
Annual Christmas Party: Dec. 7,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Alpaca Yarn
& Fiber Shop. All knitters, crocheters, weavers, spinners, alpaca lovers
and holiday shoppers are invited!
Enjoy Christmas cookies and holiday
nibbles, tour the alpaca farm and visit
the alpacas. Browse our extensive
collection of yarns and gifts. Bring
your current yarn projects to show off
or work on, and enter a raffle for a
skein of your favorite alpaca yarn (10
percent off all yarns in the shop). Don’t
forget to bring your camera to capture
your holiday memories!
Perigeaux Vineyards and Winery (CA)
Christmas Open House: Dec. 14,
noon to 8 p.m., Christmas caroling, hot
wines. Specialty gift baskets with wine
and gifts for sale.
Serenity Farm Inc. (CH)
Outdoor live nativity: Dec. 6 and
Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. only. Dec. 7 and
Dec. 14 at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Meet at the Harvest House farm store.
Join us for a respite from the holiday
rush and see the Christmas Story ‘live’
(nativity scene with live animals and
narration). Free admission and refreshments. Winter hayrides and farm
tours/rentals by appointment. Book
now for spring school tours.
See full info for
farms beginning on
page 18.
LISTINGS BY PRODUCT/SERVICE
• Christmas trees (pre-cut), including
fir (Frasier, Douglas), pine (White), spruce (Blue)
• Handmade centerpieces and wreaths of all sizes
• Garland, roping and swags
• Custom designed decorations for home or office
• Grave blankets and grave-side cups
The Middleton family farm provides
your family an opportunity to escape
to the country and take pleasure in
nature's bounty.
We look forward to seeing you
time and time again...
-- Mac & Joan Middleton and family
www.middletonfarm.com
5190 Leonardtown Road, Waldorf
(301) 399-9812
[email protected]
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Willow Oak Flower & Herb
Farm (AA)
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Journey to the North Pole: Nov.
23 – Dec. 22., Thurs., Fri., and Sat.,
4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., ($7 for adults,
$5 for children). Journey to the North
Pole on a self-guided walk through the
forest of candy canes to Santa’s Ice
Palace to see the elves busy at work.
Walk through our gardens with lighted
scenes of Christmas, see the flower
fairies decorate the gazebo, visit the
gingerbread house, Forest Animal
Christmas Party and Nativity Scene,
and visit with Santa at the Garden
Cabin (Fri. and Sat.). Christmas Open
House: Nov. 16, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
Nov.17, noon to 4 p.m. Visit our Winter
Wonderland, sample spiced punch,
teas, herbal foods and cookies, door
prizes all day and festive music. Live
violin and guitar: Nov.16, 10 a.m. to
6 p.m., and Nov. 17, noon to 4 p.m.
Holiday classes and workshops:
Symbolic Christmas Wreath, Nov. 23,
10 a.m. to noon; Christmas Porch Arrangement, Nov. 26, 6:30 p.m. to
8:30 p.m; Evergreen Wreath Workshop, Nov. 30, 10 a.m. to noon; Snowy
Winter Wreath, Dec. 3, 6:30 p.m. to
9:30 p.m; Christmas Tree Centerpiece, Dec. 4, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Williamsburg Door Medallion, Dec.
7, 10 a.m. to noon; Aromatic Candle
Centerpiece, Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m.to 8:30
p.m; Christmas English Cream Tea,
Dec.12, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m; Holly
Basket, Dec.17, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m;
Fresh Flower Christmas Arrangement,
Dec. 21, 10 a.m. to noon.
GIFTS FROM SOUTHERN
MARYLAND FARMS
C and E Farm, L.L.C. (PG)
Locally produced honey.
Cabin Creek Heritage Farm (PG)
Hand-spun yarn, handmade knitted
items, goat’s milk soap, jams.
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Chesapeake’s Bounty, LLC (CA)
Locally made baked goods, honey,
jams, jellies and fruit butters.
En-Tice-Ment Stables, LLC (AA)
We offer gift certificates to give to your
horse lovers for equestrian activities
at our farm. We offer riding lessons,
holiday camps, leases, horse sales
and boarding.
Finca Serena Alpaca Ranch (CA)
Alpaca gifts including socks, gloves,
scarves, blankets, throws, sweaters,
alpaca fiber and yarns and much,
much more. Raw fiber and yarns available in different colors. Stop by and
meet our alpacas, Southern Marylandgrown and harvested with love!
Finch Family Farm & Nursery (SM)
Crochet items including market bags,
handbags, hats and sweaters. Assorted jams, baked goods, cookies
and breads.
