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SUMMARY:Winter Sowing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Winter sowing is an easy\, effective and affordable way to start native seeds and cold season vegetables.\nLearn how to jumpstart cold season veggies during the winter months!
URL:https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/winter-sowing-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Land
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SUMMARY:The Restorative Power Of Comfrey: FREE WORKSHOPS
DESCRIPTION:Space for this program is limited; registration is required.\n****EACH WORKSHOP IS AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION****\nWe invite you to gather in community under the guidance and wisdom of one of our most ancient plant allies: Comfrey. Known as a powerful wound healer\, Comfrey invites us to explore their therapeutic uses while engaging our senses in a hands-on salve-making session. Comfrey is excellent for achy joints & healing set bones as it helps to proliferate new cells for every area of the body (including the skin – for those dry spots & fine lines) through one of their constituents allantonin. \nOur instructor for this workshop is land steward and herbalist Alyssa Dennis of Eclipta Herbal. Through Alyssa’s experience\, she sees the Earth’s surface as a kind of skin—vulnerable to dryness and cracks\, just like our own. With its broad leaves and deep roots\, Comfrey softens\, restores\, and reminds us of the power of repair. The name\, Symphytum\, means “growing together”—a reflection of their ability to mend not only bodies\, but communities\, too. \nEach participant will leave with a healing salve to take home. \nCentral Branch—https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/the-restorative-power-of-comfrey-cen\nCanton Branch—https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/the-restorative-power-of-comfrey-cnt\nWalbrook Branch—https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/the-restorative-power-of-comfrey-wlb
URL:https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/the-restorative-power-of-comfrey-free-workshops/2026-02-12/
LOCATION:Enoch Pratt Central Library: Creative Arts Center (2nd Floor)\, 400 Cathedral Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Antidotes to Toxicity,Land
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SUMMARY:The Restorative Power Of Comfrey: FREE WORKSHOPS
DESCRIPTION:Space for this program is limited; registration is required.\n****EACH WORKSHOP IS AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION****\nWe invite you to gather in community under the guidance and wisdom of one of our most ancient plant allies: Comfrey. Known as a powerful wound healer\, Comfrey invites us to explore their therapeutic uses while engaging our senses in a hands-on salve-making session. Comfrey is excellent for achy joints & healing set bones as it helps to proliferate new cells for every area of the body (including the skin – for those dry spots & fine lines) through one of their constituents allantonin. \nOur instructor for this workshop is land steward and herbalist Alyssa Dennis of Eclipta Herbal. Through Alyssa’s experience\, she sees the Earth’s surface as a kind of skin—vulnerable to dryness and cracks\, just like our own. With its broad leaves and deep roots\, Comfrey softens\, restores\, and reminds us of the power of repair. The name\, Symphytum\, means “growing together”—a reflection of their ability to mend not only bodies\, but communities\, too. \nEach participant will leave with a healing salve to take home. \nCentral Branch—https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/the-restorative-power-of-comfrey-cen\nCanton Branch—https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/the-restorative-power-of-comfrey-cnt\nWalbrook Branch—https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/the-restorative-power-of-comfrey-wlb
URL:https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/the-restorative-power-of-comfrey-free-workshops/2026-01-22/
LOCATION:Enoch Pratt Central Library: Creative Arts Center (2nd Floor)\, 400 Cathedral Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Antidotes to Toxicity,Land
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SUMMARY:The Restorative Power Of Comfrey: FREE WORKSHOPS
DESCRIPTION:Space for this program is limited; registration is required.\n****EACH WORKSHOP IS AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION****\nWe invite you to gather in community under the guidance and wisdom of one of our most ancient plant allies: Comfrey. Known as a powerful wound healer\, Comfrey invites us to explore their therapeutic uses while engaging our senses in a hands-on salve-making session. Comfrey is excellent for achy joints & healing set bones as it helps to proliferate new cells for every area of the body (including the skin – for those dry spots & fine lines) through one of their constituents allantonin. \nOur instructor for this workshop is land steward and herbalist Alyssa Dennis of Eclipta Herbal. Through Alyssa’s experience\, she sees the Earth’s surface as a kind of skin—vulnerable to dryness and cracks\, just like our own. With its broad leaves and deep roots\, Comfrey softens\, restores\, and reminds us of the power of repair. The name\, Symphytum\, means “growing together”—a reflection of their ability to mend not only bodies\, but communities\, too. \nEach participant will leave with a healing salve to take home. \nCentral Branch—https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/the-restorative-power-of-comfrey-cen\nCanton Branch—https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/the-restorative-power-of-comfrey-cnt\nWalbrook Branch—https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/the-restorative-power-of-comfrey-wlb
URL:https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/the-restorative-power-of-comfrey-free-workshops/2026-01-21/
LOCATION:Enoch Pratt Central Library: Creative Arts Center (2nd Floor)\, 400 Cathedral Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Antidotes to Toxicity,Land
