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Community Partner: Boone Street Farm
Intern: Rachel Krieger
Site Supervisor: Rich Kolm
What is Boone Street Farm?
The mission of Boone Street Farm is to cultivate urban agriculture and improve resident health in East Baltimore Midway and B altimore
City. We grow fresh vegetables, herbs, and fruits for market and have programs that educate residents and youth about how to grow, eat,
and nourish with neighborhood-grown food. Boone Street Farm strives to build the health of our urban environment by supporting our
neighborhood to improve water quality and build soil health.
"I often tell people, this summer felt like cheating, because I’ve gotten to have so
much fun at Boone Street Farm that it doesn’t even feel like work. When I say that,
their follow up question is usually: “so are you like, actually… farming?” And the
answer is yes, that has been a large part of my responsibilities this summer. Of course,
I’ve also helped write a grant proposal to fund the farm’s after-school garden club,
and conducted market research by visiting many of the farmers’ markets around
Baltimore. But any garden task, you name it and by this point I’ve probably done it:
from weeding to watering, to pruning and planting, hoeing and harvesting. While
physical labor is a large (and surprisingly fun) part of the job, working at Boone Street
requires interpersonal skills as well. Boone Street takes its mission as a community
farm seriously, so being an urban farmer means being a representative of the farm.
The staff make sure to explain what the