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Spend
the weekend in Calvert County and learn about the roots of agriculture,
purchase basketsful of the freshest local produce, adopt a pet or learn
about composting, oysters, the Calvert Farmland Trust and the tricks of
master gardeners.
Join the
merchants and vendors at the Calvert Country Market on Saturday, July
15, 2006 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm for a
special summer produce sale, hot dogs and snacks. Visit with beautiful
greyhounds under the parking lot tents, courtesy of Greyt Expectations,
a greyhound rescue group, and enjoy a host of house pets available for
adoption from the Humane Society of Calvert County.
Indoors, there
will be displays on oyster farming from the Circle C Oyster Ranch,
agricultural information from So. MD So Good, the Calvert Farmland
Trust, a Bay-wise landscaping display and composting and gardening tips
from the Master Gardeners of Calvert County. Free coloring books will
be available for children while supplies last.
The Calvert
Country Market is the only year-round, indoor market in Southern
Maryland and people come from miles around to shop for farm-fresh
produce, cakes and baked goods, jams, honey and beautiful floral
bouquets. Located in the Prince Frederick Shopping Center, at the corner
of Rt. 4 and Duke Street, Calvert Country Market features a butcher,
green grocer, yarn, ceramics, wood crafts, polymer clay supplies,
antiques shop, fine jewelry, candies, candles, baskets and a gourd shop.
Complete your
weekend on Sunday July 16, 2006 by
visiting a working horse farm from 1:00 – 4:00 pm during the 2006
Farm Tour. Enjoy refreshments, equine demonstrations and exhibits,
entertainment and agriculture-related events at the Lucky Cricket Farm
in Huntingtown, Md. Visitors are required to park at Plum Point Middle
School in Huntingtown and take the free shuttle to the farm, about 1
mile away.
The 2006 Farm Tour is
coordinated by the Calvert County Department of Economic Development and
the Calvert County Agriculture Commission. The Agriculture Commission
conducts the Farm Tour to educate Calvert residents about traditional
farming and to provide the public with an opportunity to interact with
the farming community.
For more information, contact the Calvert
County, Maryland Department of Economic Development at 410.535.4583,
800.331.9771 or 301.855.1880, via email
info@ecalvert.com For more information on the
Calvert Country Market, visit their web site at
www.calvertcountrymarket.com
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