Eight Acre Urban Farm in Baltimore Provides Foundation for Self-supporting Local Food System
Seedstock September 19, 2016 Jocelyn Kerr To combat food access challenges and build community, eight acres in and around Baltimore’s Clifton Park... Read More
From a Dark Past to a Dream Come True
Vernon E. Smith III knows all too well how a difficult past can impact someone’s future. Like many other ex-offenders, the Baltimore... Read More
UMBC alumni connect with fellow Retrievers through Baltimore-based summer internships
Each year several hundred UMBC students take advantage of the summer months to explore careers related to their majors, expand their knowledge... Read More
Flower farmer adds beauty to once vacant lot in east Baltimore
WMAR ABC2 News Andrea Boston August 29, 2016 Click here to see the video. For Walker Marsh, the sunflowers bursting from the... Read More
The Marc Steiner Show – Tha Flower Factory
WEAA 88.9 FM August 25, 2016 Click here to listen. Our guest host for Sound Bites is Denzel Mitchell, educator and former... Read More
A ‘paradise’ amid the rocks and weeds
Jonathan Pitts The Baltimore Sun August 24, 2016 It has been years since visitors to North Gay and Washington in East Baltimore... Read More
Tha Flower Factory helps brighten east Baltimore neighborhood
WBAL TV 11 News Jennifer Franciotti August 18, 2016 Click here to see the video. BALTIMORE —A field of sunflowers is eye... Read More
Welcome to Tha Flower Factory: Vacant East Baltimore lot blossoms into something beautiful
BALTIMORE (WBFF) – Welcome to Tha Flower Factory. It’s the brainchild of Walker Marsh, a former Civic Works AmeriCorps member, who submitted... Read More
Is it possible to ‘treat’ poverty for better health?
Taunya English WHYY The Pulse August 11, 2016 “People get very excited about doorbells, in many cases the doorbell they’ve got doesn’t... Read More