Urban Farming in Baltimore
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Growing food for Frankford
On the farmland at BLISS Meadows, we grow fresh vegetables, herbs, flowers, fruit, and honey for our neighbors in Northeast Baltimore. We grow seasonally, follow the sun, and choose our crops based on what our partners, neighbors, and customers want to eat.
How to purchase from BLISS
Find our produce, honey, and flowers at our community events.
Accepting cash / card
"For me, the most powerful success is delivering food to people who are actually going to make use of it, to pare down a small part of their grocery bill."
— Jordan Bethea, Production Manager, in Baltimore Magazine
What's growing this season
Fall
Spring
Spring
collards, kale, spinach, beets, squash, cut flowers
Spring
Spring
Spring
arugula, spinach, beets, cut flowers
Summer
Spring
Summer
tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, beets, onions, carrots, cut flowers
Neighborhood favorites: tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, herbs,
From the land
BLISS honey
Our apiary began in 2021 with relocated swarms and has grown to 29 colonies. We process honey and beeswax right here at BLISS.
Available in 4oz, 8oz, and 16oz jars at $1.50/oz
Flowers grown with care
Our cut flowers are grown organically and chosen for strong stems, long vase life, and beauty, from spring bouquets to fall dried arrangements.
Available for market, events, weddings, and seasonal subscriptions.
Herbs
Our medicinal herb garden grows plants traditionally used for wellness, rest, and tea.
We share herbs for cultural, traditional, and educational use; we don't claim they treat or cure any condition.
The Orchard and Mushrooms
Orchard: planted in 2023, our orchard will bear apples, peaches, pears, persimmons, and cherries in the years ahead.
Mushrooms: we inoculated our first mushroom logs in fall 2024. First harvest in2025.
Now available during select Community Events at BLISS Meadows.
Seed Hub
Share seeds, grow community
Since 2020, we've partnered with the Cooperative Gardens Commission to collect and share seeds with community members, so neighbors can grow food at home.
How to get seeds: If you are a budding gardener in need of seeds, please connect with us, so we can get you growing.
How We Grow (Practices)
Farming for healthy soil
We farm our market garden intensively, using soil health and pest management practices that follow organic principles.
We're not federally certified organic, but we grow the way we'd want our own families' food grown.
Meet Our Farm Team
Jordan Bethea, Production Manager
Jordan Bethea, Production Manager
Jordan Bethea, Production Manager
leads farm production, soil health, and animal care
Stella, Flower Farmer
Jordan Bethea, Production Manager
Jordan Bethea, Production Manager
grows our cut flowers, herbs, and assists with animal care
Jordan Bethea, Production Manager
Get Your Hands in the Soil
Join a Saturday Volunteer Day to plant, harvest, and care for the land alongside our farm team.
Suppliers and Partners
We are proud to source our seeds and supplies from:
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Fedco Seeds
Experimental Seed Company
High Mowing Organic Seed
Seven Springs Farm
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Other partners include:
University of Maryland Extension
The National Wildlife Federation
The Greener Garden
The Bee Conservancy
The Farmers Land Trust
Million Acre Challenge | Board of Soil Stewards
Cooperative Gardens Commission
Help BLISS Grow
Keep BLISS open to every family
Every gift helps care for 10 acres of land, our animals, and the programs that welcome Baltimore families to nature.
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