Located between Queen Anne and Centreville, MD, the Mason farms have been in the family since 1900. Bill and Susanne Mason are the 4th generation to live and work on the farm. Bill began working with his father full-time after graduating from the University of Maryland in 1970 and hasn't stopped. The farm itself consists of 850 acres (500 tillable), most of which is dedicated to the production of corn and soybeans. The transition to organic began in 2006, with the last acres becoming fully certified in 2018. In 2025, they turned over all operations to their daughter, Kate Mason Kraszewski, and her husband, Steve Kraszewski.

 

Kate received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Cornell University in 2005 and 2007, respectively. She then worked for the Maryland Department of Agriculture as a Marketing Specialist for four years. After that she returned to the family farm to manage the produce business. Steve is originally from Corning, NY, where he grew up on his family’s beef farm. He also received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Cornell, which is how he met Kate. After finishing his Master’s in 2008 he moved to Maryland and held jobs with both USDA-NRCS and Maryland Cooperative Extension. During this time he worked both on the grain farm and at the produce market. In 2014, Steve began working for Bill full-time while also helping with all aspects of the produce business. 

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Along with the home farms, Kate and Steve lease an additional 400 acres of cropland in the county. In 2027 they will take on an additional 200 acres, bringing them to 1100 total acres. Some of their newly leased acreage is transitional ground and will be fully certified organic in three years.

 

Kate and Steve have two children, William and Rosa, who love to help their parents on the farm. They look forward to the future generations taking part in the industry they love so much!