In the Media

Articles or features in the media about Baltimore Free Farm, or in which Baltimore Free Farm or its projects are mentioned.

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June 29, 2012: http://sixeightucc.org/ A local church, six:eight, directs its
congregants to BFF for their July community service project.

June 12, 2012: http://volunteer.truist.com/bvu-maryland/org/

10523387948.html (business volunteers unlimited) BFF is featured on Business
Volunteers Unlimited as a fantastic volunteer opportunity.

May 16, 2012: http://citypaper.com/special/sizzlinsummer/sowing-the-seeds-
1.1315656 City Paper announced BFF as part of the newly formed “Farm Alliance
of Baltimore City”

April 29, 2012: http://baltimoregreenworks.com/events/baltimore-green-
week/ Baltimore Green Works thanks BFF for participating in Green Week
activities with the crowd favorite “ChiliBrew” cook off as well as face painting,
gardening workshops, and much more!

April 22, 2012: http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/green/bs-md-
earth-day-20120422,0,111521.story The Baltimore Sun promotes BFF’s
annual “Localize It!” event for Earth Day, the “ChiliBrew”.

April 16, 2012: http://www.bmoreinterested.com/2012/04/earth-day-
events-in-baltimore.html BMoreInterested.com featured BFF for our Earth
Day “Localize It!” chili cook off, “ChiliBrew”

April 16, 2012: http://beerinbaltimore.blogspot.com/2012/04/this-
sunday-charity-or-war.html “Beer in Baltimore” highlights BFF for its Earth
Day “Localize It!” even, the “ChiliBrew” (outdoor chili and homebrew festival)

April 9, 2012: http://beerinbaltimore.com/?p=6088 The blog, Beer in Baltimore,
calls for judges and contestants to participate in BFF’s fifth annual “ChiliBrew”
Homebrew Competition and Chili Cook Off event.

April 4, 2012: http://www.examiner.com/article/9th-annual-baltimore-green-
week The Examiner features BFF for their “Localize It!” annual Earth Day
event, “Chiliibrew.”

March 30, 2012: http://www.campuskitchens.org/author/ckjhu/ “The Campus
Kitchens Project” visited BFF as part of their 2012 Food Justice Trip.

March 26, 2012: http://jhucommunitygarden.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/

spring-break-at-the-perch/ The Blue Jay’s Perch,” the Johns Hopkins’ community
garden blog, volunteered at BFF during their alternative Spring Break trip.

March 7, 2012: http://www.lostateminor.com/2012/03/07/baltimore-free-
farm-a-sustainable-prawn-farm/ Lost at E Minor spotlights BFF’s aquaculture
project after having visiting to volunteer at the garden.”

March 6, 2012: http://csibrewers.org/content/?tag=baltimore-free-farm Cross
Street Irregulars Homebrew Club features BFF’s annual event for “Localize It!”
the “ChiliBrew”

March 2012: http://www.raisingprawnsinthecity.com/sponsor.html Raising
Prawns in the City thanks BFF for sponsoring their aquaculture operation, “The
Prawn Shop,” within BFF’s warehouse.

February 20, 2012: http://gazette.jhu.edu/2012/02/20/%E2%80%98taking-

root-in-the-city%E2%80%99/ The JHU Gazette invites Billy Thomas, of BFF, to a
conversation on urban agriculture and local sustainability

February 20, 2012: http://gazette.jhu.edu/2012/02/20/calendar-february-
20-2012/ The JHU Gazette announces Billy Thomas, of BFF, to participate in
a multidisciplinary panel discussion on the intersection of urban farming and
community organizing in Baltimore.

February 14, 2012: http://baltibrew.org/chilibrew/ BaltiBrew publishes the
names of the winners of the “Localize It!” event, “ChiliBrew” cook off, sponsored
by BFF.

December 26, 2011: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-12-26/features/bs-
gr-fish-farming-20111226_1_fish-farming-aquaponics-urban-farm The Baltimore
Sun highlights BFF’s aquaculture operation to raise giant freshwater prawns in
their article on local residents’ fish farming.

