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Baltimore City MG Annual Report 2006

1. Basic Information
# of active MGs    114
# of interns    20
# of volunteer hours    3552

2. Plant Clinics
# of active plant clinic sites    4
# of plant clinics    17
# of residents served at plant clinics    843

3. Bay-Wise
# of new yards certified as Bay-Wise (MGs and other residents):     12 MG yards certified and 6 other yards certified
# of total Bay-Wise certified yards (all years combined)     6 yards- new prog. in Baltimore City

4.  Composting
# of composting demonstration sites    1
# of residents who received a compost bin    0

5. Classes taught
# of classes/workshops taught by MGs    19
# of residents educated    80

6. Awards/recognition

Mary Lewis, 2006 Volunteer of the Year – Awarded by the Piney Run Recreational and Conservation Council.

7. Grants:

Kate Joyce – received SARE grant of $1000 to develop community garden in West Baltimore, ORSOW neighborhoods.

8. Partners:

Baltimore City Recreation and Parks—Cylburn Arboretum
Howard Rawlings Conservatory
Patuxent Institution-Prison
Parks and People Foundation
Maryland Home and Garden Show
Valley View Farms
Civic Works
Maryland Horticultural Society
Baltimore City Farms
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Federated Gardens Club of Maryland
Mt. Vernon Neighborhood Association
Waldorf School of Baltimore
Waverly Farmer’s Market
Neighborhood Design Center
Kernan Hospital
Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center
Baltimore City Public Schools
Maryland Food Bank
Latino Providers Network
Baltimore Cathedral School, Saint Mary’s

9. Highlights from past year:

  1. Larry Kloze appeared in the Mark Steiner’s Radio Show.
  2. Maryanne Arthur Built meditation garden at Washington Pediatric Hospital
  3. 12 Baltimore City Master Gardeners received Bay-Wise Landscape training, got certified, and have 6 lawns certified.
  4. Al DeGray – Urbanite Magazine Article and Sun Paper article
  5. 15 community gardens were judged and awarded during the City Farm Supper event
  6. Baltimore Master Gardeners taught at Patuxent Prison Program
  7. Roberta Strickler became the Baltimore City EAB President

For more information, contact Robin Hessey

Last updated: 07/1/2007