Friendly Hall Farm (SM)
Homemade jams in various flavors,
relish and local honey.
Fuzzy Farmers Market (SM)
A creative cooperative of women
selling a variety of handcrafted items
from local farms including Cedarhaven Farm, Ferny Brae Sheep and
Wool Farm, Hunters Ridge Farm and
Pinkerton Farm. We offer a range of
yarns and fibers (wool, angora and
alpaca), as well as handmade shawls,
scarves, hats, mitts, jewelry, goat’s
milk soaps, felted figurines, up-cycled
yard art, home goods, textiles and
pottery. We also offer classes for
weaving, knitting, crochet and decorative painting.
Hancock Farm Service (CH)
Homemade jams, jellies, canned
peaches and pears, canned beets,
bread and butter pickles, honey and
fruit butters.
See full info for
farms beginning on
page 18.
Keep ’Em Buzzin Apiaries
& Honey Bee Farm (CH)
Assorted honey varities including
Wild Flower, Sweet Clover, Alfalfa
and Blue Berry Blossom. Goat’s
milk and honey soaps, lip balms and
body balms, beeswax candles, gift
baskets and honey candy.
LISTINGS BY PRODUCT/SERVICE
ent alpaca gifts (blankets, scarves,
socks and more), gluten-free nut
cookies, wooden puzzles, photographs and our “Nourishing Traditions Cookbook” by Sally Fallon.
Pax River Alpacas (PG)
Freshly baked donuts, pies, homemade cakes, fresh butter flake rolls,
assorted breads and our delicious
ice cream highlighting the fruits of
the season. Visit our website for the
full range of our baked goods.
Truly local alpaca products. Visit
our herd of alpacas and browse our
extensive collection of exquisitely
soft luxury alpaca yarns. We carry
natural colors, and hand-dyed and
hand-painted yarns including silk,
bamboo, merino, angora and other
blends. Peruse our collection of
unique handmade alpaca scarves,
hats, shawls, super warm alpaca
socks and other alpaca gift items
including jewelry and cards. We
also breed and sell award-winning
alpacas.
Moore or Less Farm (SM)
Serenity Farm Inc. (CH)
Locust Grove (SM)
Homemade jams, pickles and goat’s
milk soaps.
Miller Farms (PG)
Handmade soaps, alpaca yarn and
gifts, gift baskets and handmade
jewelery.
National Colonial Farm/Ecosystem
Farm (PG)
The farm’s museum shop features
many unique gifts including knitted
textiles using hand-spun wool from
the Hog-Island sheep flock and
naturally-dyed skeins, hand-carved
wooden bowls, natural soaps and
lotions, books on gardening, history
and nature and more.
New Era Farm, LLC (CA)
Gift certificates for horseback riding instruction and introduction to
horses and riding classes.
Nobella Alpaca Farm (SM)
Unique alpaca gifts for the whole
family (hats, gloves, scarves, socks,
rugs and toys) and alpaca fiber
products made from our herd (yarns,
rovings and fleece).
P. A. Bowen Farmstead (PG)
Handcrafted soaps, many differ-
Southern Maryland walking sticks,
apple butter and other farm-related
products for gifts at the Harvest
House farm store.
Spider Hall Farm, LLC (CA)
Farm stand offering a wide range of
Maryland farm products including
locally grown seasonal produce,
honey, jams and jellies, baked
goods, soaps and crafts.
Stauffers Farm (SM)
Local honey, jams, jellies and homemade soaps.
Villa De Alpacas Farm (PG)
Farm store features alpaca products
including 100% alpaca blankets
made from our fleece, handmade
alpaca sweaters and clothing, and
a complete wood working shop.
Alpacas and llamas for sale and
breeding, and as pets or companions and guard llamas.
Willow Oak Flower & Herb
Farm (AA)
Lovely handcrafted ornaments
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artistically made from nature’s gifts
hang from our themed trees. Start
a tradition with folk-art vintage
ornaments, great for collectors. Let
us make your home fragrant with
wreaths, kissing balls, herbal gifts
and glittery ornaments. We also
offer local honey, teas, seasonings
and soaps.
Zekiah Farms, LLC (CH)
Unique arts, crafts and honey available at our farm store.
FIREWOOD
C & E Farm, LLC (PG)
Firewood, cut up in stacks of 2’ x 2’
and 4’ x 4’.
Chesapeake’s Bounty, LLC (CA)
Call for details.