December 13, 2011: http://www.baltimorediy.org/2011/12/baltimore-free-
farm-fundraiser.html “Baltimore DIY Squad” advertises BFF’s fundraising dinner,
including local food, homebrew, and live music.

December 2, 2011: http://baltimoredoityourself.wordpress.com/ The local
blog, “BMore Do It Yourself,” praises BFF for embracing the DIY attitude and the
necessity to return to greater self-reliance.

November 22, 2011: http://tunesnews.com/mercies-baltimore-free-farm-2011-
11-18/ Warner Music Group via “Tunes News” promotes a live music series
presented my BFF.

November 3, 2011: http://www.jhunewsletter.com/news-features/local-
panelists-discuss-occupy-movement-1.2682797 The Johns Hopkins Newsletter
article on “Occupy Baltimore” states that BFF operated the “food committee” for
the protesters.

October 26, 2011: http://citypaper.com/news/this-is-what-democracy-looks-
like-1.1222950 City Paper article discussing the Baltimore City Council meeting
versus Occupy Baltimore reports that those in attendance applauded when
hearing the food committee would be led by BFF.

October 26th, 2011: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-10-26/
entertainment/bal-the-mckeldin-diet-feeding-the-citizens-of-occupy-baltimore-
20111026_1_gluten-vegan-soy The Baltimore Sun’s article, “The McKeldin Diet:
Feeding the citizens of Occupy Baltimore” praises BFF’s Don Barton as a leader
on the Food Committee of the Occupy Movement.

October 25, 2011: http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bthesite/
bs-b-like-dislike-1130,0,4711923.story The Baltimore Sun’s feature on the
band, “Drunk Monk,” states that one of the band’s favorite venues to play at is
BFF.

September 17, 2011: http://diyfest.org/?page_id=176 “Baltimore DIYFest”
thanks BFF for participating in their fifth annual festival, during which BFF led a
neighborhood composting workshop.

September 2011: http://weekly.citypaper.com/Events/e144913/DIY_Fest City
Paper promotes both St. Johns Church’s fifth annual DIY Fest as well as the after-
show at BFF.

August 26th, 2011: http://www.baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/johns-hopkins-

summer-interns-make-an-impact-in-baltimore/ Baltimore Fishbowl recognizes
BFF as one of the sites granted a Johns Hopkins Intern through JHU’s Center for
Social Concern’s new summer Community Impact Internship Program.

August 15, 2011: http://gazette.jhu.edu/2011/08/15/summer-in-the-city/
The JHU Gazette highlights a BFF intern and her installation of Hampden’s first
Community Composting Project.

August 14th, 2011: http://www.podfeed.net/episode/
Chesapeake+Climate+Action+Network+and+Baltimore+Free+Farm/
3109963 Along with Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Baltimore Free
Farm participated in a Podcast episode of “21st Century Radio with Dr. Bob
Hieronimus”.

June 16, 2011: http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/consuming-
interests-blog/bal-consuming-baltimore-free-store-cheap-trick-thursday-
20110616,0,1503011.story The Baltimore Sun publicizes a Baltimore Free Store
collection and giveaway event to be hosted by BFF.

June 16, 2011: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-06-16/business/bal-
consuming-baltimore-free-store-cheap-trick-thursday-20110616_1_cheap-trick-
baltimore-free-store-new-location The Baltimore Sun advertises BFF’s hosting of
the Baltimore Free Store as well as a Saturday Work Party.

June 10th, 2011: http://indyreader.org/content/diy-baltimore-foodmakers-
potluck-baltimore-free-farm The Indyoendent Reader wrote about the “Free
Market” event hosted by BFF in conjunction with Baltimore Free Store,
describing it as a “Free market that really is free.”

May 2011: http://www.bohemian-monthly.com/2011/05/real-food-baltimore/
The Bohemian’s article on urban agriculture in Baltimore spotlights BFF as a
success story of “Real Food”.

