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A food enterprise center is a site with a commercial kitchen where food producers can legally produce their food products, and where small business owners can learn the technical aspects of proper food production and receive help with business planning. Interested? Come to an info session on the proposed Baltimore Food Enterprise Center on Thursday, September 22, 2011!

Environmental Development Resources for Baltimore City

Recycling in Baltimore City

For complete information about the Baltimore City Green Building Standards, Please go to the Baltimore Housing website: http://www.baltimorehousing.org/permit_bcgbs

For complete information about the Baltimore City Green Building Standards, Please go to the Baltimore Housing website: http://www.baltimorehousing.org/permit_bcgbs

An overview of what sustainability is, what Baltimore is doing, and how you can help.  Developed for students, but appropriate for others as well.

Urban Best Management Practices to address non-point source water pollution networks

Sustainability, meeting the current environmental, social, and economic needs of our community without compromising the ability of future generations to meet these needs, represents a desire to pass on a world that is as good as, if not better than, we found it for our children and our children’s children.The development of the Baltimore Sustainability Plan represents a crucial step in moving this agenda forward, but it will take the creativity, commitment, and participation of the entire Baltimore community to realize its potential. The Sustainability Plan lays out 29 priority goals within seven theme chapters: Cleanliness, Pollution Prevention, Resource Conservation, Greening, Transportation, Education & Awareness, and Green Economy. Each of the 29 goals is accompanied by a set of recommended strategies. Some of the goals set very specific targets and ambitious time frames within strategies, while metrics for other goals are still under development.

Baltimore Climate Action Plan Final

The holidays are a fun and festive time of year. However, they also bring tons of extra garbage, millions of chopped-down trees, megawatts of extra power usage, and many expenses to you. Learn to have a lovely holiday season while being kind to the environment and your wallet. Presented by the Baltimore Office of Sustainability and TreeBaltimore.

A guide for bicycle commuters and their employers in the Baltimore Region from the Baltimore Metropolitan Council.

The top ten tips and resources for saving energy from the Baltimore Neighborhood Energy Challenge.

A guide for creating and caring for community open space from the Parks & People Foundation.

Downloadable File

Guide to Composting in Baltimore City from the Community Greening Network

This document has been prepared to create guidelines for the screening and transfer of
community-managed open spaces from City ownership to land trusts. This guide creates a clear and open process for evaluating sites, and a clear structure for disposition.

How to Turn a Vacant Lot into a Garden or Pocket Park Guide from the Citizens Housing and Planning Association

The deadline for registration without a fee was November 30, 2010.

IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO USE PLASTIC BAGS, AND USE ONLY PAPER OR RE-USABLE BAGS, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO REGISTER FOR THE PROGRAM. PLEASE EMAIL sustainability@baltimorecity.gov TO NOTIFY THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY THAT YOU WILL NOT REGISTER BECAUSE OF THIS ARRANGEMENT.

 http://cityservices.baltimorecity.gov/PlasticBagReduction/

The Baltimore Office of Sustainability, Baltimore Community Foundation, Baltimore Energy Challenge, and Baltimore City Public Schools are offering an exciting grant opportunity to city public schools that want to create a greener, healthier, and smarter environment for their students in 2013: the City Schools Sustainability Challenge.  Up to $1,000 is available through this simple and fun grant!  Awards will be announced in winter 2012/2013, so interested schools should apply NOW.

A flyer created for National Healthy Schools Day -- April 24th, 2012 -- to introduce people to a few of the many resources and programs in Baltimore City focused on making our schools as healthy as possible.

This afternoon the Commission on Sustainability sent a letter to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake that expresses the Commission's position on the impact of the Baltimore Grand Prix on Baltimore's tree canopy. The Commission supports the City posting the Memorandum of Understanding on both the Office of Sustainability’s and Baltimore Racing Development’s websites, so that the public may be better informed of the City’s efforts to promote sustainable growth. We feel that it is in the best interest of the City to continue to be as transparent as possible with City residents, who are commendably and understandably concerned about the landscape of their City. The Commission pledges to monitor the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding, and ensure that it is followed accordingly. We are eager to take advantage of the significant economic and environmental opportunities that await us during this multi-year process. See attached PDF for the full copy of the letter that was sent to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.

Applicants are advised to use this checklist to ensure all required information and materials are included with the Community Energy Savers Grant application.

This presentation covers zoning and permitting, animal husbandry regulations, and Baltimore City's land allocation process for urban farming.

The Baltimore City Department of Planning and the Department of Housing and Community Development invite responses to this Request for Qualifications from farmers for the purpose of urban agriculture in Baltimore City. Respondents must also download and fill out the Urban Agriculture RFQ Forms document below. Responses are due by May 6, 2011.

This document lists websites with resources for aspiring Baltimore-area urban farmers, including information on business plans, loans, and more.

This presentation describes the context of and the need for urban agriculture in Baltimore City at the city government level.  It also describes the requirements of and the process for the Request for Qualifications for Urban Agriculture in the City of Baltimore that was released in March 2011.

These forms must be filled out and submitted with responses to the "Request for Qualifications: Urban Agriculture in the City of Baltimore" document above.  Responses are due May 6, 2011.