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A Year in the Life of a Sweet Potato
Why did we grow three varieties and over four thousand pounds of sweet potatoes at Honey’s Harvest Farm in 2024?? Read on to find out …
Wedding Story: Dave & Courtney Rowe
What do you do when you’re getting married in Maryland and aren't interested in a church wedding or a beach wedding? You have a barn wedding! At least, that is what Dave and Courtney Rowe did.
Wedding Story: Josh & Michelle Lansberg
Dreaming of a local wedding venue where they could host their intimate event, Josh and Michelle Lansberg settled on celebrating their beautiful day at Honey’s Harvest Farm.
Wedding Story: Stephen & Sarah Jackson
Stephen and Sarah had a vision for their southern Maryland barn wedding. Herrington on the Bay and Honey’s Harvest Farm brought that vision to life!
From Tobacco to Hemp: A Farm's Evolution (Part 2)
Since 2009, Honey's Harvest Farm has undergone a dramatic transformation–from growing conventional tobacco and corn to growing nutrient dense food and medicine in living soil. The farm has a rich history behind it–and an exciting horizon ahead of it!
From Tobacco to Hemp: A Farm’s Evolution (Part 1)
Clyde Bowen didn’t want to sell his farm to just anyone. Although he couldn’t work his land anymore, due to rheumatoid arthritis, he wanted to transfer it into capable, caring hands…
September 10 Day Detox
So many of us are chronically brain-fogged, bloated, fatigued, and aching; and many of us are, sadly, so used to this state of being that we don’t realize we’re not in optimal health.
Planting the Sweet Potato
On May 18, I planted my sweet potato slip.
“Wait, wait!” you may say. “What is a ‘slip’?”
Preparing for Sweet Potatoes
Last fall I prepared a tiny garden in my front yard in which to plant this spring. I didn’t mean for my little patch of earth to be tiny; I’d meant it to be manageable so that I, a beginning gardener, wouldn’t feel too overwhelmed.
From Musician to Ecologist
In November 2018, Mike O’Donnell, a teacher at North County High School, led a field trip to the Baltimore Composting Collective. He was filling in for a friend of his and didn’t realize that the trip would have such an impact on his life.