Maryland Emancipation Day 2025

Hand colored Emancipation The Past and the Future tmbSaturday, October 25, 2025, 12PM to 3PM

THIS EVENT IS FREE!

 Join Button Farm as we celebrate our annual Maryland Emancipation Day Event in commemoration of the day in 1864 when Maryland changed its constitution to abolish slavery six months before the end of the Civil War. The program will feature speakers, self-guided tours of the farm’s museum garden and animal pens.  Snacks and cider provided!

Our Supporters

BUTTON FARM GENERAL STORE

Come rummage around our General Store and discover books, 19th-century games, bric-a-brac, antiques, local crafts, ole timey candy and foodstuffs as well as other items of historical interest.

GERMANTOWN FLEA MARKET

The first Saturday of each month from May through November we set up shop at the Germantown Flea Market. Stop by the flea between 8 AM - 12 PM for our monthly Red Tag Sale!

Button Farm accepts donations of vintage items, collectibles and antiques for display or resale. Donations are charitable and we will issue you a receipt for your tax purposes. If your treasures are in need of a new home please contact us to arrange an appointment. To arrange a donation, click here.

FARM-FRESH PRODUCE

2 Farm Flea tmbAt Button Farm, we grow heirloom vegetables, herbs and fruits in our Museum Garden, as well as eggs from our heritage breed chickens. Produce is used in educational programming and use on the farm, and surplus is sold directly to the public on the weekends at our Farm & Flea Market.  Supplies may be limited in 2021 as we will be growing produce for two area food banks this year to help families experiencing food insecurity due to the pandemic.  Each year, around the first week of May we hold our annual Garden Plant Sale which includes a variety of fresh plant starts for you to grow your own Button Farm garden at home.

 

OUR FARMING PHILOSOPHY

We are committed to providing chemical-free farm products.  While we are not certified organic, we do not use chemical fertilizers or pesticides on our crops, nor do we grow Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs).  We are dedicated to ensuring that our livestock is hormone-free and treated in an ethical manner. Our chickens are fed regular, not organic, feed.

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