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OUR MISSION

To (re)connect Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to local food, land, and nature in Baltimore

View Our Five Year Report spanning 2020-2025

Strategic Intentions

2026-2029

OUR GOALS

Throughout the winter of 2025, our team came together to envision our future, and emerged with the following goals, reimagined mission, honed in vision, and established organizational values.


Increase our Financial Freedom  

Enhance Financial Sustainability and Independence to Support Long-Term Mission Impact


Fortify our Foundation  

Strengthen Internal Capacity and Culture to Sustain a Resilient, Community-led Organization


Deepen Community Impact  

Advance Backyard Basecamp’s role as a trusted community hub and environmental education leader by cultivating meaningful partnerships, fostering sustained engagement, and enhancing how we communicate and evaluate impact. 


Inspire Others to Invest in Places They Call Home

Empower individuals and communities, especially those historically excluded from nature, to reconnect with land, lead local stewardship efforts, and design their own place-based impact.

OUR VISION

To cultivate socially just communities deeply connected to the natural world

OUR VALUES

BERRY PI

We believe the best things in life, like a good pie, are meant to be shared. Our values, baked together into the acronym BERRY PI, remind us that our work is about offering everyone a seat at the table and making sure there’s always enough to go around. 

Belief in Our Future 

  • We’re always cooking up something better, with optimism as our secret ingredient. 

Empowerment 

  • We hand over the recipe and the baking tools. We trust people to take the lead, make decisions, and shape their own success, while offering support and guidance along the way. 

Reciprocity 

  • The best pies are made (and shared) together; we give and receive in equal measure. 

Relationship Building 

  • We take time to connect, listen, and understand, knowing strong relationships are the crust that holds everything together. 

Youth Development  

  • We help the next generation grow their skills, confidence, and leadership so they can create and share their own pies. 

Play 

  • We’re not afraid to add a dash of fun and creativity to everything we do so innovation rises naturally.

Integrity 

  • We stick to the recipe, even when it’s tempting to cut corners. We act with honesty, consistency, and accountability so people know they can rely on us, no matter the circumstances. 

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