Crispens’ Farm &
Greenhouses (AA)
LISTINGS BY PRODUCT/SERVICE
WINE
Fridays Creek Winery (CA)
Maryland white and red wines for
sale and tasting, made from our
estate-grown grapes. White wines:
Seyval Blanc, Vidal, Traminette, Patio. Red wines: Syrah, Chambourcin,
Barbera, Rubilee, Friday Afternoon.
Perigeaux Vineyards and Winery (CA)
Our winery offers three distinct,
award-winning labeled brands of
wines to appeal to the wine lover’s
palette. Our beautiful tasting room
is open for your enjoyment and
our staff will provide exceptional
hospitality for your wine tasting
experience. We also offer Case Club
Membership and a Wine Marker’s
Circle Club. Direct shipping to
Maryland, Virginia and the District of
Columbia.
Romano Vineyard & Winery (PG)
Wood chips for smoking (apple,
peach, cherry, hickory), firewood for
woodstoves, fireplaces and fire pits
(90 percent seasoned oak).
Award-winning wines handcrafted
in small lots. Romano Vineyard &
Winery is the first and only Prince
George’s County winery.
Fairfield Farm (SM)
Solomons Island Winery (CA)
Oak firewood, call for details.
Finch Family Farm & Nursery (SM)
Estate-grown and crafted wines
featuring Chocolate Raspberry Port
for the holidays!
Firewood by the bundle (all hardwood).
MEATS, POULTRY, DAIRY
Fisher Farm (CH)
Alvey Brothers (SM)
Mixed hardwoods (8’ lengths). You
cut and haul.
We are a complete custom butchering service offering retail and custom
order meat and fresh country sausage. We do not use any steroids
or growth hormones. Our cattle
and hogs are allowed to grow and
mature peacefully and naturally.
Miller Farms (PG)
Call for details.
Moore or Less Farm (SM)
Firewood (seasoned and split).
Armiger Show Team, LLC (CA)
Oak Grove Farm (CH)
We provide some of the best farm
fresh meats in the Tri-County area.
Our meats do not have added antibi-
Fire-pit wood (custom-cut).
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farms beginning on
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LISTINGS BY PRODUCT/SERVICE
otics, chemical residues, pesticides,
or hormones. Our livestock animals
are grass-fed and grain-finished using environmentally sound, sustainable agriculture practices, humanely-raised and handled every day!
Cuts are vacuum-packed individually
so no need for any waste. We look
forward to serving the residents of
the Tri-County area. Call for more
information.
retail cuts. Contact us for questions
or more information.
Cabin Creek Heritage Farm (PG)
Free-range heritage and broadbreasted turkeys raised on pasture.
Humanely raised with organic
practices including no antibiotics or
other drugs. Timely hatched to be
ready for Thanksgiving and again
at Christmas. Come to the farm and
pick out your holiday centerpiece!
Visit our website for information.
Woodland-raised pork, pastureraised chicken and eggs (pastured,
soy-free, non-GMO), 100 percent
grass-fed Black Angus beef and 100
percent grass-fed lamb.
Cedar Spring Farm (CA)
Farm-raised beef; custom orders
(quarter, or whole side). We arrange for slaughter at a USDAinspected facility; meat is locally
processed (aged, cut, wrapped and/
or vacuum-packed) to customer’s
specifications. Animals are antibiotic,
hormone and steroid free.
Chesapeake’s Bounty, LLC (CA)
Locally raised meats and poultry;
USDA-slaughtered and processed,
vacuum-packed and frozen cuts,
bacon, sausage, smoked meats,
hotdogs and local dairy products.
En-Tice-Ment Farm Raised
Meats, LLC (AA)
Farm-raised beef, pork, chicken
and lamb. Our animals are raised
naturally on our family farm. Our
products are for sale by the pound in
small quantities so families can make
their own choice of meats and cuts.
Fancy Discovery Farm (SM)
Farm-fresh, grain-fed beef raised
on a grass/pasture environment.
All beef is humanely treated and
hormone, antibiotic and steroid free.
Available by the whole, half and
quarter side and also convenient
Finch Family Farm & Nursery (SM)
Brown and white free-range eggs
sold year-round (every other week
through the winter months) at the
Waldorf Farmers’ Market. Contact us
to subscribe to the market newsletter.
Fisher Farm (CH)
Friendly Hall Farm (SM)
All natural farm-raised beef, pork
and lamb.
Hancock Farm Service (CH)
Farm-raised turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas sold by advanced
order (call for details) and broiler
chickens raised and sold to order.
