Friends Of Great Kids Farm

Friends of Great Kids Farm is a nonprofit organization created to support, promote and enhance the programming at Baltimore City Schools’ Great Kids Farm and the district's farm to school programming. The Farm, occupying 33-acres of abundant fields and forest just west of the city, engages students with good food from farm to fork and prepares them to lead sustainability efforts in their communities. The Baltimore City Public Schools’ Farm to School (F2S) program promotes experiential education that connects students to nature and food systems. In every grade band, our programs and services focus on three core areas: (1) food education for lifelong healthy habits, (2) nature-based exploration for wholeness and academic enrichment, (3) food system engagement for active citizenship, leadership development, and career skills. Meaningful F2S experiences are transformative for students’ academic success and their social, emotional, and physical wellness. Additionally, they empower youth to understand, engage with, and co-create their food system in ways that can improve food security and sovereignty, while also preparing youth to be systems thinkers and social changemakers. To learn more about our work, to make a donation or to get further involved, please visit us at www.friendsgkf.org.