My Arundel Biz

My ArundelBiz Podcast Featuring Wild Kid Acres

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With harvest season upon us and Business Appreciation Week in Anne Arundel County ahead, we're excited to publish an episode featuring one of the hundreds of farms in Anne Arundel County: Wild Kid Acres.


We sat down with Gerardo Martinez, owner of the five-acre farm in Edgewater, to discuss:

  • How a very inspirational trip to Cameroon made a former farm-hating boy, United States Naval Academy grad, and corporate leadership business founder decide to become a farmer.
  • The biggest challenges that he faced when turning what had been a dump into a place that provides agricultural enrichment and education to the public - and how Lisa Barge, our late Arundel Ag Director, helped him overcome them.
  • How the MANY types of animals that call Wild Kid home (including many that were "donated without consent") support the revenue streams of both production and agritourism.
  • How the farm's brand new barn, funded by a $250,000 bond bill co-sponsored by Senator Sarah Elfreth and Delegate Seth Howard and 100% volunteer-built, will help underrepresented farmers access the market through its commercial kitchen and daily farmers' market.
  • Why he wholeheartedly believes that “Farming is the only truly redemptive profession in the entire world.”
  • PLUS his VERY ambitious long-term plans for Wild Kid and his top advice for business owners.


    • So tune in for a truly inspirational episode that, as you probably hoped, includes PLENTY of pictures of cute animals on the farm!

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