Visit Catoctin Mountain Orchard for Pick Your Own apples every Saturday and Sunday in October, be sure to check there website for more information on varieties picking every weekend!

Learn the basics from wine tasting techniques to recognizing differences between the making of white, red, sweet and dry wines, learn what a varietal wine is and a hybrid. An explanation and overview of Terroir. $35 per person.

A wine tasting which explains the Elk Run's grape selection and how the growing characteristics bring out classic varietal flavors. The evening concludes with a comparison sampling of wines of the same grapes from different geographic areas.  

Sparkling Wine Release, many  other Elk Run Wines are also served with an oyster bar and delectable appetizers, presented in  the winemakers home Circa 1756 Celebrating the bud break and the beginning of a new season.

Black Ankle offers live music every Friday evening, rain or shine starting at 6pm. You are welcome to bring a picnic, extra chairs, and your friends and family. 

Join the Frederick Farmers Market for there Holiday Market on Saturday December 16th from 10am-1pm. The Market is held in the Wolf's Furniture parking lot on Route 40. Many of your favorite vendors will be there!

Hood College’s Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies (CCWS) and the Friends of Baker Park are once again hosting the Green Neighbor Festival, this year on May 12, 2018. This year the goal of the event is to highlight environmentally friendly living practices by providing education and ideas to the community to live more sustainably, conserve resources and shop at local green businesses in Frederick County. Last year’s event attracted nearly 1000 attendees and we anticipate more this year.

The City Slicker Sour Farmhouse is a perfect blend of the classic Farmhouse style of Milkhouse Brewery and the funky and creative side of Olde Mother Brewing, but it is much more important than that. This beer is special because it utilizes the experimental grain from the University of Maryland Agriculture Extension office. The goal with this brew is two-fold: one, to continue educating beer lovers on the importance of supporting local beer agriculture and two: to help ensure the success of the malt growing program through UMD. Come out and support your local farmers and brewers with this delicious beer!

Come Out for Linganore Winecellars’ first ever Classic Pie Cruise Event. Bring out your classic cars to the winery to enjoy great wines, beer from Red Shedman and amazingly delicious pies from Mechelle's Baking Co.

There’s no registration fee for this event. Players simply need to purchase a tasting at any winery on the Frederick Wine Trail during the month of March. During the tasting, each player will receive a Wine Trail Poker Card.  Each participant must have at least 3 tastings to qualify for the Poker Run “Game Day.”  The more tastings you do, the better your chances are of winning.

Get ready to visit some of the hardest working farms in Frederick County. Homegrown Hay Days is traditionally held during the third weekend of October. Participating farms are stepping it up this year!

This winter, the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC) is partnering with the Agriculture Law Education Initiative (ALEI), the University of Maryland Extension, the Maryland Department of Agriculture, and Nationwide Insurance to host a series of one-day farm succession workshops around Maryland.

This one-day workshop is highly recommended for small- and large-scale fruit and vegetable producers who want to understand how to meet basic U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food safety requirements and/or are considering Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) certification. The training will assist with on-farm food safety implementation and writing a GAP program for both wholesale growers and direct marketers. This Basic GAP workshop does not satisfy the FDA training requirement for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule... a separate Produce Safety Alliance curriculum workshop meets that requirement.

Topics include weed control in hay and pastures, feeding lower quality hay, utilizing clovers, an update from the Maryland-Delaware Forage Council, advancements in alfalfa production and management, and reduced lignin alfalfa. The cost is $15 per person by Jan. 9 and $20 after Jan. 9

This class is for farmers who have been farming for at least a few years. (This is not a beginning marketing class.) Bring your own lunch and learn about how to take your marketing to the next level. Tips on branding, developing a marketing budget, engaging potential customers, and diversified marketing strategies including social media will be offered.

From what, when, and how, learn to prune for healthy plants. Learn to prune trees, shrubs, and vines to get the most out of your garden.