FILBERT STREET GARDEN | CURTIS BAY | BALTIMORE COMMUNITY GARDEN
Growing community roots in Curtis Bay
Filbert Street Garden empowers Curtis Bay and surrounding neighborhoods through accessible recreation, hands-on education, urban wildlife initiatives, food access, environmental justice, digital access, and community connection.
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Baltimore Community Garden | Nonprofit | Recreation | Education
What is Filbert Street Garden?
Filbert Street Garden is a non-profit community garden and public urban agro farm park in the South Baltimore neighborhood of Curtis Bay. We bring people together to enhance recreation, education, food sovereignty, urban wildlife stewardship, and provide a greenspace in a highly industrialized part of Baltimore City.
Our Mission In Action
How does Filbert Street Garden serve Baltimore?
Our work is organized around the needs of our neighborhood and the many ways the garden serves people, animals, and place.
Recreation
Filbert Street Garden offers a welcoming green refuge where neighbors and visitors can gather, explore, relax, and reconnect outdoors.
Education
We provide hands-on learning opportunities around gardening, pollinators, animals, food systems, and environmental awareness.
Food Sovereignty
Through produce, eggs, pantry support, and local growing knowledge, the garden helps strengthen food access and community resilience.
Environmental Stewardship
The garden supports native birds, pollinators, bats, and urban biodiversity. It is also home to the largest community garden apiary in Maryland, helping protect and strengthen local ecosystems.
Community Space
Filbert Street Garden provides a space for individuals, families, organizations, and farmers to utilize for events, agricultural processing, and beekeeping.
Digital Access
Curtis Bay does not have a public library to help close the digital divide. In partnership with Project WAVES, Filbert Street Garden has established free public Wi-Fi through FilbertNet.
Community Impact
Why does Filbert Street Garden matter in Baltimore?
Filbert Street Garden is more than a garden. It is a community-centered space where environmental justice, neighborhood care, outdoor learning, urban agriculture, and food access come together in one place.
For many visitors, the garden offers a first chance to interact directly with pollinators, domesticated animals, food-growing systems, and the rhythms of seasonal agriculture in the city. For others, it is a place to volunteer, attend events, support community efforts, or reconnect with neighbors in a meaningful way.
The mission is practical and visible: grow something good for the community and make that impact welcoming, useful, and lasting.
Programs & Participation
How can you get involved at Filbert Street Garden?
There are many ways to participate in the life of the garden, whether you are visiting for the first time or already part of the community.
Classes & Events
Join seasonal events, hands-on workshops, educational classes, community celebrations, and garden experiences throughout the year.
Volunteer
Help support gardening, beautification, animal care, beekeeping, and community projects that keep Filbert Street Garden thriving.
Community Garden Plots
Community members can learn more about plot availability, seasonal registration, and ways to participate in the growing season.
Youth Stewards Program
Young people can build practical skills, professionalism, and exposure to green workforce opportunities through the garden.
Honey House
The Honey House supports learning, produce processing, honey harvesting, and educational opportunities connected to pollinators and agriculture.
Community Open Hours
Visit the garden during open hours to explore the space, see the animals, enjoy the grounds, and experience the calm of this community greenspace.
Animals, Agriculture & Community
What makes Filbert Street Garden unique?
Filbert Street Garden brings together a wide range of community needs in one place: food sovereignty, recreation, education, and urban farming. Rooted in the tradition of urban agriculture as a response to food scarcity in American cities, our work remains shaped by that reality. The nearest grocery store is still a 45-minute walk from the garden.
What began as a simple community garden has evolved alongside the people it serves. We’ve grown into a dynamic, responsive space that adapts to meet changing local needs.
Visitors can explore hands-on learning opportunities in growing produce, raising backyard chickens, beekeeping, and supporting urban wildlife. Each year, we offer a diverse lineup of public classes, from cultivating fruit trees to crafting beeswax candles.
At our core, we exist to serve our community. We are continually evolving to improve quality of life in Southern Baltimore.
Support the Garden
How can you help Filbert Street Garden grow?
Donations help support garden infrastructure, animal care, classes, public programming, volunteer efforts, food access work, and the day-to-day operations that keep Filbert Street Garden active and welcoming.
Every contribution helps strengthen a space where Baltimore residents can gather, learn, grow food, engage with nature, and build community.
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Things To Know About Filbert Street Garden
Here are some common questions asked about our space and organization.