BBUFA Field Day: Introduction to Flower Farming

1913 East 28th Street,Baltimore MD 21218

15 September, 2021

Description

Join the Farm Alliance of Baltimore’s Black Butterfly Urban Farmer Academy for an on farm field day! This field day will be hosted by Maya Kosok of Hillen Homestead. Maya has been farming sustainably grown cut flowers in Baltimore since 2012 and currently grows on 2 sites for Baltimore and DC area florists and a flower CSA. She has been an instrumental advocate for urban agriculture in Baltimore, is a founding member of the Farm Alliance and has taught many workshops on Flower farming. Maya will give an introduction to flower farming techniques and share business tips for small scale producers. Attendees will get a tour of this beautiful flower farm and have the opportunity to see how Hillen Homestead implements sustainable growing methods, including no-till production, no synthetic fertilizers/pesticides, and locally sourced compost for fertility. This is a free outdoor, in-person workshop. Pre registration is required so we can plan accordingly. We suggest that attendees wear closed-toed shoes and clothes you won't mind getting dirty. Be sure to bring a water bottle! There will be a hand washing station on site, as well as extra masks and hand sanitizer. Parking: Street parking Restrooms: There are unfortunately no restrooms on site, please plan accordingly. Questions? Please contact Alison Worman at [email protected]