Show off your Buy Local shopping spree photos on Facebook or Instagram
with the hashtag #BuyLocalChallenge for a chance
to win a 'Buy Local' insulated tote bag!
 
10 winning photographs will also be showcased on SMADC’s social media pages.

How to Enter
Take a photo of your Buy Local shopping spree at your local farmers’ market, grocery stores, winery, brewery, or any other venue that offers Maryland grown farm products and post to your Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag #BuyLocalChallenge!

Suggested foodie photos may be of:

• Produce: Fruits, Veggies, Herbs

• Cut Flowers

• Dairy: Cheese, Milk, Ice Cream, Yogurt, etc.

• Meat + Poultry

• Seafood: Crabs, Oysters, Finfish

• Wines, Beers, Spirits, and other Maryland grown beverages

• Value-Added: Jams, jellies, pickles, salsas, etc.

• Baked Goods: Bread, desserts

Entry Rules

1. The contest is open to the general public except for employees of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, the Tri-County Council of Southern Maryland, and their immediate families.

2. The contest runs from Monday, July 1 until , Wednesday,  July 31, 2024. Photos must be posted by midnight on Sunday, July 31 to be considered.

3. Ten winning photos will be randomly selected by an automatic generator across all social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram).

4. All pictures must be original photographs of Maryland grown and harvested foods purchased during your shopping spree (see options list above) and must be taken within the contest period.

5. Photos must include farm name or name of the location where the food was purchased.

6. Previously published photos, or parts thereof, are not eligible.

7. There is no limit to the number of photos that may be submitted by any photographer, however there will be no duplicate winners.

8. Ten winners will be notified by social media on Thursday, August 1, 2024 and announced on social media. 

9. In order for your entry to be seen, your Instagram account must be public and Facebook photos must be public. SMADC is not responsible for lost or misdirected entries.

10. The offer is void where prohibited by law.

11. SMADC reserves the right to publish all entries.

By submitting photograph(s), you warrant that you are the owner and/or holds the copyright to the photograph(s) submitted and that you are not violating any laws or regulations or infringing on any rights by submitting the photograph(s), including, but not limited to, violating any trademark/copyright laws or any privacy or publicity rights. Furthermore you understand and acknowledge that SMADC intends to use and publish submitted photograph(s) on SMADC's various digital and print platforms. Therefore, by submitting photograph(s) you understand and agree to grant SMADC a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide right to copy, crop, edit, publish, display, distribute, sublicense, or otherwise use the photograph(s). In addition, you understand and agree that, by submitting photograph(s), you do not have any right of approval as to how SMADC uses the photograph(s) and that you will not be compensated in any way by SMADC for the use of the photograph(s). You agree that SMADC is under no obligation to use any of the photograph(s) submitted and whether submitted photograph(s) are used is at the sole discretion of SMADC.

 
 
Prize includes a 'Buy Local' insulated tote bag with complimentary hand sanitizer.   

​Winning photos using the hashtag #buylocalchallenge will be featured on SMADC’s Facebook and Instagram throughout the 
week of July 19-28, 2024.  Winners will be notified via social media.




YOU CAN ALSO WIN BY TAKING THE BLC PLEDGE!

Complete the PLEDGE, and you’ll be entered for a chance to win a ‘Buy Local’ insulated tote bag.
Ten winners will be randomly selected and notified by email.

1. The contest is open to the general public except for employees of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, the Tri-County Council of Southern Maryland, and their immediate families.

2. The contest runs from Monday, July 1, until Wednesday, July 31, 2024. The pledge must be submitted by midnight on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 to be considered. SMADC is not responsible for lost or misdirected entries.

3. Ten winning entries will be randomly selected by an automatic generator.

4. Winners will be notified by email by Thursday, August 1, 2024.

5. The offer is void where prohibited by law.

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