Growing CBD & Heritage Grains to Escape the Cubicle | Maryland Farm & Harvest

Fiddler’s Green Farm in Carroll County has been in the Batten family since 1946 when Ben Batten’s grandfather bought it as an escape from the toils of WWII. Ben grew up on the farm - but never farmed a day in his life - that is until 2018 when he pivoted from corporate life to organic life. Today, with help from his wife Brynn and family, Fiddler's Green is a successful certified organic farm growing CBD and heritage grains. For the Battens, being new farmers means they don’t know the rules to farming, so every day is an opportunity to experiment, explore and make a mistake or two.
00:00 History of Fiddler's Green
01:00 Growing Hemp & Making CBD
01:46 Future Goals
04:18 When Things go Wrong...
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Season 11 Episode 4 of Maryland Farm & Harvest
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