With abundantly available soybeans as a base, the uses for this staple product are ever-growing. “Soybeans are incredibly versatile. They’re used in everything from pies to paints,” boasts Joshua Appenzeller, a soybean farmer from Sudlersville, and Chairman of the...
Located just five minutes off of I-95, the Hopkins Farm Brewery sits on a 400-acre family farm that makes you feel as though you’re a world away from the bustling traffic of the interstate. The brewery uses the grains that the Hopkins family grow to make their fresh...
Not all farmers come from a background of generations in the field. For farmer and social justice activist, Emma Jagoz, it grew from more maternal roots. “I wanted to be as healthy as I possibly could be during my pregnancy for my baby and for my own body, so I did a...
Black Butterfly Urban Farmer Academy launched last year to create an opportunity for locals to farm using organic, sustainable and regenerative practices. This may sound like a typical thing to do out in the country, but what about in Baltimore City?“There are...
The Eck family emigrated to Baltimore from Germany in the mid-1800s. Elmer T. Eck and Sons was established in 1952 when the family purchased 750 acres of land in Queen Anne’s County. Carl Eck and his wife, Doris, worked with his sister, Dorothy Eck Higgs, and her...
Jennie Schmidt is a registered dietitian turned farmer. She married into agriculture when she said, “I do” to her husband, Hans. She is now a full-time farmer and advocate for the industry.“I married into the farm and made farming my second career. I developed a love...