April 20, 2011: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-04-20/news/bs-md-
ci-urban-farms-20110412_1_local-food-movement-urban-farming-new-farms
The Baltimore Sun article about the city distributing land to new urban farmers
points to BFF as a successful accomplishment of urban farming in Baltimore.

April 18, 2012: http://baltimoregreencurrency.org/bnote-officially-launched-
at-localize-it-first-day-circulation-hits-bn2470-bnote1002-presented-to-mayor-
rawlings-blake The BNote was officially launched at The Baltimore Green
Currency Association and BFF’s joint event, “Localize It!,” featuring a tours,
workshops, live music, and a “ChiliBrew” cook off.

April 13, 2011: http://www.baltimorediy.org/2011/04/apple-jerky-for-
friends.html Baltimore DIY Squad advertised BFF’s third “ChiliBrew” cook off,
a “Localize It!” event.

April 2011: http://indyreader.org/content/diy-baltimore-foodmakers-potluck-
baltimore-free-farm Indypendent Reader writes about BFF’s “seed-themed”
potluck, which included a seedling workshop and dinner dishes representative
of the theme.

March 31, 2011: http://www.urbanitebaltimore.com/baltimore/by-their-
compost-heaps-ye-shall-know-them/Content?oid=1390843 Urbanite features
BFF as one of the many Baltimoreans “back-to-the-landers.”

March 29, 2011: http://freeschool.redemmas.org/content/about-baltimore-
free-school The Baltimore Free School advertises BFF’s “Localize It!”
event, “Charitable Charmin’ ChiliBrew”

February 7, 2011: http://baltidome.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/beekeeping-
in-baltimore-workshop-series/ Baltidome announces BFF and Baltimore
Honey’s collaboration to create “Beekeeping in Baltimore,” a series of five
beekeeping workshops, hosted at BFF.

February 2, 2011: http://www.wypr.org/podcast/signal-2-4-11 News
station WYPR highlights BFF as a place where community activists have come
to promote sustainable living and urban agriculture in a once-vacant lot in
Hampden.

January 2011: http://completelyeco.com/events/5-workshop-series-meme-
thomas-baltimore-honey Completely Eco announces that BFF will host a five-
session Baltimore Honey’s beekeeping workshop series led by Meme Thomas.

December 23, 2010: http://www.baltimorespokes.org/article.php?
story=20101223121128803 Baltimore Spokes discusses BFF’s inaugural year’s
accomplishments as well as the many diverse projects on the docket for the
future.

December 6, 2010: http://www.urbanitebaltimore.com/baltimore/young-and-
hungry-in-hampden/Content?oid=1336340 Urbanite discusses the shockingly
rapid growth and impact of BFF within the community. BFF’s future aspirations
and facilities are also discussed.

November 4, 2010: http://whatweekly.com/2010/11/04/farmegeddon/ What
Weekly article recaps their great experience at “Farmageddon,” a Halloween
party thrown by BFF, including live music, a haunted house, and costumes.

October 27, 2010: http://whatweekly.com/2010/08/12/strange-folks-at-ash-
street-garden/ What Weekly encourages readers to attend a series of workshops
promoting the value of self-reliance led in part by the “DIY experts” at BFF.

August 12, 2010: http://whatweekly.com/2010/08/12/strange-folks-at-ash-
street-garden/ An article in What Weekly titled “The Strange Folks at Ash Street
Garden” discusses BFF’s admirable goals for their urban farm, attempting to
instill a sense of pride in one’s community and its ability to sustain itself.

July 12, 2010: http://www.livablefutureblog.com/2010/07/roosevelt-park-
city-farm-a-baltimore-community-garden The Center for a Livable Future
mentions BFF’s Ash Street Community Garden as one of Baltimore’s initiatives
that are fueling the urban agriculture movement.

June 8, 2010: http://baltimoreurbanfarming.blogspot.com/2010/06/ash-
street-free-farm-62.html A blog post in Baltimore Urban Farming includes a
series of pictures of a students at MICA volunteering at BFF.

