South Mountain MICROFARM™

With the first MD hemp growing season behind us and the second season rapidly approaching, there is a lot of hope and uncertainty for MD farmers. In 2019 MDA registered 69 farmers, 1577 acres and 1,069,000 sq ft of greenhouse space. With the release of the USDA’s Inter...

Governor Larry Hogan has appointed Levi Sellers of South Mountain MicroFARM to an at-large seat to represent hemp on the Maryland Agriculture Commission, an important state advisory group. A bill to create a designated Agriculture Commission seat for the hemp...

Thank you to Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot for paying a visit to South Mountain MicroFARM in Washington County Monday afternoon. It was a pleasure to be able to share our innovative and eco-conscious operations with other State and Local Officials as well....

Before walking into the greenhouse at South Mountain MicroFarm, one would think you’re walking into a clean room for microchips, not microgreens.

There’s a protocol of cleaning shoes and washing hands before stepping inside. But once the door swings open, it isn’t the s...

Stressing about what to do with your Chirstmas Tree? After the holidays, don't throw your real Christmas Tree in the trash or place it on the curb to go to the landfill.  Real trees are biodegradable and there are many ways that they can either be up-cycled or recycled...

You've heard the phrase "bigger is better", this isn't always the case. In most cases this puts an emphasis on "quantity" and not "quality". That's the example set by our current form of agriculture, "industrial farming". 

Industrial farming , even though there is...

Aquaponics is a hybrid system that combines organic farming, hydroponics (soiless plant culture), and recirculating aquaculture. This creates an ecosystem in which both plants and fish can thrive. Raising crops in this method is natural, sustainable, safe and uses one...

Here at South Mountain MicroFARM we believe the only way to have a healthy future, for generations to come, is to start sowing it now.  So, we are making it easy for you to use your money to help plant the seeds of change. 

That's why for E...

The holiday season has arrived, and that means Christmas tree sellers are open for business. And this year marks the reopening of a longtime Christmas tree farm in Boonsboro that closed about three years ago.

The South Mountain Plantation Christmas tree farm has been re...