#NatureIsEverywhere
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creating equitable access to nature
The Story of BLISS Meadows
Mission - to engage communities of color in Baltimore City on nature connection, gardening, self reliance, and sustainability.
In 2017, our Founder and Executive Director, Atiya Wells, came across the property in her Frankford neighborhood in Northeast Baltimore. She envisioned a space for community dinners, environmental education, nature play spaces, and gardens.
In 2019, that dream became a reality when she received the the blessing from the property's owner. Noticing the vacant house adjacent to the property, she launched a fundraising campaign to purchase it, and raised the money in less than 30 days.
We are now heading into Phase Two: Development for the vacant home, and working our 5 Year Phase-In plan.
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BLISS Meadows is fiscally sponsored by Strong City Baltimore.
phase-in plan
Phase I: Acquisition
In May 2019, we successfully raised over $60K to purchase the vacant property
Phase II: Development
- Land cultivation on 2.5 acre lot
- Trail blazing in 7 acre forest
- Full gut-renovation for this 1800 square foot structure into a LEED Certified home
Phase III: Implementation
Programming at full scale, educating our community on self-reliance and sustainability
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