April 15, 2010: http://www.wypr.org/news/greenweek-celebration-local-
environmentalists On WYPR News segment discussing GreenWeek, BFF was
highlighted as an impressive model of urban farming for local environmentalists.

http://indyreader.org/content/diy-baltimore-foodmakers-potluck-baltimore-free-
farm

http://baltibrew.org/chilibrew/

http://volunteer.truist.com/bvu-maryland/org/10523387948.html (business
volunteers unlimited)

http://www.lostateminor.com/2012/03/07/baltimore-free-farm-a-sustainable-
prawn-farm/

http://csibrewers.org/content/?tag=baltimore-free-farm

http://www.baltimorediy.org/2011/12/baltimore-free-farm-fundraiser.html

http://completelyeco.com/events/5-workshop-series-meme-thomas-baltimore-
honey Completely Eco announces that BFF will host a five-session Baltimore Honey’s
beekeeping workshop series led by Meme Thomas.

http://www.parksandpeople.org/events/calendar/details/648/2012-07-28/
(listed for multiple events)

http://www.baltimorespokes.org/article.php?story=20101223121128803

http://www.bmoreinterested.com/2012/04/earth-day-events-in-baltimore.html

http://beerinbaltimore.blogspot.com/2012/04/this-sunday-charity-or-war.html

April 29, 2012: http://baltimoregreenworks.com/events/baltimore-green-week/
Baltimore Green Works thanks BFF for participating in Green Week activities
with the crowd favorite “ChiliBrew” cook off as well as face painting, gardening
workshops, and much more!

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-12-26/features/bs-gr-fish-farming-
20111226_1_fish-farming-aquaponics-urban-farm

http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/green/bs-md-earth-day-
20120422,0,111521.story

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bthesite/bs-b-like-dislike-
1130,0,4711923.story

http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/consuming-interests-blog/bal-
consuming-baltimore-free-store-cheap-trick-thursday-20110616,0,1503011.story

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-06-16/business/bal-consuming-baltimore-
free-store-cheap-trick-thursday-20110616_1_cheap-trick-baltimore-free-store-
new-location

http://sixeightucc.org/

September 17, 2011: http://diyfest.org/?page_id=176 “Baltimore DIYFest”
thanks BFF for participating in their fifth annual festival, during which BFF led a
neighborhood composting workshop.

http://tunesnews.com/mercies-baltimore-free-farm-2011-11-18/

http://www.campuskitchens.org/author/ckjhu/

http://citypaper.com/special/sizzlinsummer/sowing-the-seeds-1.1315656

http://baltimoregreencurrency.org/bnote-officially-launched-at-localize-it-first-
day-circulation-hits-bn2470-bnote1002-presented-to-mayor-rawlings-blake

http://gazette.jhu.edu/2012/02/20/%E2%80%98taking-root-in-the-
city%E2%80%99/

http://gazette.jhu.edu/2012/02/20/calendar-february-20-2012/

http://gazette.jhu.edu/2011/08/15/summer-in-the-city/

http://citypaper.com/news/this-is-what-democracy-looks-like-1.1222950

March 2012: http://www.raisingprawnsinthecity.com/sponsor.html Raising Prawns
in the City thanks BFF for sponsoring their aquaculture operation, “The Prawn
Shop,” within BFF’s warehouse.

http://article.wn.com/view/2012/06/20/
Urban_gardening_what_to_grow_in_Baltimore/

http://www.examiner.com/article/9th-annual-baltimore-green-week

http://www.jhunewsletter.com/news-features/local-panelists-discuss-occupy-
movement-1.2682797

http://baltimoredoityourself.wordpress.com/farming-in-the-heart-of-baltimore/

http://jhucommunitygarden.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/spring-break-at-the-
perch/

http://www.wypr.org/news/greenweek-celebration-local-environmentalists

May 26 2011: http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?

cId=delmarvanow&sParam=36581673.story Daily Record of Baltimore article
about the Prawn Shop aquaponics project at BFF’s warehouse. (via USAToday)