Deer processing and custom butchering available.
Hard Bargain Farm – Alice
Ferguson Foundation (PG)
Grass-fed beef sold by the piece or
quarters, (frozen, vacuum-packed).
Whole broiler chickens (frozen,
vacuum-packed). Fresh brown and
green chicken eggs.
Hole in the Woods Farm (SM)
Naturally-raised beef, pork, lamb
and chicken (USDA-inspected,
vacuum-packed, frozen individual
cuts). Whole and half side beef also
available and gift certificates.
Horsmon Farm (CA)
All natural Black Angus beef and
pork. Offering vacuum-packed and
frozen individual cuts and ground.
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See full info for
farms beginning on
page 18.
Taking orders for half and whole
sides of beef and pork.
Moore or Less Farm (SM)
Beef, chicken, lamb and pork. Local,
farm-raised bacon (with and without
nitrates), breakfast sausages (sage,
maple, chorizo and andouille).
P. A. Bowen Farmstead (PG)
Award-winning raw milk artisan
cheeses (Chesapeake Cheddar,
Prince George’s Blue, Dream
Creamy, and Aquasco Jack), all
produced in our certified dairy from
our own Jersey cows. Also available,
cuts of pastured-pork, pasturedchicken and grass-fed and finished
beef and rose veal. All products are
soy and corn free.
Part Green Hill Farm (SM)
Beef (quarter, half or whole), USDAinspected, vacuum-packed, frozen
cuts. 100 percent satisfaction guaranteed. Delivery available.
Serenity Farm Inc. (CH)
Farm-raised beef, pork and lamb.
All meats processed by USDA-inspected facility, vacuum-packed and
frozen, available in a variety of cuts
at the Harvest House farm store.
Spider Hall Farm, LLC (CA)
We offer a wide range of locally
raised meat products including
Southern Maryland Meats (beef,
lamb, pork, bacon, sausage and
ground beef). All meats are USDAinspected. Our local dairy products
include cheeses, milk and ice cream
(organic and local).
Stauffers Farm Fresh Eggs (SM)
Fresh eggs.
WAG Meats (SM)
Beef (frozen), steaks, roasts,
hamburger (1 lb and 2 lb packs);
USDA-inspected and processed,
vacuum-packed frozen cuts. Meat is
LISTINGS BY PRODUCT/SERVICE
aged 14 to 21 days. Delivery available for wholesale orders only. Our
animals are pasture raised and grain
finished. We grow and produce all
our feed at our farm.
Windy Willow Farm (CA)
From the farm we offer pastureraised (grass-finished) beef, goat,
lamb and pork. Come by to see and
experience the difference that our
raising practices make. The animals
we raise for meat roam our pastures
and they are able to eat and live the
way God intended.
Woodborough Farms (PG)
Hormone-free, custom-raised
freezer beef from cows selected for
superior marbling and tenderness.
Our animals are pasture-raised with
grass or hay available at all times,
also fed a corn-based supplement
for finishing. All beef USDA-inspected and processed.
Zekiah Farms, LLC (CH)
Locally raised beef, pork, goat (meat
and live) and chicken. All meats
processed by USDA-inspected
facility, vacuum-packed and frozen
available at our farm store. Our
naturally raised meats are antibiotic
and hormone-free.
SEAFOOD
Chesapeake’s Bounty, LLC (CA)
Local seafood harvested from the
Chesapeake Bay region, including
fresh fish, oysters (wild-harvest and
aquaculture), clams and crabs (live
and meat).
Kellam’s Seafood (SM)
Local crabs and fresh crab meat
available through Dec.1. Chesapeake Bay oysters (local shucked or
shelled). Our seafood caught daily
by local watermen from the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River.
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LISTINGS BY PRODUCT/SERVICE
Patuxent Seafood Co., LLC (CA)
Cox Farm Produce (CA)
Local farm-raised oysters, raised
and harvested in cages in the Patuxent River. Hearty meat with a salty,
sweet flavor. Oysters are washed of
all mud prior to sale. Available in 50
and 100-count bags. Wild-harvest
oysters, harvested from the Patuxent River, oysters have a slightly
saltier flavor than the farm-raised.
Available by the dozen, half bushel,
and bushel. Discount for large
quantities. Soft crabs (cleaned and
frozen).
Apples, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and pumpkins.
