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Visit a working horse farm on Sunday July 16. 2006
from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. and celebrate over 350 years of agriculture in
Calvert County. Enjoy refreshments, equine demonstrations and exhibits,
entertainment and agriculture-related events at the Lucky Cricket Farm
in Huntingtown, Md.
Lucky Cricket
Farm, a 30-acre equestrian educational center with rolling pastures,
woods, pond and a stream, was purchased by owners Mike and Mary Russell
in 1986. Originally, the farm was part of a 120-acre tract purchased by
the Matteras from the Talbotts in 1954. The Matteras grew tobacco, corn
and hay and raised beef cattle and horses. Since 1986, the current
owners, family, friends and neighbors have helped bale hay and convert
the farm from beef to strictly horses. The facility is
climate-controlled for year-round use and has a new 16-stall barn with
an attached cover-all indoor arena to go with the outdoor arena.
The 2006 Farm Tour,
with its many horse-related activities and demonstrations, is
designed for family fun and educational awareness and is sure to provide
a day of fun and education for the whole family.
Due to parking restraints,
participants are required to park at Plum Point Middle School in
Huntingtown. Directions: From Route 4, turn onto Plum Point Road (Route
263), approximately 2 miles to Plum Point Middle School (past the
elementary school on the right). Visitors are required to park at the
school and use the free County shuttle buses to visit the farm. Farm is
located only 1 mile from the school. County shuttle buses will transport
visitors to Lucky Cricket Farm.
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
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