Real Food Farm site

CLICK HERE to vote. to vote now for RFF in the Pepsi Refresh Project - see below for more information.

Real Food Farm is a new urban agriculture project in Northeast Baltimore's Clifton Park. The Farm is a project of Civic Works, Baltimore's Service Corps, and will sell fruits, herbs and vegetables for local institutions and communities using "hoop houses" - low-cost, plastic greenhouses.

In October, Real Food Farm teamed up with the Safe Healing Foundation to build Hoop Village, the first stage of education and demonstration hoop houses.

Real Food Farm

URGENT! Vote for RFF in the Pepsi Refresh Project NOW!
We need your help! The Pepsi Refresh Project has selected Real Food Farms as a contender for funding, but it will be up to internet voters to determine who gets the opportunity to complete their project.

This is where you come in. Please go to The Pepsi Refresh Website to vote. You’ll have to do a quick login, but they won't send you information unless you check the box. Then click on Vote for this Idea, set up a username and password, which sends you back to the list and then click on Vote for this Idea again. You know it went through when you get a tiny message saying "Alright." You can also share this link through Facebook or Twitter to solicit other voters.

PLEASE FORWARD along to anyone you know who's a supporter of the project. Voting ends February 28th, so let's get moving.


AND DON"T FORGET ABOUT THIS WEEK'S FARMSTAND

Real Food Farm's Winter Stand - Thursdays @ the Green School

Thursday, January 28; 3-6pm
Thursday, February 4; 3-6pm
Thursday, February 11; 3-6pm

Green School of Baltimore: 2800 Brendan Ave, off Belair Rd.
With support from Belair-Edison Neighborhood Inc.

On sale: turnips, radishes, arugula, spinach, kale, herbs, lettuce, and a mesclun salad mix.

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artwork by Galadriel Rosen

Improving Community Access to Organic, Wholesome and Real Food: Real Food Farm will provide approximately 150,000 pounds of high-quality fruits and vegetables each year. The produce will be sold to wholesale institutions such as Baltimore City Public Schools, as well as directly to the low-income communities surrounding Clifton Park.

Localizing Baltimore’s Food Consumption: Real Food Farm will increase the percentage of food consumed by Baltimore City residents that is grown within 150 miles of Baltimore City.

Creation of New Green Jobs: In its first full year of production, Real Food Farm will employ 4 full time employees, 2 part time employees and 9 quarter time employees. Hiring preference will be given to community members as well as students and graduates of the Baltimore City Public School System.

Training Residents for Green Jobs: Real Food Farm will provide training for workers and volunteers in farm construction, horticultural production, business management, and marketing.

Promoting Education: A Real Food Farm curriculum will be developed in partnership with Baltimore City Schools to teach biology, agriculture, chemistry, and business to local students. Visits to an education greenhouse at Real Food Farm will enhance classroom instruction.

Becoming Sustainable and Replicable: Real Food Farm will generate sustaining income that is greater than its costs of operation by the third year of production. Real Food Farm will become a model for urban food production that has a positive impact on its ecosystem and community. It will develop satellite locations in similar community spaces that can contain one to ten greenhouses.