The Unlikely Success of Farming Rice in Maryland | MDF&H

It’s late summer and the rice is high and ready for harvest. No, this isn’t a rice paddy in Asia or Mississippi it’s smack dab in Prince George's County. Nazirahk Amen of Purple Mountain Grown has been growing rice in the DMV for almost a decade and today he is harvesting one of the seven varieties that he grows and sells.
00:00 Intro
00:40 Unusual Technique
01:35 Special Farm Equipment
03:03 Traditional Methods
04:15 Dry Field Prep
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[@donatodias-gy1bu]

Didn't know flooding was more for pest control than anything else, great video!

[@antoniojaquez2564]

Nice video, thanks 👍 for sharing.

[@pikminlord343]

So great to see

[@user-wv5fq8di2m]

Excellent video - Thanks!

[@gpatkins]

This is super cool. Thanks for sharing

[@jamesalanstephensmith7930]

Good to know. In Asia, they’ll have ducks and fish in the same pond. Ducks keep down snail populations, fish fertilize it all! I WILL try dry rice ag!

[@megapangolin1093]

Excellent video, very interesting. I could watch the lady all day though..

[@franciscosilvestre2367]

Super cool 😊

[@tnasr3254]

Very interesting video, please note Takoma Park is in Montgomery County, not Prince Georges

[@antoniojaquez2564]

So, please let me know where was the video done, PG or Montgomery county??

[@hossiahdikwetla4461]

Nice video? Genius man is more like it.