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SUMMARY:Roots and Futures: A Transatlantic Perspective on Black Land and Food Sovereignty
DESCRIPTION:Blueprint Cafe\, 3120 St Paul St\, Baltimore\, MD 21218 \n\n\n\nJoin us for the culminating event of the Reimagining Land theme\, as we gather to reflect\, connect\, and celebrate with a public conversation between Rashid Awari (CEHDA-GHANA and WIACT) and Eric Jackson (Black Yield Institute)\, moderated by Anand Pandian (Johns Hopkins University) and Nicole Labruto (Johns Hopkins University). This special event brings together voices from Ghana and Baltimore in dialogue for a transatlantic perspective on Black land and food sovereignty.  \n\n\n\nRashid will be visiting from Spain to share insights from his work with CEHDA-GHANA and World Institute of Africa Culture and Traditions (WIACT). CEHDA-GHANA works to improve opportunities for migrant communities in Catalonia\, support grassroots initiatives for community resilience in the Sawla District of Ghana’s Savannah Region\, and promote traditional agricultural practices and cultural heritage rooted in Ghanaian knowledge systems. WIACT hosts a diverse array of activities and projects that aim to recover\, preserve\, share\, and revitalize the traditional cultures\, languages\, and indigenous knowledge of Ghana’s Savannah Region\, and across the African continent. \n\n\n\nIn conversation with Rashid is Eric Jackson\, Servant-Director of Black Yield Institute\, a Black-created\, Black-led institution rooted in South Baltimore. Grounded in Pan-African thought and practice\, Black Yield Institute organizes through land and food as central sites of resistance\, healing\, and transformation. The Institute envisions a self-determined\, cooperative\, and thriving community—one in which Black people govern the politics\, economics\, health\, land\, and food systems that shape their lives\, from seed to waste. \n\n\n\nThe themes guiding this conversation arise from shared questions and lived experiences: How are African and African American communities reclaiming identity in the face of historical misrepresentation and racial prejudice? What roles do language\, ancestral knowledge\, and oral history play in the healing of personal and collective wounds? How might traditions—from the Gonja lifeways in Ghana to the foodways of Black Baltimore—offer pathways toward environmental and social repair? \n\n\n\nThe event will conclude with a Ghanaian meal at Blueprint. Everyone is welcome to join and eat together! \n\n\n\nAs the final gathering in our yearlong exploration of Reimagining Land\, this event is both a reflection and a celebration—an opportunity to look back\, share across place and perspective\, and plant new seeds for what comes next. \n\n\n\nPlease RSVP for no more than two people per RSVP.
URL:https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/roots-and-futures-a-conversation-across-ghana-and-baltimore-3/
CATEGORIES:Land
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SUMMARY:A Year of Reimagining Land: A Roundtable Retrospective
DESCRIPTION:Join us on May 22nd\, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Blueprint Cafe\, 3120 St Paul St\, Baltimore\, MD 21218\, for a special roundtable gathering to reflect on a transformative year of in-person and virtual events exploring the theme REIMAGINING LAND. Over the past year\, the Ecological Design Collective has hosted a series of community “Groundings” across Baltimore—immersive events that invited participants to consider land as more than territory or property\, but as a living\, breathing network of relationships between humans\, nonhumans\, histories\, and futures. \n\n\n\nThis culminating roundtable\, taking place at Blueprint Cafe on May 22nd from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM\, features a dynamic group of thinkers\, artists\, and organizers who have shaped and inspired this year’s programming: Robin Gunkel\, Kristine Roome\, Nicole Labruto\, Anand Pandian\, Bill Harvey\, and Kenya Miles. Together\, they will reflect on how land—particularly urban land in Baltimore—can be reimagined not as a commodity but as a commons\, a site of repair\, kinship\, and ecological design. \n\n\n\nHow do land-based practices of storytelling\, artmaking\, healing\, and history help us imagine more just and reciprocal relationships with place? This conversation is both a reflection and a call forward—a chance to share what has been learned\, unearthed\, and seeded\, and to consider what may yet emerge. \n\n\n\nRoundtable Participants: \n\n\n\nRobin Gunkel: Dr. Gunkel is an artist\, educator\, and community organizer exploring the intersections of ecology\, creativity\, and collective transformation. She is the founder of Mushroom City Art Festival\, a vibrant\, all-ages event in Baltimore that blends mycology\, environmental education\, and the arts. From mushroom forays and sustainable building workshops to immersive sound installations and storytelling\, the festival invites playful\, community-rooted learning. With a background in creative writing and a doctorate in Sustainability Education\, Robin brings together poetry\, science\, and activism. Her work centers on building thriving creative ecosystems\, where each person contributes unique gifts—like nodes in a living mycelial web. Through teaching\, organizing\, and experimenting\, Robin fosters deeper connections with nature and each other\, always guided by the belief that “all flourishing is mutual.” \n\n\n\nBill Harvey: Longtime Baltimore resident and public historian. Harvey is the author of The People Is Grass : A History Of Hampden-Woodberry\, 1802-1945. (1988). \n\n\n\nNicole Labruto: Dr. Labruto is an assistant research professor in the Department of Anthropology. She received her BA in Anthropology and Philosophy from Mount Holyoke College\, her MA in Cultural Anthropology from the New School for Social Research\, and her PhD in History\, Anthropology\, and Science\, Technology\, and Society