Urb Ag Gala
On Friday, The Baltimore Urban Agricultural Task Force will host its first annual Urb Ag Gala at 2640 Saint Paul St., from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The celebration will include local food, artwork and entertainment. It will be set in an old church transformed into a lavish green atmosphere.
Guests will have the opportunity to mark their gardens on a giant map of Baltimore. They can also sign up to speak about their growing project in an open-mic forum and song circle that will include local musicians.
Featured musicians include: Atom Fisher, Cityslides, Beans, American Folklore, Mother Nature's Son, MacGregor Burns & the VCR, Lands & Peoples, Pere Yorko, The Owls Go.
The event will enable those intrigued by the "growing" movement to become more involved; connect and offer resources to those already involved; get growers and eaters and those in between fired up for the 2009 season; and make a statement about the inspiring and practical effects that growing food locally can have on individuals, families, communities, and the state of our planet at large.
A $5 donation is requested.
For more information, go to the Urb Ag Gala Web site.
The Baltimore Urban Agricultural Task Force is a growing coalition of farmers, students, professionals, artists, parents, and concerned citizens. The passion of its members is a common one: locally produced food. The Task Force is finding ways to strengthen communities in Baltimore through agricultural projects and environmental education. The long term goal of the Task Force is to acquire a 6-acre plot that can be farmed in Baltimore City and to create 500 new and sustainable jobs in the process.
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Celebrate the beginning of another explosively fruitful growing season in Baltimore City. On Friday, April 16th, 2010 The Baltimore Urban Agricultural Task Force will host its second annual Urb Ag Gala at 2640 Space (2640 St. Paul Street, 21218) from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Come out and enjoy delicious, live, and local food, music, art and storytelling as well as a wealth of gardening information and resources.
The Gala will enable those intrigued by the "growing" movement to become more involved, get growers and eaters and those in between fired up for the 2010 season, and make a statementabout the inspiring and practical effects that producing food locally can have on individuals, families, communities, and the state of our planet at large.
The Baltimore Urban Agricultural Task Force is a growing coalition of farmers, students, professionals, artists, parents, and concerned citizens. The passion of its members is a common one: locally produced food. The Task Force is finding ways to strengthen communities in Baltimore through agricultural projects and environmental education.
A $10 donation is being requested.
Urb Ag Gala will be a waste neutral event.
Contact: urbaggala@gmail.com
http://baltimoreurbanag.org/content/urb-ag-gala
Posted by: Urbag Task Force | April 4, 2010 12:12 PM