Next Step Produce

Next Step Produce is an 86-acre farm located in Southern Maryland, 50 miles south of Washington DC. We are a four-season farm cultivating diverse grains, dried beans, vegetables, and fruit. Since the inception of Next Step Produce in 2000, our specialties have evolved, and continue to do so. One thing remains the same – in our practices, we strive to make a viable, regenerative, and often adventurous contribution towards a local food system. When we were asked “Why grow rice?”, the answer was: “Because we eat rice.”

We were certified organic by the state of Maryland from inception in 2000 through June of 2022.  Now we call our product morganically grown.  To us, in a nutshell, this means soil-grown with on-farm plant-based compost and solely naturally derived inputs, while fostering diversity, biology and nutrient density.  This surpasses organic requirements, and is therefore mor(e-than-or)ganically grown.