from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, during which she was a Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellow. She is also the recipient of fellowships from the Social Science Research Council and the Fulbright Foundation. She was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins University and an Anthropologist-in-Residence at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). She is a member of the Curatorial Circle of the Ecological Design Collective. \n\n\n\nDavid Landolfi and Adam Malfa: Landolfi and Malfa are joining from Cambium. Cambium actively seeks out trees with natural ‘flaws’ and works with local artisans to transform them into beautiful\, functional products. Their approach includes educating consumers about the sustainability benefits of using this wood\, as it often comes from local sources and reduces waste. Cambium also collaborates with designers and architects to incorporate this wood into their projects\, showcasing its aesthetic and functional value. \n\n\n\nKenya Miles: Miles is an artist\, educator\, and natural dyer based in Baltimore City who has been growing natural dye plants and reconnecting her community with this historically and culturally significant practice. Kenya works for The Blue Light Junction\, which aims to re-establish craft traditions through the lens of natural dyes. \n\n\n\nAnand Pandian: Dr. Pandian is Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology at Johns Hopkins University\, with a joint appointment in Earth & Planetary Sciences. His books include A Possible Anthropology: Methods for Uneasy Times\, and Something Between Us: The Everyday Walls of American Life and How to Take Them Down\, now available from Stanford University Press. A former department chair of anthropology\, he serves now as President of the Society for Cultural Anthropology. He also serves as a curator of the Ecological Design Collective\, a community for radical ecological imagination and collaboration. He lives with his family in Baltimore\, where he is currently working on a new book project on decay\, waste\, and the crafting of ecological futures. \n\n\n\nKristine Roome: Dr. Roome is a cultural anthropologist with expertise in arts and culture\, science and education. She has a Ph.D. in applied anthropology from Columbia University and has held senior executive positions and faculty roles at Teachers College\, Columbia University\, The New School University\, Maryland Institute College of Art\, Howard County Community College and the University of the Witswatersrand in Johannesburg\, South Africa. Among her many public speaking engagements\, she has given talks at the Shanghai Museum of Art\, Reykjavik University and the United Nations Headquarters on the role of the arts in society. As the Director of Wright Gallery in New York City she curated exhibitions of African art\, and later served as a consultant on contemporary and art historical exhibitions with cultural institutions such as the Johannesburg Bienale\, the Museum for African Art\, Meridien International\, and Columbia University. She currently hosts the EcoArts forum on the Ecological Design Collective based in Baltimore: with an international following\, the platform brings attention to art and artists engaged in environmental sustainability. In addition\, she is an archivist at the Smithsonian Institute/National Anthropology Archives in Washington D.C. and author of the forthcoming book\, The Human Feather: Conversations Beyond Art & Science (Routledge 2025). Dr. Roome currently serves in the Moore/Miller administration as a Trustee on the Board of the State of Maryland Historical Trust and as a voting member of the Preservation awards\, Investment\, and Monument Relocation subcommittees. \n\n\n\nBruce Willen: Willen is a multidisciplinary designer\, artist\, musician\, and the founder of Public Mechanics — a design studio working in public and cultural spaces. Bruce collaborates with civic\, arts\, and design innovators on projects that jaywalk through the intersection of experiential design\, public art\, placemaking\, performance\, and civic design.
URL:https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/a-year-of-reimagining-land-a-roundtable-retrospective/
CATEGORIES:Land
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T120000
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SUMMARY:End of Year Reception and Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join the Ecological Design Collective for our End of Year Reception — a celebration of community\, imagination\, and collective care for the land. \n\n\n\nOver the past year\, we’ve gathered in parks\, gardens\, vacant lots\, and urban wilds to reimagine our relationship to land through a series of Grounding Events — community walks\, plant knowledge sessions\, dye-making workshops\, and more. We’ve also convened virtually on our online platform to explore the theme of land through presentations and conversations. These events have rooted us in local ecologies while opening up space for reflection\, connection\, and action. \n\n\n\nAt this special gathering\, we’ll commemorate a vibrant year of ecological dreaming and doing. We’ll honor the incredible event leaders who guided these moments of re-connection\, share highlights from our itinerary of gatherings\, and look ahead to what’s next. \n\n\n\nEnjoy the food and other refreshments\, reconnect with fellow participants\, and celebrate the seeds we’ve planted together. Take in our exhibition of milestones and photographs from this collective journey. Whether you joined us once or often\, you are warmly invited to come reflect\, honor\, and imagine with us. \n\n\n\nWe’ll gather on Sunday\, May 18\, from 12:00 to 2:00 PM at Blueprint Cafe\, 3120 St Paul St\, Baltimore\, MD 21218. Lunch will be provided.  \n\n\n\nEvent Series:This event marks the culmination of the EDC’s 2024–25 itinerary for “Reimagining Land” — a monthly series of Groundings that explored Baltimore’s ecology\, history\, and contemporary place-making through immersive\, experiential events.
