New Chapters for Some of our Projects
Baltimore is becoming recognized more and more for its growing ecosystem of worker-owned cooperatives. We work with many of them and some our supported projects have reached some great milestones in the past couple months.
In April, Earthbound Building was able to buy land! With a land purchase loan from BRED, these builders are able to have a base of operations for their business. Earthbound Building is a black owned business that builds ecological and sustainable homes and farm structures, using materials and techniques that use less resources and lower their impact on the earth. They are birthed from Black Dirt Farm where they were first farmers who later became builders. They are already booked for the year because their work is high quality and reliable.
Another recent accomplishment is Red Emma’s finding a new location. That’s right, after seventeen years of business Red Emma’s is buying a building to permanently call home. They will be moving into the neighborhood of Better Waverly near another Baltimore staple, Pete’s Grille. The move should happen towards the end of this year, and it will bring back the much loved and missed Baltimore Free School. The Free School is a space where classes, workshops, business meetings, and other gatherings can be offered and participated in for free. Red Emma’s has always been a resource to the community, and they can do so much more with this location.
To learn more about these Earthbound Building and Red Emma’s clink the links below.
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