Highlights of Events and Activities from the Baltimore City UME Office

The CYFAR Conference, held in Baltimore, MD from May 18 - 21, 2009, offered a full day session titled: CYFAR/KaBOOM! Playground Build - Manami Brown, University of Maryland Cooperative Extension-Baltimore City; Eddy Mentzer, National 4-H Headquarters, CSREES/USDA 8 am-4 pm (Off-site)

Join other CYFAR conference attendees, University of Maryland & Baltimore City Extension staff, KaBOOM! and community volunteers at the 2009 CYFAR Conference Playground Build. More than 100 conference attendees will cooperate with community members and Maryland Extension professionals to leave a piece of CYFAR in this year's host city. This community-built, child-designed playground will provide children with a place to play and community members to come together. This traditional pre-conference event has become a high point for CYFAR conference attendees.

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The Baltimore City University of Maryland Extension (UME) hosted a visit from University of Maryland Administrators, including Dr. Farvardin - University of Maryland Provost, Dr. Wei - Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR), Director, University of Maryland Extension and the Experiment Station, and Dr. Place, Associate Director, University of Maryland Extension.

Everyone was excited about the program and Dr. Nick Place is quoted with this statement:

"I feel that we have an exceptional urban Extension program in Baltimore City. The visit to the community garden was great – to see all the youth & adults working together and learning from one another. I also appreciated the overview of the excellent programs in the areas of urban horticulture, nutrition, finance and 4-H Youth Development. It is evident that Extension is making a great impact in Baltimore City"

Here are some pictures from the event:

UME-Baltimore City faculty, University of Maryland Provost, Dr. Farvardin, Dean of College of AGNR, Dr. Wei, and Associate Director of UME, Dr. Place.

Group Tour of Carmine Garden– one of UME Baltimore City programs that feature 4-H Youth Development, Urban Horticulture and EFNEP.

Group Tour of Carmine Garden – one of UME Baltimore City programs that feature 4-H Youth Development, Urban Horticulture and EFNEP.

4-H Youth described what garden projects the members completed at Carmine.

More 4-H Youth described what garden projects the members completed at Carmine.

4-H Youth Describe Garden Project

Carmine won 1^st place in the citywide gardening judging for “ Best Youth Garden ” in 2008

UME Baltimore City faculty and University of Maryland administrators

For more information, contact Manami Brown

Last updated: 07/14/2009