You may not realize that over 20,000 families (20% of residents) living in our tri-county area (St Mary’s, Charles and Calvert Counties) struggle to eat with 40% of students living in St. Mary’s County alone on free or reduced lunches. We are doing what we can to help.   

Community is everything to us, and we are committed to doing as much as we can for those in need.  This included keeping our grounds open to the public during the COVID pandemic to ensure everyone could feel the wind in their hair and to seek mental relief.   

In 2014, we began using our land to sustainably grow fresh fruits and vegetables for 31 local food banks and pantries. This year our Growing for Good program, run in partnership with Farmers Feeding Southern Maryland, will celebrate ten years of providing food for those who need it most. 

Over the past decade, we have hundreds of volunteers help plant, harvest and drive our produce to where its needed most. 

In addition to farming our land, we also till and prep individual home garden plots providing families with dignity, the means to be self-sufficient and the opportunity to give back to their community.