Food

University of Maryland Home and Garden Information Center

University of Maryland Extension’s Home and Garden Information Center answers all of your plant and pest questions through personalized phone consultations and e-mail responses. We teach people how to garden sustainably- eliminating unnecessary fertilizer and pesticide use, composting yardwaste, growing food organically and replacing turf with native plants. Our Grow It Eat It program teaches you how to grow food organically and our Master Gardener program trains residents to teach sustainable gardening.

12005 Homewood Road

Ellicott City, MD 21042

http://www.hgic.umd.edu

Baltimore Food and Faith, a Project of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future

Baltimore Food & Faith has a large focus on partnering with the faith community to educate people about the environmental consequences (e.g., air pollution, water pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, etc.) that result from our current system of industrial agriculture. We offer suggestions for individuals, faith-based schools and congregations for how to reduce their ecological impact via food choices (e.g., buy local, buy organic, buy fair-trade, etc.). We also provide financial and technical assistance to faith communities and faith based schools who wish to plant gardens and take field trips.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

615 N. Wolfe St., Suite W7010

Baltimore, MD 21205

http://www.jhsph.edu/clf/programs/eating/foodnfaith/proj_foodnfaith.html

Baltimore Contained

We are a business dedicated to urban gardening, which is mostly small space and container gardening. We sell organic soils, fertilizers, seeds and plants, offer classes and workshops throughout the year, and provide design and installation services.

2400 Fleet Street

Baltimore, MD 21224

(Corner of Fleet and Montford)

410-732-7717

baltimorecontained@gmail.com

http://www.baltimorecontained.com

Park Heights Community Health Alliance

We promote green initiatives. For example, community gardens, host the farmers’ market, water drain labeling and recycling.

4151 Park Heights Avenue

Baltimore, MD 21215

410-542-8190

http://www.phcha.org

Two Oceans True Foods, Inc.

We raise free range poultry on pasture:chickens, turkeys, and eggs are available.

We offer seasonal, sustainable seafood from well managed wild fisheries and similarly appropriate aquaculture resources.

1704 HIllside Rd.

Stevenson, MD 21153

410.415.5846

http://www.totfnaturalfoods.com

Artemis Films

We are an independent production company that has produced a soon-to-be-released feature documentary film called CAFETERIA MAN.  The film is about Tony Geraci and his coordination of efforts to reform school food in Baltimore.  Our film will premiere in Spring 2011 and be released on DVD later in the year.  We hope our film serves to inspire others to care about and act upon school nutrition.

http://www.cafeteriaman.com

Bon Appetit Management Company

Bon Appetit is a sustainable food service and catering company whose mission is to provide sustainable and healthy foods in order to reducing greenhouse gas emissions thru a low carbon diet.

Goucher College
1021 Dulaney Valley Rd., Baltimore, MD 21204

University of Maryland, Baltimore
621 W. Lombard St., Baltimore MD 21201

http://www.bamco.com

Maryland Environmental Trust

As one of the oldest and most successful land trusts in the country, MET holds over 1,000 conservation easements preserving over 125,000 acres statewide. Our Land Conservation, Stewardship, and Land Trust Assistance Programs promote the protection of open land from the Chesapeake Bay to the mountains of Garrett County preserving local family history, agricultural operations, and natural resources.

100 Community Place, 1st Floor

Crownsville, MD 21032

http://www.dnr.maryland.gov/met

Patchwork Catering

Patchwork Catering emphasizing locally grown, seasonally fresh, sustainably farmed ingredients whenever possible. We use Green Seal approved cleaning products and are continually working on ways to help reduce energy consumption. We recycle in-house and for large events we order in recycling and composting services. Leftover food is donated to a local food pantry. When disposables are required we buy already recycled and/or renewable products which can be recycled and/or composted. We support local individuals, businesses and organizations within our community which helps strengthen our local economy. We are an approved Green Bride Guide vendor and are awaiting an audit from Green America as we continue to make strides to become Baltimore’s premier green caterer.

3451 Falls Road

Baltimore, MD 21211

http://www.patchworkcatering.com

Hamilton Elementary and Middle School

Students from Hamilton E/M School and community members have the opportunity here to work on watershed restoration and ground water protection through installation of permeable outdoor surfaces. Expansive year round community gardens provide produce to the local community and businesses. We have implemented a school based recycling program and are currently working on a rain water harvesting system and rain garden filtration space.

http://hamilton.baltimorecityschools.org/index.html

United H.O.P.E. CDC, Inc

We manage 3 community gardens through Baltimore City’s Adopt-A-Lot Program selling our products at local farmers’ markets. We teach gardening to youth, engaging them in planting, gardening, harvesting, canning and healthy cooking from home grown foods.

http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/baltimore/hope

Gourd Season

Kids at the Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School are growing gourds to make into bird houses, animals, drums, rattles and banjos. Students learn about crops and caring for their neighborhood in the Greenmount West and Station North Arts and Entertainment District of Baltimore. African, Native American and South American people have grown these crops for thousands of years and we are proud to carry on the tradition.

http://gourdseason.tumblr.com/

Real Food Farm – Civic Works

Real Food Farm is Civic Works’ innovative urban agricultural enterprise engaged in growing fresh produce on six acres of land in Clifton Park in northeast Baltimore. Real Food Farm works toward a just and sustainable food system by improving neighborhood access to healthy food, providing experience-based education, and developing an economically viable, environmentally responsible local agriculture sector.As both a business and social venture, Real Food Farm aims to fulfill four interconnected goals:1. improve neighborhood access to healthy food by growing produce, making markets accessible and affordable to low-income customers, and by providing opportunities for dialogue and programs that develop attitudes and behaviors toward healthy eating.

http://www.real-food-farm.org

Baltimore’s Child

Our publications Baltimore’s Child,(monthly magazine for parents) The Parents’ Pages (annual resource guide for parents) A Special Edition (resource guide for parents of children with special needs) and The Maryland Field Trip and Teachers’ Guide (for educators and youth group leaders) are available online. Readers can view the publications online, and print out only pages they need, if any. We also have a monthly column called ‘Going Green’ that gives parents tips on maintaining a ‘green’ house.

http://www.BaltimoresChild.com

Eco-Products

We provide food service products such as flatware, plates, and containers made from 100% renewable or resourced materials.

http://www.ecoproducts.com

City Blossoms

City Blossoms is a non-profit organization that creates urban gardening experiences for children, their families and communities.

http://www.cityblossoms.org

Green Events

The Green Events list is a monthly email newsletter that attempts to track all of the sustainable events going on in the Baltimore area.

http://green.hcm2.com/wp-content/uploads/green-events.pdf