Thompson’s Seafood
Corner Market (SM)
Friendly Hall Farm (SM)
Local oysters; In the shell and freshshucked (pints and quarts). Fresh
fish, fresh local crabmeat, steamed
shrimp, fried oysters, sandwiches
and dinner specials. Specializing
in holiday party platters (crab balls,
peeled and steamed shrimp, fried
oysters). Open on Christmas Eve
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Vanalstine Seafood (CA)
Fresh catfish and white perch, oysters (wild-harvest and aquaculture),
crabs (live and meat). Family-owned
and operated, seafood caught fresh
daily from the Chesapeake Bay
waters. Harvesting charters also
available.
Crispens’ Farm &
Greenhouses (AA)
Apples and winter squash (acorn,
butternut, spaghetti).
Finch Family Farm & Nursery (SM)
Kale, cabbage, broccoli, spinach,
mustard greens, leaf lettuce, onions,
potatoes, turnips and beets.
PYO greens (kale, watercress,
spinach, mustard, collards, Swiss
chard and turnips), sweet potatoes
and cabbage.
Miller Farms (PG)
Winter greens (collards, kale) and
pumpkins.
Moore or Less Farm (SM)
Winter greens (kale, turnips, mustard).
National Colonial Farm/Ecosystem
Farm (PG)
Wild Willy’s Seafood (SM)
Winter produce will be available for
sale from the Ecosystem Farm, a
certified-organic educational farm
project of the Accokeek Foundation.
Check the website or call for details
on times and availability.
Oysters (wild-harvest), all locally
caught seafood.
Oak Grove Farm (CH)
WINTER PRODUCE
Winter greens (kale, collards,
mustard).
C & E Farm, LLC (PG)
Sweet potatoes, winter squash and
greens (kale, collards, mustard,
turnip).
Chesapeake’s Bounty, LLC (CA)
Spider Hall Farm, LLC (CA)
Wide range of seasonal local produce year-round.
Zekiah Farms, LLC (CH)
Apples, greens and winter squash.
Wide range of seasonal local produce year-round.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Alvey Brothers (SM)
Darren Alvey
and Judson Alvey
39302 Alvey Way
Clements, MD 20624
(301) 904-3847
www.alveybrothersfarm.com
[email protected]
Hours: By appointment only.
American Chestnut Land Trust (CA)
1920 Scientists Cliffs Road
Port Republic, MD 20676
(410) 414-3400
www.acltweb.org
[email protected]
Hours: Visit website.
Armiger Show Team, LLC (CA)
Roger Armiger, III
2208 Garrity Road
St. Leonard, MD 20678
(410) 474-3645, (443) 968-2076
www.armigershowteam.com
[email protected]
Hours: By appointment only.
C & E Farm, LLC (PG)
Emma and C. C. Dudley
11415 Old Pond Drive
Glenn Dale, MD 20769
(301) 352-2958
www.candefarm.com
[email protected]
Hours: Mon. – Thurs. by appointment
only; Fri. – Sat., 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun.,
closed.
Cabin Creek Heritage Farm (PG)
Doug and Lori Hill
18235 Clagett Landing Road
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
(301) 520-2116, (301) 520-1121
www.cabincreekheritagefarm.com
[email protected]
Hours: Thurs. – Fri., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
Sat.,10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Cedar Spring Farm (CA)
Daniel W. Gibson
2445 Wayne Gibson Road
Huntingtown, MD 20639
(410) 535-1562
Hours: By appointment only.
Chesapeake’s Bounty, LLC (CA)
William Kreamer
6415 St. Leonard Road
St. Leonard, MD 20685
(410) 586-3881
www.chesapeakesbounty.com
[email protected]
Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Cox Farm Produce (CA)
Tim Wallace
2021 Solomons Island Road
Huntingtown, MD 20639
(443) 532-7479
Hours: By appointment only.
Crispens’ Farm & Greenhouses (AA)
Bill and Bobi Crispens
820 Generals Highway
Millersville, MD 21108
(410) 987-6034, (410) 693-6860
[email protected]
Hours: By appointment only.
En-Tice-Ment Farm-Raised
Meats, LLC (AA)
Deana Tice
231 Polling House Road
Harwood, MD 20776
(443) 336-8492
[email protected]
Hours: Sat., 7 a.m. to noon at the
Anne Arundel County Farmers Market,
Riva Road in Annapolis. Farm visits by
appointment. Find us on Facebook.
En-Tice-Ment Stables, LLC (AA)
Deana Tice
4024 Solomons Island Road
Harwood, MD 20776
(443) 336-8492
www.enticementstables.com
[email protected]
Hours: Riding 7 days a week; call to
schedule a tour or your first lesson.
