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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Sixth Generation at Miller Farms

Brad Miller tends to some produce at Miller Farms, a 267-acre operation that sits a
short drive from the nation’s capital.  (Photo by Edwin Remsberg)

  • Just 12 miles from the heart of Washington in Maryland’s Prince George’s County, Miller Farms adheres to its rural roots, while feeding the city that has sprung up around it.
  • Occupying 267 acres, the farm has been family owned and operated since 1879.
  • Spanning multiple generations, multiple family members, and multiple businesses on the same tract of land, something is always happening at Miller Farms.
  • Buyers for the farm’s produce include not only the home farm market customers and customers from the busy D.C farmers’ market, but also wholesale buyers such as Giant Food, Harris Teeter, Produce Source Distributors, Coastal Sunbelt, and the Capital Area Food Bank.
  • At 30, Brad Miller is part of the sixth generation of Millers that has stepped up to take the reins in the family business.
  • When asked about his son, Brad’s father, Phil Miller, said “He’s grown up real fast, or at least it seems like that to me.
  • Read the full article in The Delmarva Farmer here.