n Bring home fresh , local fruits and vegetables including pick-yourown pumpkins
n Go fishing , hike , bike or plan a visit with artists in their studios
n Enjoy an afternoon at a microbrewery , cidery or award-winning winery
Vineyard is a new on-farm winery in Montgomery County ’ s Agricultural Reserve . Our first vintage was 2020 , and our tasting room doors opened in October 2021 . We offer dry wines grown and produced on our farm , including Carbernet Franc , Merlot , Petit Verdot , Cabernet Savignon , Chardonnay , Albarino and Chardonel . Enjoy our wine tastings and flights , by the glass or bottle . Some snack items are available , including charcuterie .
Hours : Thursday & Friday 2-7 , Saturday 12-6 , Sunday 12-5 Kemptown Road Damascus , MD 20872 www . 61vineyard . com
Visit us on facebook and Instagram @ 61Vineyard
Explore Montgomery County ’ s Ag Reserve !
We ’ re sure you ’ ll “ fall ” in love with it .
Rocklands Farm Winery
With so much to do , do , what are you waiting for ? wise capture , and aggregators can combine harvests from a variety of small farms to ensure that they have the volume needed for clients committed to local purchasing .
Overall , Tope is hopeful about the future of Dodo Farms and farming in Montgomery County , though she ’ s not positive that she and Niyi will be able to find a permanent home here they can afford . She believes that local farmers who care about producing diverse , healthy crops that “ feed people , especially our young people , our old people , our people of color , our vulnerable people ” should be supported as they work towards financial viability in the county . “ What is native to America ? Who is native to America , apart from the Native Americans ?” Tope asks . “ All of us are imports , implants from somewhere else . So this is the future I ’ m anticipating , where we introduce everyone to these foods from Africa and Japan that become native to America , that become the character of America , where we introduce a better lifestyle and help people to prolong their lives in a good way with these spices . And of course ,” she finishes , “ where we create a future for food through incubators .”
I leave the farm inspired and craving a kale smoothie — and hoping that Tope ’ s vision takes root and thrives .
Amanda Cather is the Mid-Atlantic Program Manager for American Farmland Trust and co-owner with her husband Mark of Plow and Stars Farm , a pastured livestock operation in Poolesville , Maryland . montgomerycountymd . gov / agservices / farm-to-table / farm-tour . html