URL:https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/end-of-year-reception-ecological-design-collective/
CATEGORIES:Land
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SUMMARY:Eclipta Herbal Sanctuary Tour: An Ecological Design Collective Grounding
DESCRIPTION:Come out to tour a lush healing sanctuary with Eclipta Herbal founder\, artist\, educator and clinical herbalist Alyssa Dennis! \n\n\n\nNestled on a 0.7-acre plot in Northeast Baltimore City\, the Eclipta Herbal Sanctuary is a vibrant\, living ecosystem home to over 100 species of medicinal plants—and growing. This space is dedicated to ecological education\, conservation\, and community healing. We honor both land and lineage by cultivating a space where people can gather\, learn\, and reconnect with the sentient living world.  \n\n\n\nRSVP below! Space is limited to 25 people. \n\n\n\nItinerary: \n\n\n\nWe will meet at 4 pm in the backyard of 6304 Old Harford Rd Baltimore\, MD 21214. Alyssa Dennis will give us a tour of the Eliptica Herbal Sanctuary\, answer questions\, and run some activities with us until 6 pm. \n\n\n\nAbout Eclipta Herbal: \n\n\n\nA Living Classroom \n\n\n\nOur sanctuary is more than a garden—it’s a biodiverse learning space where traditional knowledge meets urban & industrial resilience. We offer: \n\n\n\n\nLearning the medicine of the land & the land as medicine\n\n\n\nEarth skills workshops\n\n\n\nHerbal plant walks\n\n\n\nHabitat restoration\n\n\n\nCommunity gatherings and collaborations\n\n\n\n\nWe work with a blend of native\, naturalized\, and non-native medicinal species\, and pride ourselves on being one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in Baltimore. Our focus is on habitat restoration that addresses soil health\, climate change\, and the cultivation of flood- and drought-tolerant plants. \n\n\n\nPlants as Kin \n\n\n\nWe see plants not as resources\, but as kin—living relatives with whom we share lineage. Our cultivation efforts center on the opportunity to apprentice directly with the plants: to learn their language\, witness their growth cycles\, and to once again immerse our senses in their ecosystems. \n\n\n\nThis is especially important in urban environments\, where access to healthy green space and ancestral plant knowledge has been disrupted. We believe that conservation of medicinal plants is an essential part of healing damaged ecosystems\, and that the root causes of ecological collapse are deeply linked to our disconnection from land-based cycles & medicinal plant practices. \n\n\n\nEvent Series: \n\n\n\nThis event is a continuation of the EDC’s 2024-25 itinerary for “Reimagining Land\,” anchored in a monthly series of “Groundings” that explore Baltimore’s ecology\, history\, and contemporary place-making efforts through experiential events.
URL:https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/eclipta-herbal-sanctuary-tour-an-ecological-design-collective-grounding/
CATEGORIES:Land
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T150000
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SUMMARY:Jones Falls Industrial History Tour: An Ecological Design Collective Grounding
DESCRIPTION:Join us on a tour of Jones Falls’ industrial history! \n\n\n\nThis Saturday the Ecological Design Collective (EDC) embarks on a tour of the Jones Falls River. Explore the industrial history of Baltimore’s most famous waterway with historian Bill Harvey and anthropologist Nicole Labruto. The tour will take place on Saturday\, April 26th\, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. We will meet at Chestnut Ave. and Falls Road and then proceed by van alongside the Jones Falls River\, making stops to discuss the river’s history until we reach Tudor Arms Ave. and 36th Street. \n\n\n\nRSVP below! Space is limited to 20 people. \n\n\n\nTour Itinerary: \n\n\n\nStart: 3:00 PM – Chestnut Ave & Falls Rd \n\n\n\nThe tour begins at Chestnut and Falls\, with an introductory talk lasting about 20–25 minutes. This opening stop will include a few general points and a rapid overview of nearly 200 years of history.  \n\n\n\nFrom there\, we’ll board the vehicle and move slowly north through the valley. The driver will be asked to slow down or stop at key sites\, especially the historic mill buildings. The route continues up Falls Rd\, taking the left fork onto Clipper Mill Rd to view more of the mill complex. \n\n\n\nNext\, we take a left onto Union Ave\, crossing the Falls and railroad tracks\, then a right onto a short connecting road (name TBD) leading to Druid Park Drive. \n\n\n\nFrom there\, we turn left onto Druid Park Drive\, proceeding to 41st St for a quick look across the valley at the sister neighborhood\, Woodberry. \n\n\n\nThen it’s a right onto 41st St\, crossing the bridge into what many consider the more familiar part of town: Hampden. There will be a brief pause on the bridge to view the valley in both directions\, which helps illustrate the area’s geographic isolation. \n\n\n\nWe continue to Falls Rd\, turning right and heading down to 36th St (The Avenue). \n\n\n\nA left onto 36th St takes us through Hampden’s downtown strip\, which expanded eastward from the original mill district. \n\n\n\nEnd: 5:00 PM – Tudor Arms Ave & 36th St\, along the edge of Wyman Park—where the two valleys framing the neighborhood converge. \n\n\n\nEvent Series: \n\n\n\nThis event is a continuation of the EDC’s 2024-25 itinerary for “Reimagining Land\,” anchored in a monthly series of “Groundings” that explore Baltimore’s ecology\, history\, and contemporary place-making efforts through experiential events.
