Christmas
Christmas tree industry booming in pandemic
Gary Palmer hoped to debut Holiday Memories Farm’s new Christmas tree operation in 2020. The West River, Md., farmer and former firefighter had spent six years preparing for his inaugural season. In addition to tree sales he envisioned a farm Santa and...
Hillcrest, Trail Nurseries provide poinsettia support
“We do what we do well, like grow vegetables from seed,” said Carrie Engel, greenhouse manger at Valley View Farms in Cockeysville, Md. “Why grow something when you can get it just as well from other places?,” she asked referring to the additional...
Hirt operation added to Carroll Barn Quilt Trail
WESTMINSTER, Md. — On Nov. 5, just in time for the 2020 Christmas season and more than 40 years after the first trees were planted by Clyde Hirt’s father, Hirt Tree Farm became the 37th farm added to the Carroll County Barn Quilt Trail, a collaborative...
Payne finds ‘the best’ evergreens for Baltimore region
ELKRIDGE, Md. — “Andy Payne’s a great guy. In my opinion, he has the best wholesale trees and wreaths in the area,” said Mike Healy, owner of Greenway Farms in Cooksville, Md., who purchases cut Christmas trees and plain wreaths from Payne Christmas...
Not all heroes wear capes (Credit Corner)
(Editor’s note: Tom Truitt is the president and chief executive officer of MidAtlantic Farm Credit.) We’ve heard this phrase a lot over the past several months as teachers, nurses, doctors, medics, and other first responders scrambled to adapt and...
Holiday sparkles throughout retail nursery center
COCKEYSVILLE, Md. — This time of year, if you’re heading north on York Road towards the Hunt Valley area in Baltimore County, it’s hard to miss the holiday cheer emanating from Valley View Farms’ parking lot and outside nursery areas. Even in...
Powers happy with second round of raising turkeys
TOWNSEND, Del. — “If you want to ruin the holidays, bring home some turkey poults,” advises William “Bill” Powers Jr., owner with his wife, Joan, of Powers Farm. The family-operated farm raises sheep, hogs, steers and laying hens.Back in the late...
Local author announces publication of memoir
WHITEFORD, Md. — Applewood Farm co-owner Pat Higgins Adelhardt announced the publication of Far From the Tree: A Memoir.Far From the Tree is a tale of intrigue, secrets, memories, fear, love and fortitude that propelled the author along a journey...
Authentic local greenery still popular for Christmas tour
LEWES, Del. — Holiday greenery from Southern Delaware farms has been transformed into décor for buildings moved from different parts of Sussex County to central Lewes to form a village reflective of different centuries. The buildings include a...
Joe’s Trees encourages Christmas traditions
NEWPORT, Va. — Joe’s Trees is a farm where Christmas trees are planted and traditions are cultivated by generations of a family devoted to bringing happiness to its customers. The tree farm has recently undergone a change of ownership from a second...
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