Being Good Environmental Stewards, No Matter Where We Live

By Davon Baynes, Civic Works

Every day, I help make Baltimore a better place to live. As an AmeriCorps member with Civic Works – a community service and environmental conservation program based in Baltimore – I grow healthy food on an urban farm; the Civic Works Real Food Farm. Most of the fruits and vegetables we harvest are made available to low-income households through our Mobile Market; a converted newspaper delivery truck that allows us to set-up fresh produce stands in parking lots, on street corners, at schools – basically anywhere people congregate.

I take pride in serving on the farm and bringing healthy food options to neighborhoods with limited access to fresh produce. However, in addition to helping improve the diets of disadvantaged families, my work on the farm also helps improve the environment, and I take great pride in that, too.

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