Food System Lab at Cylburn

Food System Lab at Cylburn The Food System Lab is an urban teaching farm operated by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Fut We welcome your comments and opinions.

The Food System Lab @ Cylburn is an urban teaching farm in Baltimore City, operated on the grounds of the Cylburn Arboretum by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF). Our diverse educational programs emphasize the important connections among the living components of a small-scale agro-ecosystem and offer a compelling introduction to an equitable, healthy and sustainable food system. V

isitors engage directly with a variety of food production practices, including aquaponics, a system of agriculture that combines fish farming with hydroponic plant farming. Thank you for joining the Center for a Livable Future (CLF) Food System Lab page. The Food System Lab does not prescreen any posts. However, we reserve the right to remove content that contain advertisements or commercial messages, are off-topic, or use offensive or inappropriate language. Comments that are defamatory, infringe the rights of others, or violate the law or CLF or Johns Hopkins University policy may also be removed. The CLF Aquaponics Project page is administered by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. If you have concerns about content, or have questions or comments, please direct them to [email protected]

04/17/2019

Please note that the Food System Lab is currently closed for a project redesign. We are looking forward to welcoming visitors in Fall 2019!

Time for a Food System Lab update! We had a great visit from students at St. Timothy's school, who are learning about hy...
03/08/2019

Time for a Food System Lab update! We had a great visit from students at St. Timothy's school, who are learning about hydroponic systems.
Also, check out this gorgeous tray of celery!

Great read featuring former Food System Lab manager Laura Genello!
03/01/2019

Great read featuring former Food System Lab manager Laura Genello!

Using a FoodSpan lesson, cafeteria managers got a chance to step back and think about food systems as a whole.

02/20/2019

The Food System Lab is closed today 2/20 due to weather conditions. ❄️ Wishing you a safe & fun snow day!

Time for a greenhouse update! We’re currently growing our winter crops including mustard, celery, sorrel, radishes & chi...
01/29/2019

Time for a greenhouse update! We’re currently growing our winter crops including mustard, celery, sorrel, radishes & chives. (Also, visitors please note that we will not have FSL open hours on Sunday, February 2nd.)

01/13/2019

The Food System Lab is closed today 1/13 due to weather conditions. ❄️ Wishing you a safe & fun snow day!

12/18/2018

Wishing everyone a happy & healthy holiday season! Please note the Food System Lab will not have open hours on Sunday 12/23 & Wednesday 12/26, but we'll be back soon with open hours on 12/30!

Thank you Kenai, for your commitment to food systems education & all your outstanding work here at the Food System Lab!!
12/10/2018

Thank you Kenai, for your commitment to food systems education & all your outstanding work here at the Food System Lab!!

Great read about Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health graduate student Kenai McFadden's experiences working at the Food System Lab at Cylburn! http://livablefutureblog.com/2018/12/kenai-food-system-lab

Time for a greenhouse update! The basil is coming out of our system this week & we're experimenting with growing moringa...
11/09/2018

Time for a greenhouse update! The basil is coming out of our system this week & we're experimenting with growing moringa, an edible tree known for its nutritional value. To learn more about moringa, check out this page from the FAO: http://www.fao.org/traditional-crops/moringa/en/
Also, as an early heads-up to visitors, please note that there will not be any FSL open hours on Wednesday November 21st or Sunday November 25th.

Still enjoying the last couple Food System Lab tomatoes 🍅 of the season! Our sorrel is still going strong and the mustar...
11/02/2018

Still enjoying the last couple Food System Lab tomatoes 🍅 of the season! Our sorrel is still going strong and the mustards, radishes, and chard are coming up soon!

We had a fantastic pepper & cilantro harvest at the Food System Lab this week! Also, as a heads-up to visitors, please n...
10/18/2018

We had a fantastic pepper & cilantro harvest at the Food System Lab this week! Also, as a heads-up to visitors, please note that there will not be any Sunday open hours this weekend.

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