URL:https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/jones-falls-industrial-history-tour-an-ecological-design-collective-grounding/
CATEGORIES:Land
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SUMMARY:Jones Falls Workshop: An Ecological Design Collective Grounding
DESCRIPTION:Join us to imagine new futures for the Jones Falls at this collaborative workshop \n\n\n\nNo waterway has been more essential to the development of Baltimore than the Jones Falls. And yet this river has endured the effects of pollution and neglect for well over a century. The river was forced underground in the early twentieth century\, a radical transformation in the name of public health and efficiency that has had lasting consequences for the environmental quality of the water and watershed. However forgotten the Jones Falls may be as a river entombed by urban infrastructure and even a major freeway\, a fundamental ecological restoration of the river remains possible and necessary. What if we reimagined the future of this river instead as the center of a sustainable\, equitable\, and ecologically vibrant Baltimore? \n\n\n\nThe Peale’s exhibition on “The Future of Here: A Glimpse of a River Culture to Come” is anchored in a collective exploration of the Jones Falls watershed and an imagination of what collective life in this environment might one day become. The exhibition is an invitation to extend our senses into the landscape around us and the other futures it may promise\, to turn our attention from the commotion of city streets to the vibrant yet unseen riverscape at our feet. Taking inspiration from the exhibition\, this workshop will invite participants to engage in collaborative and speculative exercises to imagine and visualize alternative futures\, a hands-on modeling activity\, and a walk to the nearby mouth of the Jones Falls. The workshop will be led together by social designer Lee Davis\, public artist Bruce Willen\, and anthropologist Anand Pandian. \n\n\n\nCities around the country are now paying heed once again to buried and neglected urban waterways\, working to daylight these rivers and streams\, increase equitable access\, and reconnect them with urban communities. The lower Jones Falls has been buried below I-83 for over 50 years\, overlooked and mistreated. With the Jones Falls Expressway nearing its own end of life in the coming decades\, we are on the threshold of another phase of radical change and possibility for the future condition of this river system. With this horizon in mind\, the workshop is meant to kindle a collective imagination of how else the future of the river might look in ecological terms. The hope is that Baltimore too may one day join the many cities working to undo the damage caused by pervasive patterns of urban development. \n\n\n\nLee Davis is an author\, designer\, and social entrepreneur\, and co-Executive Director of the Center for Creative Impact at MICA where he leads MICA’s collaborations to generate greater awareness of\, inspiration for\, and investment in the Jones Falls Watershed. \n\n\n\nBruce Willen is a multidisciplinary artist\, designer\, musician\, and creator of the Ghost Rivers public art project\, which has brought wide public attention to one tributary of the Jones Falls buried under the streets of Baltimore\, Sumwalt Run. He is the principal of Public Mechanics\, a studio focused on public art\, design\, and placemaking for public and cultural spaces. \n\n\n\nAnand Pandian teaches anthropology at Johns Hopkins University. He is a curator of the Ecological Design Collective\, and one of the organizers of “The Future of Here.” He is working on a new book project on decay\, waste\, and the crafting of ecological futures. \n\n\n\nItinerary: \n\n\n\nAt 1 pm we will meet inside The Peale Museum lobby (225 Holliday St 225 Holliday Street Baltimore\, MD 21202). From 1:10 pm to 3 pm we will Lee Davis\, Bruce Willen\, and Anand Pandian will lead a workshop on ecological imagination\, grounded and inspired by the exhibit on the Jones Falls. \n\n\n\nEvent Series: \n\n\n\nThis event is a continuation of the EDC’s 2024-25 itinerary for “Reimagining Land\,” anchored in a monthly series of “Groundings” that explore Baltimore’s ecology\, history\, and contemporary place-making efforts through experiential events. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here
URL:https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/jones-falls-workshop-an-ecological-design-collective-grounding/
CATEGORIES:Land
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SUMMARY:Cambium Fallen Lumber Tour: An Ecological Design Collective Grounding
DESCRIPTION:Join the Ecological Design Collective for an exclusive tour of Cambium Carbon\, a company transforming the urban wood supply chain through innovation and circular economy principles. Cambium partners with cities and local businesses to salvage fallen trees\, keeping valuable materials out of landfills and giving them a second life as CarbonSmart™ wood—sustainable\, high-quality lumber with a transparent and traceable supply chain. \n\n\n\nDuring the tour\, you’ll get an inside look at their workspace\, learn how they are restoring local supply chains\, and see firsthand how technology and partnerships are driving scalable climate solutions. \n\n\n\nAbout Cambium Carbon \n\n\n\n\n\nEach year 36 million trees fall in American cities. The vast majority are mulched\, landfilled\, or burned—at eye-popping economic and environmental cost. At the same time\, cities struggle to equitably reforest neighborhoods\, with communities of color long burdened by unequal access to benefits that urban trees provide. Connecting these two challenges\, Cambium Carbon leverages the urban tree life cycle\, showing that by processing—rather than discarding—downed urban trees\, we can create a waste-to-value revenue stream that returns needed funds to replant low-canopy neighborhoods. In this circular economy model\, green jobs are created through urban “Reforestation Hubs” that could upcycle an estimated 46 million tons of merchantable wood every year into products such as lumber\, bioenergy\, and compost. Building the infrastructure to upcycle such wood into high-value durable goods creates an opportunity to engage residents who face barriers to traditional employment\, while providing training in technical skills across the tree life cycle. Meanwhile\, using salvaged wood displaces emissions-intense global supply chains. And by investing in tree planting among underresourced communities\, Cambium Carbon can catalyze carbon sequestration\, stormwater management\, air pollution mitigation\, and energy savings in places that need them most. \n\n\n\nLearn more about Cambium Carbon: https://cambiumcarbon.com/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nItinerary: \n\n\n\nAt 5 pm we will meet inside the Cambium Carbon Offices & Workspace (1589 Sulphur Spring Road\, Suite 111\, Halethorpe MD\, 21227). From 5:10 pm to 6 pm we will tour the Cambium offices\, lumber yard\, and processing center. \n\n\n\nEvent Series: \n\n\n\nThis event is a continuation of the EDC’s 2024-25 itinerary for “Reimagining Land\,” anchored in a monthly series of “Groundings” that explore Baltimore’s ecology\, history\, and contemporary place-making efforts through experiential events.
