Historical Society of Baltimore County

presents

The Evolution of Farming in Baltimore County

Sunday, July 16, 3:00 pm

 with Gene Swackhamer & Peter Elmore

Star Bright Farm's land has been a farm in Northern Baltimore County for 175 years. The 130-acre sustainable vegetable, herb, fruit, and lavender farm is an example of the current transition in Baltimore County from traditional to 21st century farm sustainability. They have been featured in many magazines such as Martha Stewart Living, Country Home, Better Homes & Gardens, and Southern Living. The farm is owned by Mark Elmore and his wife Helen Norman and their son Peter is the farm manager.  

Dr. Gene L. Swackhamer grew up on a corn and hog farm in Indiana. He earned degrees in agriculture and agriculture economics from Purdue University and Cornell University. He went on to have a long career as an agricultural economist, researcher, and as a leader in farm credit and banking. He will speak about the history and trends in agricultural production and farming. Following this Peter Elmore will discuss Star Bright Farm and lead a short tour of production beds, equipment, their distillery of herb oils and more! Both will be available for questions and discussion. Visitors will get the chance to check out the farm market before departing.

https://www.starbright-farm.com/

Part of our Speaker Series. Admission: FREE to HSBC members; Non-members $5.99, Registration required.

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Location: Star Bright Farm, 2590 Garrett Road, White Hall Maryland 21161 

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