FARM CONTACT INFO
Evergreen Acres (SM)
Roger and Nancy Lavoie
27118 Queentree Road
Mechanicsville, MD 20659
(301) 862-1597
[email protected]
Hours: Nov. 29 – Dec. 22, noon to
dusk. Early tagging, Nov. 1 (extra fee).
Fairfield Farm (SM)
Charles Sasscer
48165 Park Hall Road
Park Hall, MD 20667
(301) 862-2411
www.fairfieldfarmmd.com
[email protected]
Hours: By appointment only
Fancy Discovery Farm (SM)
John and Susie Hall
24139 Hurry Road
Chaptico, MD 20621
(301) 769-4338
www.fancydiscoveryfarm.com
[email protected]
Hours: By appointment only.
Finca Serena Alpaca Ranch (CA)
Dorys P. Brennan
1930 Rosemary Lane
Port Republic, MD 20676
(443) 498-8476
www.alpacasfurless.com
[email protected]
Hours: Nov. and Dec. every Fri., Sat.
and Sun., from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., until
Christmas Eve.
Finch Family Farm & Nursery (SM)
Chuck and Debra Finch
39158 East Cusic Court
Helen, MD 20635
(301) 884-4358
[email protected]
Hours: At the Waldorf Farmers’ Market; Wed., 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sat.,
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fisher Farm (CH)
Ed Kramer
10955 Earnshaw Lane
La Plata, MD 20646
(301) 717-7434
www.fisherfarmmd.com
Hours: Mon. – Fri., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Other times by appointment only.
Fridays Creek Winery (CA)
Frank Cleary
3485 Chaneyville Road
Owings, MD 20736
(410) 286-WINE (9463)
www.fridayscreek.com
[email protected]
Hours: Thurs. – Mon., 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friendly Hall Farm (SM)
William Lyon Sr. and William Lyon Jr.
39010 Lyons Lane
Mechanicsville, MD 20659
(301) 884-5846
www.friendlyhallfarm.com
[email protected]
Hours: Mon. – Sat., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Sun. closed.
Friendship Forest (SM)
John and Peggy Milliman
41370 Friendship Court
Mechanicsville (Oakville), MD 20659
(301) 373-8184
www.friendshipforest.com
[email protected]
Hours: Weekends from Thanksgiving
to Christmas Day, Sat., 9 a.m. to
4 p.m., Sun., noon to 4 p.m.
Friendship Trees (AA)
B. Nuckols and Darrell Dockery
6950 Old Solomons Island Road
Friendship, MD 20758
(301) 855-5756
[email protected]
Hours: Mon. – Fri., 1:30 p.m. to 4:30
p.m., Sat. and Sun., 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Fuzzy Farmers Market (SM)
Misti Dayton
22696 Washington Street
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-3899
www.fuzzyfarmersmarket.com
[email protected]
Hours: Wed. – Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
and until 8 p.m., on ‘First Fridays’.
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Hancock Farm Service (CH)
Donald Hancock and Debbie Hancock
10415 Hancock Farm Place
La Plata, MD 20646
(301) 934-3059, (301) 520-0305
[email protected]
Hours: By appointment only.
Hard Bargain Farm –
Alice Ferguson Foundation (PG)
Eileen Watts and Leona Haiden
2001 Bryan Point Road
Accokeek, MD 20607
(301) 659-1666 (301) 292-5665
www.fergusonfoundation.org
[email protected]
Hours: By appointment only.
Hole in the Woods Farm (SM)
John Butterfield
36859 Holly Field Lane
Chaptico, MD 20621
(301) 769-2963, (301) 769-2010
www.holeinthewoodsfarmandmeats.com
[email protected]
Hours: Sat., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit
website for additional hours.
Horsmon Farm (CA)
JR and Catherine Cosgrove
1865 Horsmon Farm Lane
Saint Leonard, MD 20685
(443) 532-5761, (410) 586-0462
www.horsmonfarm.com
[email protected]
Hours: By appointment only.
Keep ‘Em Buzzin Apiaries
& Honey Bee Farm (CH)
Lyle Bradford
5685 Bumpy Oak Road
La Plata, MD 20646
(301) 848-0541, (301) 848-0541
[email protected]
Hours: Mon. – Sun., 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
by appointment.
Kellam’s Seafood (SM)
Paul Kellam
16616 Three Notch Road
Ridge, MD 20680
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(301) 872-0100
Hours: Wed. – Sat., noon to 6 p.m.,
Sun., 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Linden Hill Christmas
Tree Farm (PG)
John and Sarah Stockstill
4102 Old Crain Highway
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(301) 627-3768, (301) 520-3127
www.lindenhillchristmastreefarm.com
[email protected]
Hours: Nov. 29 – Dec. 21, Fri. – Sat.,
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or until sold out.
