Interesting reading:  Baltimore City Schools operate a 33-acre farm to feed students.

Franklin Apartment Building - 7520 Maple Avenue

Takoma Park, MD

the eastern edge of the large parking lot is lined with large, deep rectangular planters for residents to plant flowers and vegetables.

DC Community Gardens Map Maryland & Virginia Community Gardens (compiled) Newark Street Community Garden Association Four-acre site at 39th and Newark Streets, N.W., consists of 220 garden plots for DC residents.  (near National Cathedral) Resources DC's Field to Fork Network Email: dcfieldtofork@gmail.com  ♦   FACEBOOK @DC Field to Fork Network  ♦  TWITTER @dcfieldtofork Guide to Starting Community Gardens in D.C. Neighborhood Farm Teaching people to grow organic vegetables in the city by cultivating a resourceful community of adults and teenagers working together to engage in small-scale food production in the Washington, D.C. area. The Neighborhood Farm Initiative's garden site is located near Fort Totten metro station (red, yellow, and green line trains, many bus lines). From the station, walk to the left (north) out of the station and then turn left (west) down a paved path across a grassy field across from the parking lots -- you'll see them just over the crest of the hill. NFI c/o America the Beautiful Fund  ♦  725 15th St. NW, Suite 605  ♦  Washington, DC 20005  ♦  Phone: (301) 779-2321 ♦  Email:  NeighborhoodFarm@gmail.com  ♦  FACEBOOK @Neighborhood Farm Initiative  ♦  TWITTER @NFI_Info