URL:https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/cambium-fallen-lumber-tour-an-ecological-design-collective-grounding/
CATEGORIES:Land
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SUMMARY:Natural Dye Workshop: An Ecological Design Collective Grounding
DESCRIPTION:Join the EDC for a free workshop on the practice of natural dyeing with Indigo! As part of 2024-25 EDC Itinerary Reimagining Land\, this session invites participants to engage with indigo\, a plant deeply intertwined with histories of labor\, migration\, and artistry across cultures. \n\n\n\nWorkshop Description: Guided by the traditions of resist dyeing from China\, India\, and Japan\, participants will explore techniques that shape how fabric interacts with dye. Using an indigo vat cultivated in alignment with natural processes\, attendees will create their own patterns on fabric. No previous experience is required—just a spirit of curiosity\, experimentation\, and play! \n\n\n\nThis workshop is hosted by Blue Light Junction\, an independent dye studio founded by textile artist\, farmer\, and natural dyer Kenya Miles. Blue Light Junction is more than a studio; it is a living archive and community hub that uplifts the work of cultural practitioners of natural dyeing. Rooted in Baltimore’s Station North/Greenmount neighborhood\, the space is dedicated to the cultivation\, processing\, and preservation of natural dyes. Just outside the studio\, the Natural Dye Garden\, stewarded in partnership with Hidden Harvest\, flourishes as a site of both production and education—growing the very plants used in workshops like this one. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDetails and RSVP below to reserve a spot for the tour. Only 1 reservation per person.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDETAILS \n\n\n\nCost: Free \n\n\n\nMaterials: All materials will be provided for this workshop. You are welcome to bring anotebook and something to write with for note-taking.Refreshments: Water\, seltzer\, tea & light snacks will be provided. Feel free to bringalong additional food if necessary. There is a refrigerator to store food/drink and amicrowave. Utensils\, plates and cups are also available.Workshop Details: Includes one (x1) bandana to dye per person (max 15 participants)2-hour Indigo dyeing facilitation w/Blue Light Junction Founder Kenya Milesresist (itajime\, shibori\, resist techniques) \n\n\n\nBlue Light Junction Address: 209 McAllister Street\, Suite A\, Baltimore\, MD 2120 \n\n\n\nParking: Street parking (without meters + 2 hours) is available on Guilford Avenueand E Lafayette. North Calvert and E. North Ave have (metered parking)Entrance: You will see a gray door marked “Blue Light Junction”. Please enter here.There is one step up to enter the studio. The studio entrance is next to HiddenHarvest Farm in the alleyway between E. Lafayette and E. North Avenue. \n\n\n\nEvent Series: \n\n\n\nThis event is a continuation of the EDC’s 2024-25 itinerary for “Reimagining Land\,” anchored in a monthly series of “Groundings” that explore Baltimore’s ecology\, history\, and contemporary place-making efforts through experiential events. \n\n\n\n\n\nSpaces are limited. Please email collective@ecodesigncollective.org if you need to cancel your RSVP\, or if you would like to be added to the waitlist.
