Field Notes Dinner & Dialogue Series:
The Chocolate Edition
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Our Field Notes Dinner and Dialogue Series has returned! This fundraising series celebrates food, visual arts, and historical genius. Join us as we shine a light on the fascinating stories of Black culinary and agricultural pioneers who have helped shape our past, present, and future.
Our first dinner of the year is on
Sunday, March 17th from 4-9PM at Good Neighbor in Hampden!
The theme for the event is chocolate. We are collaborating with local chefs, artists, and creators to offer a night of culinary delights, intellectual discussions, and artistic inspiration featuring Caesar the chocolate maker as the honored ancestor.
Tickets to the dinner are limited and selling fast, but we have plenty of room in the cocktail hour! Reserve your spot today through Eventbrite.
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🍻 Grab A Pint & Support FAB on 3/13 🍻
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Looking for more low-key fundraising event to attend? Support us just by eating and drinking at Union Craft Brewing! We're participating in their "People's Pint Night" next Wednesday 3/13 from 4-10pm.
For every pint they sell that night, they're donating $1 to the Farm Alliance! Carroll and Son Fine Foods will have a weekly Burger & Fries special to pair with your pints. We would love to see you there.
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Exciting news! We've recently welcomed aboard four new members this year. Read more about their remarkable operations and missions below.
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New Farm Alliance members: Blue House Garden (left) and Our Community Garden of Sandtown (right) – cultivating community and sustainability.
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Blue House Garden
The Blue House Garden is collectively stewarded with the Rooted Collective, a liberatory gathering of Black LGBTQ people to define, dream, and expand on the ways they heal from oppression and practice joy and pleasure. They root their work in the knowledge that healing for all Black people is political resistance. Their goal is to grow ancestral foods and medicinal herbs for Black LGBTQ people and their neighbors in the communities we live.
ACCE Garden
The ACCE Garden is maintained by the Green Team, a student-led extracurricular club. Their goals include developing agricultural knowledge and skills, understanding the importance of agriculture for survival, and fostering entrepreneurial skills by creating value-added products. With two greenhouses and over 20 raised beds at the school, they aim to create an outdoor classroom for hands-on learning.
Shirley's Community Garden
Shirley's Community Garden is the embodiment of Shirley's lifelong connection to the land, having been raised on a farm herself. With a passion for cultivating fresh produce, Shirley dedicates her time to growing food for the Druid/Sandtown community. With years of experience managing both personal and community gardens, Shirley's primary objective is to educate her neighbors about the benefits of container gardening, fostering a sense of sustainability and self-sufficiency within her community.
Our Community Garden of Sandtown
Our Community Garden of Sandtown has been a greening hub in Sandtown for 25 years. The garden provides a natural oasis where neighbors come together and school groups meet up. Along with growing fresh fruits and vegetables for the community, OCG teaches local residents how to grow their own to become more food secure. OCG includes a community vegetable garden, a workshop area, a fruit tree orchard, a community apiary, a pollinator garden, a small flock of chickens, and a cut flower garden. They host summer camps, after school programs, and a variety of other neighborhood groups. They also participate in the Care-A-Lot program which allows them to hire youth to help with upkeep throughout the year.
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Strength to Love II and the Black Butterfly Teaching Farm are growing food for you all winter long! Don't forget to drop by our market stand at the Waverly 32nd St. Farmers Market every other week for fresh, locally grown veggies right here in Baltimore. Our next market is this Saturday, March 9th 7am-12pm.
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Class is back in session! We're thrilled to unveil the first of our series of classes and field days for the season. Join us on Zoom, March 18th from 6-8pm, for an enlightening session on Farm Finances, led by the knowledgeable Maya Kosok of Hillen Homestead.
This class is designed to offer participants an introductory understanding of fundamental small farm finances, along with practical tools for success. Maya will cover a range of topics, including business planning, bookkeeping, seasonal budgets, hiring strategies, and how to identify what's profitable in your farming venture. Additionally, we'll provide valuable resources and carve out time for Q & A.
Mark your calendar, join us on Zoom, and let's delve into the world of farm finances together!
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- Farmers Market Nutrition Program Training
Thursday, April 4th, 1-3pm at 2801 Sisson St. Baltimore MD 21211
This training is required for farmers participating in the FMNP and meets the requirements of USDA. It is valid for 3 years. Register here
- Beansville Garden Volunteer Days on 3/16 & 3/23
FAB member Eula McDowell needs help reorganizing her beds, planting seeds and trimming bushes. Volunteer hours will be from 12-4PM and Eula will provide lunch and snacks. Interested? Contact Eula at 443-690-9557.
- 🌻 Save the Date: Flower Power Happy Hour on 4/18 🌻
Local Color Flowers and Hillen Homestead are once again teaming up for a Flower Power Happy Hour to benefit the Farm Alliance. Enjoy an evening of gorgeous flowers, delicious drinks, light fare, and updates from the Alliance. Ticket will go on sale soon, so stay tuned!
- Hillen Homestead Flower CSA
Sign up now for April, June or September 2024! Enjoy 4 weeks of unique wrapped bouquets. Enjoy them yourself or give as a gift! Easy front porch pick-up in Charles Village on Thursday afternoons/evenings. Discount when you sign up for all three. It's almost sold out, so don't delay! Sign up here.
- Real Food Farm CSA
Starts the first week of May and continue through the week before Thanksgiving and offers flexible schedules and sizes. Real Food Farm CSA.
- Strength to Love II is Hiring
Program Director - This full time position is responsible for overall operation of the programs with a focus on running our youth workforce development programming.
- Real Food Farm is recruiting Americorps Members
Food Access Assistants-1700 hrs, Food Access Assistants-900 hrs, and Urban Farmer Assistant-1700 hrs. All ages are invited to apply but priority will be given to community members between the ages of 18 to 24 years old.
- Civic Works is recruiting Climate Corps Members
Local Food Ambassador and Urban Greening Fellow. These positions are 10 months in length and are available to individuals who have graduated with a high school diploma from the state of Maryland within the past 3 years.
- Real Food Farm is looking for an Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund Apprentice
If you're looking for a short but sweet farming experience this summer then this apprenticeship is perfect for you! Applications are due by March 15th. Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund Apprentice
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P.S Spring is just 13 days away!
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