Sign our petition!

We need your help, please sign our petition:

CLICK HERE FOR PETITION LINK

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Unfortunately, two lots that we have cleaned, landscaped, and cultivated for the past two years have been put up for sale by the city. From these lot, we have produced hundreds of pounds of food that have been largely distributed to the community at no cost. Efforts have been made for the past 4 years to develop these lots to no avail. Regardless, we have heard the city will give the lots out to those who provide the highest economic value rather than those who provide the highest community value. With many other vacant houses and lots in the Hampden area, we feel like selling these two particular lots for development is unnecessary and unfortunate. Consequently, we are trying to build community support , in the form of a petition, for the farm to keep these lots in the hands of the Free Farm and the community we depend on to do everything we do. Please sign the petition (link above), if you believe in what we do and who we do it for. Thanks and have a great spring!

Washboard 101 Class with Bumper Jacksons!

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This 45-minute workshop will introduce musicians and musicians-to-be to the washboard.  What’s that?  See here.  Basic beats for country, folk, ragtime, honky tonk, and old time will be taught and practiced.  Participants will have the opportunity to tackle each of these beats on different types of washboards with various accouterments.  The goal will be able to have enough experience will a few different beats that you can confidently participate in a country or old time jam.
Local folkstress Jess Eliot Myhre of the Bumper Jacksons will facilitate the workshop.  She builds these magical beasts, and you can get a sneak peek at them at her Etsy Store, Amphibitone Instruments. Washboard and washboard beaters will be provided.  Just bring yourself!
This workshop is appropriate for folks 12 and above, for novice as well as experienced musicians.
Please RSVP here for this event, as there is only room for ten washboarders at a time. The first workshop begins at 2 pm. If the class fills up, another will be held at 3pm.

SHOW JUNE 11th, 8pm!

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Dear Rabbit (on tour from Colorado!), Paper Daughter, Blue Valley Farmer, & Wyoming Exploded   $5-10 suggested donation

 

FILM SCREENING

Thursday, June 20th @7pm  

Cost: Free!

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Red Emma’s Benefit!

Red Emma’s Bookstore Benefit at BFF

Saturday, June 1st 8pm $5 suggested donation

There will be raffle prizes, a pie auction, and music by Neutron Bomb!  Come support your favorite radical bookstore and coffee shop as they transition to their new space!

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Also at Baltimore Free Farm on June 1st from 11 am to 4 pm

 

Seedling Sale 2!

 

Peppers, Tomatoes, Eggplant, Flowers, and much more! many Heirloom varieties available!

These seedlings will be planted in the garden soon!

Seedling Sale!

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Come see us on May 12th from 11 am to 4 pm for our big seedling sale! We have a ton of heirloom tomatoes, hot peppers, tomatillos, flowers and much more! Stay tuned for a complete list of what will be available!

Bearings Bike Project Launch Party!

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FREE BIKE WASH AND LUBE
Saturday April 27th
11am – 4pm @ Baltimore Free Farm

This Saturday Bearings Bike Project is having their LAUNCH PARTY to celebrate our shiny new home in the loving embrace of Baltimore Free Farm. To show their excitement they are having a FREE bike wash and lube party!

Bring your bike, bring your friends, and bring your sunglasses! Bearings will be holding court to wash away the salt and grime from a winter of inclement weather off your precious steed, then lube up its moving parts for you. They will have cheap grilled eats, and beverages. Maybe some other fun activities. You and your bike deserve it!

 Facebook event link HERE

Hide Tan-In!

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May 3rd – May 12th  …  11am – 6pm

FREE EVENT! All ages welcome.

Come get your paws dirty at this 10-day long put-your-nose-to-the- grindstone-no-nonsense hide tanning event wherein we will (wet) scrape all manner of deer hides and small mammal pelts to create beautiful leathers and finished furs. Some experience needed. This will be less of a workshop and more of a group effort to gain more experience and complete projects. What better way to jump into Spring?!  Folks are also welcome to come by if they just want a little look-see or to give our ambitious Tanners a welcomed break. Wear clothes that can get messy!

Useful Info about what this is all about: here

“Brain tanned leathers are made by a labor-intensive process which uses emulsified oils, often those of animal brains. They are known for their exceptional softness and their ability to be washed.”  Come work for 1 day or all 10, so long as you leave your workspace cleaner than you found it!

  • *Some tools will be available; bring your own animal skins.
  •  **Not recommended “for the faint of stomach”, fyi! You may see guts, hair, tissue, muscle, fat, blood, BRAINS.

Contact Jenny Sage for more info and questions: vulpesonvelo@riseup.net

Wednesday April 17th – a presentation and slideshow with Twin Oaks and the Communities Movement!  8pm

twin oakstwin oaks1After 45 years Twin Oaks Community in Central VA is one of the oldest and most established intentional communities in the US, with a focus on egalitarianism, non-violence, and collectivized economics.  There are many other communities, both in the US and abroad, also seeking to promote sustainability and social injustice by designing communities based on those values.  This presentation will look at a collection of these communities, their strengths and challenges, and what they have to offer as models and examples.

 

Bookmaking Workshop!

Saturday, March 30th 12-4pm! Join us for a half­-day bookmaking workshop where you’ll learn how to bind your own quarter­cloth, case­bound journal using the best archival materials. These beautiful books are simple, elegant and durable, and are great for journaling, sketching or travel scrapbooking. In addition, once you complete the workshop, you’ll know everything you need to make larger journals or scrapbooks.

Cost: $25 All materials and tools will be provided.

The workshop is limited to 15 registrants, so please RSVP by Wednesday, March 27 by going to this link. 

 

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