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Article: Much more than a maze Maryland Sunrise Farm is the largest sustainable organic operation in state

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September 16, 2009
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Nothing says "late summer" like the smell of tomatoes ripening on the vine - and the scent of the organic heirloom vines at Maryland Sunrise Farm in Gambrills is intoxicating.

Once home to the Naval Academy Dairy Farm, the site is popular today for its autumn corn maze. But Maryland Sunrise Farm is much more than a maze.

A successful "sustainable organic agriculture" operation generating $750,000 annually, it farms 854 acres, the largest piece of certified organic land in the state.

Pointing out that profit margins on grain and produce are higher than those of conventional growers, farm officials said about 75 percent of the farm's income is derived from the sale of organic corn and ...

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