URL:https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/natural-dye-workshop-an-ecological-design-collective-grounding/
CATEGORIES:Land
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SUMMARY:Sustainable Brewery Tour: An Ecological Design Collective Grounding
DESCRIPTION:Are you hankering for a pint of Baltimore-brewed beer? Are you curious about sustainable beers made with locally sourced ingredients? Join the Ecological Design Collective as we tour the Checkerspot Brewing Company and learn about their green beer-making practices (and of course sample some of their amazing beers afterward)! \n\n\n\nThe Checkerspot Brewery Company is well-known for its innovative use of local ingredients in its beer-making processes\, sourcing malts and spices from Maryland farms like Baugher’s in Reisterstown. The Brewery has also partnered with several local businesses and not-for-profits to promote sustainable food practices. They have crafted specialty beers out of excess crab shells from J. M. Clayton Seafood Company (Keeper’s Stout) and made beer with African Basil harvested from compost heaps by the Baltimore Compost Collective (B’more Kashi). Check out their current selection of locally crafted beers on their website. \n\n\n\nRSVP below to reserve a spot for the tour. Space is limited to 20 people. \n\n\n\nMeet our Tour Guide: \n\n\n\n\n\nJUDY NEFF \n\n\n\nOWNER & BREWER\n\n\n\nAs owner and brewer\, Judy is a longtime homebrewer living the dream. She is a Certified Cicerone and helped found Baltimore Beer Babes\, a craft beer appreciation group bringing more women into the fold and is a proud member of the Pink Boots Society. She has a PhD in microbiology from The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health\, so she isn’t afraid of the scientific side of brewing\, but firmly believes that the creative side and understanding of the ingredients are just as important. She loves all of the beers\, but Juniperus IPA is definitely the #1! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nItinerary: \n\n\n\nAt 5 pm we will meet inside the Checkerspot Brewing Company (1421 Ridgely St\, Baltimore\, MD 21230). From 5:10 pm to 6 pm Judy Neff\, owner and head brewer\, will give us a tour of the Brewery and answer questions about their beers. From 6 pm onward we will grab a table and sample some of Neff’s amazing local beers! Non-alcoholic drinks will also be available. First round is on the EDC:)  \n\n\n\nEvent Series: \n\n\n\nThis event is a continuation of the EDC’s 2024-25 itinerary for “Reimagining Land\,” anchored in a monthly series of “Groundings” that explore Baltimore’s ecology\, history\, and contemporary place-making efforts through experiential events.
URL:https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/sustainable-brewery-tour-an-ecological-design-collective-grounding-at-the-checkerspot-brewing-company/
CATEGORIES:Land
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SUMMARY:Outdoor Potluck: An EDC Grounding Event
DESCRIPTION:We know that it has been a hard month for many of us. The EDC would like to offer solidarity and an occasion for collective reflection. Join us for an outdoor potluck at the Wyman Park Dell. \n\n\n\nWe come to this land and place carrying memories and histories of many others. In this trying time\, let’s come together to share some of our favorite foods and the stories and places behind them: the flavors that remind us of places we love\, the moments of comfort we’ve found in cooking up memories of those meaningful places\, and the relations to land and community we are fortunate to have. \n\n\n\nThe Theme: Gratitude for Plate and Place \n\n\n\nBring a dish that symbolizes a place meaningful to you\, whether it’s a beloved family recipe\, a simple comfort food\, or a meal that reminds you of a cherished memory. We’ll feast and give thanks for the abundance that food and friends and nurturing relations with land may bring. \n\n\n\nWhat to Bring \n\n\n\n\nA favorite food that represents a place meaningful to you.\n\n\n\nA picnic blanket or camp chair and any needed supplies.\n\n\n\nWarm clothes!\n\n\n\n\nThis event is a continuation of the EDC’s 2024-25 itinerary for “Reimagining Land\,” anchored in a monthly series of “Groundings” that explore Baltimore’s ecology\, history\, and contemporary placemaking efforts through experiential events.  \n\n\n\nItinerary: \n\n\n\nWe will meet at the northeast corner of the Wyman Park Dell at noon and then make our way into the park to find a picnic spot. If circumstances permit\, we’ll put up the EDC dome. At 12:20 pm we will present our dishes and share what they mean to us. Then we feast!
URL:https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/outdoor-potluck-an-edc-grounding-event/
CATEGORIES:Land
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SUMMARY:Guided Meditative Nature Walk: An EDC Grounding Event with Ebram Victoria
DESCRIPTION:Interested in the healing affects of nature and meditation? Join us and RSVP for a special nature walk with our very own EDC curator\, Ebram Victoria.  \n\n\n\nThis event teaches strategies for unlocking mindfulness in urban landscapes. Ebram Victoria will guide us through processes of awakening our senses and strengthening our relationship with nature. Join us to practice the art and techniques of creating mental and physical balance.   \n\n\n\nCome as you are. No special attire or footwear necessary. The route will explore various terrains available on the HBCU campus (primarily via paved sidewalks).  \n\n\n\nThis event is a continuation of the EDC’s 2024-25 itinerary for “Reimagining Land\,” anchored in a monthly series of “Groundings” that explore Baltimore’s ecology\, history\, and contemporary placemaking efforts through experiential events.  \n\n\n\nItinerary: \n\n\n\nThe guided meditation walk will begin and end at Morgan State University’s Center for the Built Environment at 5299 Perring Pkwy Baltimore\, MD  21239. The rout will be around 1 mile long and will take us through James Welling Park. \n\n\n\nAfterward please join us for casual drinks and food at the nearby Maggie’s Farm located on Harford Rd.  \n\n\n\nGuide Bio: \n\n\n\n\n\nEbram Victoria is a PhD candidate in Architecture\, Urbanism\, and the Built Environment and recent graduate of the Master of Landscape Architecture program at Morgan State University. Prior to graduate school\, he received a Bachelor of Science in Corporate Communication and a minor in Philosophy from the University of Baltimore. As an environmental entrepreneur\, designer\, and advocate\, his work focuses on using hybrid models of green infrastructure to reclaim and create landscapes that provide extrasensory experiences; spaces that remind us (and the birds\, bees\, and butterflies) of nature’s allure. Through private practice\, Ebram stays engaged in the urgent preservation and conservation of existing natural landscapes\, and the strategic retrofitting of unsustainable urban sites. Ebram’s present research aims to elevate a conversation around designing with nature to integrate environmental therapies\, and the expansion of existing ecosystem services to include the protection and promotion of human homeostasis: mind\, body\, and spirit.
