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Who We Are
Located across different lots, backyards, raised beds, fields, and unsuspecting spaces in Baltimore City and Washington, DC, we promote sustainable practices through food production in urban areas. City dwellers can answer the call of the wild with vegetable, leafy green, or microgreen production using any room in their apartment, rowhome, or house. |
Free Garden Beds Available in the Deanwood Area!
The Shared Roots Site Member application is open for families or community members interested in trying on their green thumb. Raised garden beds are available in the alley between the Deanwood Rec Center and RBHS. Growers keep 100% of what they grow! Additionally, you will have support from Mr. Bouldin and agriculture students, who will provide weekly assistance to ensure vegetables or flowers have what they need to thrive.
The Shared Roots Site Member application is open for families or community members interested in trying on their green thumb. Raised garden beds are available in the alley between the Deanwood Rec Center and RBHS. Growers keep 100% of what they grow! Additionally, you will have support from Mr. Bouldin and agriculture students, who will provide weekly assistance to ensure vegetables or flowers have what they need to thrive.
Poultry in the City!
In January 2020, the first flock of Baltimore backyard chickens hatched. Handraised indoors, the day-old chicks became the most loved backyard animals in the West Baltimore community. Gathering appeared daily for free eggs and an opportunity for their children to hold or take pictures with the chickens.
Since, the flock has traveled to various counties in Maryland, with several appearances in Washington, D.C. This backyard flock has been the star of science classrooms as students conduct experiments around homegrown plants chickens like the most. In addition, they have strutted their stuff at community engagement and open-house events.
In the Fall of 2022, an application submitted to the Office of the State Superintendent (OSSE) was approved, granting permission to bring chickens to another underserved and unlikely area for poultry, NE Washington, D.C. High school students gather in the courtyard each morning to watch the chickens and single turkey grow, eat, and thrive in their ward. Several teens have answered the Poultry Farmer call as they support and gain expertise in this unique flock.
With more poultry enthusiasts making their presence known daily, we hope to continue blessing new farmers with the products and supplies needed to care for a backyard flock.
In January 2020, the first flock of Baltimore backyard chickens hatched. Handraised indoors, the day-old chicks became the most loved backyard animals in the West Baltimore community. Gathering appeared daily for free eggs and an opportunity for their children to hold or take pictures with the chickens.
Since, the flock has traveled to various counties in Maryland, with several appearances in Washington, D.C. This backyard flock has been the star of science classrooms as students conduct experiments around homegrown plants chickens like the most. In addition, they have strutted their stuff at community engagement and open-house events.
In the Fall of 2022, an application submitted to the Office of the State Superintendent (OSSE) was approved, granting permission to bring chickens to another underserved and unlikely area for poultry, NE Washington, D.C. High school students gather in the courtyard each morning to watch the chickens and single turkey grow, eat, and thrive in their ward. Several teens have answered the Poultry Farmer call as they support and gain expertise in this unique flock.
With more poultry enthusiasts making their presence known daily, we hope to continue blessing new farmers with the products and supplies needed to care for a backyard flock.
Young Men in the Kitchen
Extending healthy habits to include life skills, Fresh Globes is pleased to provide resources to local high school students to shape skills in the kitchen. Students learn how to use various equipment to make healthy meals and snacks, primarily using produce grown locally in our garden plots. The experience has attracted the attention of national donors and local community members alike, who applaud the group of young men perfecting different skills.
Extending healthy habits to include life skills, Fresh Globes is pleased to provide resources to local high school students to shape skills in the kitchen. Students learn how to use various equipment to make healthy meals and snacks, primarily using produce grown locally in our garden plots. The experience has attracted the attention of national donors and local community members alike, who applaud the group of young men perfecting different skills.
