Growing 500 jobs and delicious food
Growing 500 jobs and delicious food

Events

Jun
22

Berry Festival 2013

Date: 
06/22/2013

The Blue Water Berry Festival will celebrate our grassroots supporters and organizers across all four of our watersheds: the Baltimore Harbor, the Gwynns Falls, the Jones Falls, and the Herring Run. Taking place this year in Herring Run Park, this fun, family-friendly, community-wide event will include Blue Water Baltimore's annual native dessert competition along with BBQ, live music, local vendors, environmental exhibitors, and more. Check the official event page for updates on activities, vendors, and performances. Saturday, June 22, 11am-3pm at Herring Run Park, 3900 Belair Rd, Baltimore. RSVP online.

BWB volunteers who have been active anytime since July 2012 will receive complimentary lunch and drinks. We couldn’t achieve our mission without you! To participate in the native berry dessert competition, download the official rules.

Jun
23

Chipotle Fundraiser for Blue Water Baltimore

Date: 
06/23/2013

Make lunch or dinner a selfless act by joining Blue Water Baltimore for a fundraiser Sunday, June 23rd from noon to 7pm at the Canton Chipotle. Just bring in the flyer or show it to the cashier on your phone, and Blue Water Baltimore will receive 50% of the proceeds from your meal! (You can even simply tell the cashier that you want your purchase to support BWB and that should work, too.) Sunday, June 23, 12-7pm at Chipotle, 2400 Boston Street, Baltimore, MD.

Jun
27

Baltimore Green Drinks

Date: 
06/27/2013

Passionate about making Baltimore more sustainable? Want the opportunity to mix with other like-minded Baltimoreans while benefiting Civic Works' Green Projects? Grab a drink with <a href=" or some tasty eats, and chat it up with Baltimore’s sustainability-minded movers and shakers.

Thursday, June 27, 6-9pm at Joe Squared. Feel free to bring a friend or two! Check out the Facebook group for more info.

Jun
27

TreeKeepers 201: Advanced Training

Date: 
06/27/2013

TreeKeepers! Come to Baltimore Tree Trusts's Advanced Training for Tree Planting Leader Certification class to discuss tree planting experiences, learn key aspects of project and volunteer management, learn basics of tree identification, check on the trees we planted at Cylburn, and more! Guest speakers include Duncan Stuart of Friends of Wyman Park Dell. Thursday, June 27 from 6-9pm, at Cylburn Arboretum, Greenhouse Classroom, 4915 Greenspring Avenue, Baltimore. See the event page & RSVP online.

Please Note: You are eligible to take TK 201 if you attended TreeKeepers 102 - Science of Trees (held in March) and will have participated in at least two volunteer tree planting events held this spring.

Jun
29

Worm Worlds

Date: 
06/29/2013

Ever wonder what to do with those food scraps left from chopping veggies? Do your plants seem a little slow to grow? Then you just might need a worm bin in your home! Learn more at Irvine Nature Center's workshop! Worm bins are a great way to compost food. They provide nutrient rich soil for plants and teach all about the world of worms. All the supplies to make two different size worm bins will be provided—you can choose the best size for you.

All ages (with adult). $20 members, $30 non-members (price is per bin). Irvine Nature Center, 11201 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills. See the event page & register online.

Jun
29

Edible Landscape Workshop

Date: 
06/29/2013

If Native Americans survived in the wild without a supermarket, where did their food come from? A knowledgeable naturalist will guide you through the woods in search of edible plants and maybe even make a snack for YOU! Come indulge in some native chow! No pets please. Saturday, June 29, 12pm to 2pm at the Carrie Murray Nature Center, 1901 Ridgetop Rd, Baltimore. Ages 12 and older, $5 / ages 11 and younger, $3. Please pre-register online.

Jul
7

Champion & Notable Tree ID

Date: 
07/07/2013

Join Baltimore Tree Trust to help update Baltimore's big tree registry while learning tree ID and tree measuring techniques at Cylburn Arboretum, one of the city's most beautiful parks for trees. Sunday, July 7, 10am-1pm at Cylburn Arboretum, 4915 Greenspring Avenue, Baltimore. This is an outdoor event with lots of walking and standing. Register online. Free.

Jul
13

Gardening Workshops at Boone Street Community Garden

Date: 
07/13/2013

Learn about herbal medicine. Saturday, July 13th, 10am - 12pm at the Boone Street Community Garden, Boone Street, between 21st and 22nd Streets, Baltimore.

Jul
27

TreeKeepers Tree Care & Picnic

Date: 
07/27/2013

Join Baltimore Tree Trust's TreeKeepers with morning tree care activities and stay for grub and beverages in this cool glade opposite the Baltimore Museum of Art. Saturday, July 27, 9am to 1pm at Wyman Park Dell, 3100 North Charles Street, Baltimore. Register online.

Aug
10

Gardening Workshops at Boone Street Community Garden

Date: 
08/10/2013

What do you do with your garden in the fall? Learn about planting a fall garden, from transplanting and seeding to planting fall cover crops. Saturday, August 10th, 10am - 12pm at the Boone Street Community Garden, Boone Street, between 21st and 22nd Streets, Baltimore.

Sep
14

Gardening Workshops at Boone Street Community Garden

Date: 
09/14/2013

Learn about preserving your harvest. Make and taste a few pickling recipes using vegetables from the garden. Learn how to can, freeze and dry extra produce from your garden. Saturday, September 14th, 10am - 12pm at the Boone Street Community Garden, Boone Street, between 21st and 22nd Streets, Baltimore.