Locust Grove (SM)
Katie Byler
9830 North Ryceville Road
Mechanicsville, MD 20659
Hours: By appointment only.
Melwood Horticulture Training
Center (PG)
Sheila Gallagher
5606 Dower House Road
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(301) 599-4570
www.melwood.org
[email protected]
Hours: Mon. – Fri., 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Middleton’s Cedar Hill Farm (CH)
Kelly Bryant
5190 Leonardtown Road
Waldorf, MD 20601
(301) 399-9812
www.middletonfarm.com
[email protected]
Hours: Nov. 29 – Dec. 24, 10 a.m. to
8 p.m., seven days a week.
Miller Farms (PG)
Phil Miller
10140 Piscataway Road
Clinton, MD 20735
(301) 297-9370, (301)-399-5485
www.millerfarmsclinton.com
[email protected]
Hours: Farm store: Mon. – Sat., 8 a.m. to
6 p.m., Sun., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Bakery: Mon. – Fri., 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sat.,
7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sun., 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FARM CONTACT INFO
Moore or Less Farm (SM)
P. A. Bowen Farmstead (PG)
Moe and Elissa Moore
22467 Colton Point Road
Bushwood, MD 20618
(301) 769-2210, (301) 775-6426
www.mooreorlessfarm.com
[email protected]
Hours: Sat. – Sun., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
until Christmas Eve.
Barb Haigwood
15701 Doctor Bowen Road
Brandywine, MD 20613
(301) 579-2727
www.pabowenfarmstead.com
[email protected]
Hours: Thurs., Fri., Sat., 10 a.m. to
6 p.m., or by appointment. Closed on
Thanksgiving Day.
National Colonial Farm
Ecosystem Farm (PG)
Meg Nichols
3400 Bryan Point Road
Accokeek, MD 20607
(301) 283-2113
www.accokeek.org
[email protected]
Hours: Visitor Center and Gift Shop:
Nov. 1 – Dec. 6, Tues. – Sun., 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. From Dec. 7, Sat. and Sun.,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
New Era Farm, LLC (CA)
Karen Jones
3325 Allday Road
Huntingtown, MD 20639
(410) 535-5204
www.newerafarm.com
[email protected]
Hours: Tues. – Sat., by appointment
only.
Nobella Alpaca Farm (SM)
Patty Mattingly
40280 Wathen Road
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(240) 925-6959
www.nobellaalpacas.com
Hours: Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14 and 21,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Oak Grove Farm (CH)
Courtney Davis
3875 Oak Grove Place
Nanjemoy, MD 20662
(301) 246-4126
[email protected]
Hours: By appointment only.
Part Green Hill Farm (SM)
Earl Lumpkins
23321 Part Greenhill Farm Lane
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-5376
Hours: By appointment only.
Patuxent Seafood Co., LLC (CA)
Andrew and Jill Buck
4149 School Road
Broomes Island, MD 20615
(410) 610-5395
www.patuxentseafood.com
[email protected]
Hours: Mon. – Fri., 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
Sat., 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sun.,10 a.m. to
6 p.m. Additional hours by appointment.
Pax River Alpacas (PG)
Sue and Don Rosche
The Alpaca Yarn & Fiber Shop
15775 Mt. Calvert Road
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(301) 627-4924
www.paxriveralpacas.com
[email protected]
Hours: Flexible hours by appointment.
Perigeaux Vineyards and Winery (CA)
John Behun and Katie Martin
8650 Mackall Road
Saint Leonard, MD 20685
(410) 586-2710
www.perigeaux.com
[email protected]
Hours: Wed. – Fri., 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.,
Sat. and Sun., noon to 8 p.m. See our
website for special event hours.
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Quail Field Farm (SM)
John and Jane Bailey
38161 New Market Turner Road
Mechanicsville, MD 20659
(301) 884-4062, (301) 752-4606
www.quailfieldfarm.com
[email protected]
Hours: Open for season from Nov.
29, Fri. – Sun., 9 am. to 4 p.m. By
appointment only, Mon. – Thurs.
Romano Vineyard & Winery (PG)
Joe and Jo-Ann Romano
15715 Bald Eagle School Road
Brandywine, MD 20613
(301) 752-1103, (240) 681-3469
www.romanowinery.com
[email protected]
Hours: 2nd and 3rd Sat. every
month, noon to 5 p.m.