URL:https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/guided-meditative-nature-walk-an-edc-grounding-event-with-ebram-victoria/
CATEGORIES:Land
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SUMMARY:Community Farms\, Community Connections: An EDC Grounding Event with Liz Lamb\, Robin Gunkel\, and Carissa Aoki
DESCRIPTION:Interested in urban agriculture and its role in Baltimore communities? Join us for a tour of the community farms in Broadway East\, Oliver\, and Johnston Square. These farms are managed by The 6th Branch\, a non-profit organization originally founded by military veterans. Unlike city farms where gardeners rent separate plots\, these farms were all initiated with input from their communities\, and neighbors are welcome to come harvest food at any time. Weekly farm stand offerings are likewise free to the neighborhoods. Pollinator gardens contribute to neighborhood ecosystem diversity. 6th Branch farmer Liz Lamb will join us to talk about the organization’s initiatives and neighborhood outreach. Since EDC is a group interested in design for equity\, among other things\, there will also be an opportunity to walk by the new Hope Village\, a container house development for the working unhoused\, now under construction. Robin Gunkel\, who was involved with the Sunflower Project next to the Johnston Square Farm\, will also join us to tell us a bit about the history of that project. \n\n\n\nDr. Carissa Aoki will be our guide for the tour. Aoki is a professor at MICA and an applied ecologist working at the intersection of landscapes\, disturbance and risk. She is particularly interested in bringing anti-racist principles to the teaching of science\, including the use of interdisciplinary stories to bring non-traditional content into the curriculum. \n\n\n\n\n\nTour Itinerary: If you happen to arrive late and need to catch up with us\, the start of the tour will be at the 1600 block of N. Montford Avenue. From there we will proceed to Oliver Community Farm\, 1325 N. Bond St.\, and finally to Johnston Square Farm\, 1310 Homewood Avenue. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTravel logistics: The farms are not quite within walking distance. Biking and carpooling are encouraged\, so we don’t have a large group of cars moving from one location to the next. \n\n\n\nBiking: If you want to bring your bike\, park your car at Johnston Square Farm\, 1310 Homewood Ave. (where the tour will eventually end). Then ride to the start of the tour\, the East Broadway Berry and Tree Farm\, at the 1600 block of N. Montford Ave. Meet us there at 3pm. If you are interested in bike-caravaning from Johnston Square\, meet at the Farm no later than 2:45 pm. \n\n\n\nDriving: If you are carpooling with friends and are not already meeting elsewhere\, we recommend parking all cars at Johnston Square Farm\, 1310 Homewood Ave.\, and then driving the single car to the tour’s start\, the 1600 block of N. Montford Ave.
URL:https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/community-farms-community-connections-an-edc-grounding-with-carissa-aoki/
CATEGORIES:Land
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SUMMARY:Ghost River Tour: An EDC Grounding
DESCRIPTION:RSVP below and join the Ecological Design Collective on August 27th from 6-7 pm ET at Wyman Park Dell (2929 North Charles Street\, Baltimore\, MD 2121) for a tour of Baltimore’s forgotten waterway! Artist and designer Bruce Willen gives a 0.75 mile walking tour of Sumwalt Run\, a river that once ran through the heart of Baltimore and now runs hidden beneath our feet. Discover this river’s secret history and connect with other environmental enthusiasts as we walk the path of this long-lost river. \n\n\n\nAfter the tour\, join Willen and EDC for casual conversation and drinks at R. House. \n\n\n\nThis event marks the start of the EDC’s 2024-25 itinerary for “Reimagining Land\,” anchored in a monthly series of Groundings that will explore Baltimore’s ecology\, history\, and contemporary placemaking efforts through a series of experiential events. Stay tuned for more! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nArtist Bio: \n\n\n\nBruce Willen is a multidisciplinary designer\, artist\, musician\, and the founder of Public Mechanics — a design studio working in public and cultural spaces. Bruce collaborates with civic\, arts\, and design innovators on projects that jaywalk through the intersection of experiential design\, public art\, placemaking\, performance\, and civic design. Bruce co-founded the acclaimed design agency Post Typography where he led high-profile branding\, digital\, public art\, and experiential design projects that have shaped the visual language of Baltimore and the sustainable building industry. As part of his interdisciplinary practice\, Bruce composes and performs music and sound art\, including several new silent-film scores. \n\n\n\nNOTE: If the event is full and you’d like to be added to the waitlist\, please email us with your preferred day-of contact information via curators@ecodesigncollective.org thank you!
URL:https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/ghost-river-tour/
CATEGORIES:Land
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