The Greener Garden Needs Water

With an average water bill of about $300/month to run their small farm, The Greener Garden  is becoming less and less sustainable. Baltimore City’s Department of Housing offers the Water Access Program so community gardens and farms will only pay $125/year, significantly reducing the financial burden on Lavette and Warren Blue.

To qualify for this program, they need to install a separate water line which is costing thousands of dollars. For installing the new meter and service line then repairing the sidewalk and road after the new line is placed. We have until July 31st to raise the funds.

Each time you drive down McClean Blvd, in Northeast Baltimore, you pass one of Baltimore’s best-kept secrets, unless you happen to keep your head on a swivel. Tucked between and behind the homes are 9 greenhouses belonging to the Greener Garden, an urban farm owned by Lavette and Warren Blue.

The Blues are Certified Master Gardeners and The Greener Garden is Certified Naturally Grown – meaning they do not use any synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, or genetically modified organisms.

For the past 30 years, Lavette and Warren have tended and expanded their ¾ acre lot, becoming a resource hub for many budding urban farmers in and around Baltimore City.

Their farm boasts vegetables such as tomatoes, onions, peppers, garlic, kale, collards, a variety of herbs, and even callaloo (a Caribbean staple)!

The knowledge, passion, hard work, and success of this farm does not come without its difficulties. The primary distress of the couple is affording the water bill that is necessary to run their operation.

Please help us support the Blues so that they can continue to feed and educate our communities.

Please view this video by Edwin Remsberg to hear Lavette and Warren talk about their work.

We thank you!