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5 p.m., closed Mon. No appointment
needed.
Spider Hall Farm, LLC (CA)
Catherine Hamilton
3915 Hallowing Point Road
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
(410) 610-0094
www.spiderhallfarm.com
[email protected]
Hours: Mon. – Thurs., 10 a.m. to
7 p.m., Fri. and Sat., 10 a.m. to
9 p.m., Sun., 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Stauffers Farm Fresh Eggs (SM)
Daniel Stauffer
28535 Point Lookout Road
Leonardtown, MD 20650
Hours: Mon. – Sat., dawn to dusk;
closed Sun.
Scarborough Farm (SM)
The Pines Farm (PG)
Kathy York
25540 Friendship School Road
Mechanicsville, MD 20659
(301) 373-3852
www.scarboroughfarmflowers.com
[email protected]
Hours: By appointment only.
Joseph and Jean Richards
16900 Magruder’s Ferry Road
Brandywine, MD 20613
(301) 579-2522
Hours: Nov. 30 – Dec. 24, 8 a.m. to
5 p.m., 7 days a week.
Serenity Farm Inc. (CH)
The Robinson Family
6932 Serenity Farm Road
Benedict, MD 20612
(301) 274-3829, (301) 399-1634
facebook.com/serenityfarmbenedict
www.serenityfarminc.com
[email protected]
Hours: At the farm: Mon. – Fri.,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat., 9 a.m. to
noon. At the Harvest House farm
store: Apr. – Nov., Sat., 10 a.m. to
3 p.m., tours by appointment.
Solomons Island Winery (CA)
Ken Korando
515 Garner Lane
Lusby, MD 20657
(410) 394-1933
www.solomonsislandwinery.com
[email protected]
Hours: Tues. – Sun., 11 a.m. to
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Thompson’s Seafood Corner
Market (SM)
Denise Ching and Paul Thompson
28765 Three Notch Road
Mechanicsville, MD 20659
(301) 884-5251
Hours: Tues. – Thurs., 9 a.m. to 6:30
p.m., Fri. and Sat., 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
Sun., 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed
Mon.
Tyo’s Christmas Trees (CH)
Bob Tyo
5495 Benny Gray Point Road
Nanjemoy, MD 20662
(301) 752-9931
[email protected]
Hours: Nov. 29 – Dec. 22, Fri. –
Sun., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Upakrik Farm (AA)
Francis R. Gouin, PhD
420 East Bay Front Road
FARM CONTACT INFO
Deale, MD 20751
(301) 261-5802, (301) 789-3295
[email protected]
Hours: 9 a.m. to sunset.
Vanalstine Seafood (CA)
John VanAlstine
135 Jewell Road
Dunkirk, MD 20745
(301) 327-5034, (443) 223-3433
Hours: By appointment only.
Villa De Alpacas Farm (PG)
Angel Forbes Simmons
and Tom Moore
22410 Aquasco Road
Aquasco, MD 20608
(301) 888-CRIA (2742)
www.marylandalpacafarm.com
Hours: By appointment only.
WAG Meats (SM)
Willie Goddard
23700 Point Lookout Road
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-5190
www.southernmarylandmeats.com
[email protected]
Hours: Sat., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wild Willy’s Seafood (SM)
Willy Dean
49925 Hays Beach Road
Scotland, MD 20687
(301) 904-8078
[email protected]
Hours: By appointment only.
Willow Oak Flower &
Herb Farm (AA)
Maria Price and Heather Carr
8109 Telegraph Road
Severn, MD 21144
(410) 551-2237
www.willowoakherbs.com
[email protected]
Hours: Mon. – Sat., 10 a.m. to
6 p.m., Sun., noon to 4 p.m.
Windy Willow Farm (CA)
Dale and Debbie Jones
421 Clyde Jones Road
Sunderland, MD 20689
(301) 928-6781, (301) 928-0326
www.windywillowfarm.com
Hours: By appointment only.
Woodborough Farms (PG)
Phil and Linda Hutton
20111 Aquasco Road
Aquasco, MD 20608
(301) 888-2219
[email protected]
Hours: By appointment only.
Zekiah Farms, LLC (CH)
David and Cindy Thorne
5235 Bryantown Road
Bryantown, MD 20617
(240) 216-4065, (240) 216-4067
www.zekiahfarms.com
[email protected]
Hours: Mon. – Fri., 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.,
Sat. and Sun., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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La Plata, Maryland
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