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Screening and Panel Discussion: Baltimore’s Strange Fruit, A Story of Food Apartheid and the Struggle for Sovereignty
Thursday, February 07, 2019 at 02:30 to 04:30 PM

All members are invited to a screening of Baltimore's Strange Fruit, a documentary film produced by Black Yield Institute, directed by Eric Jackson and Maddie Hardy, exploring the intersections of food, land, and race and class politics through personal narrative and social commentary. Following the screening, join a discussion with people whose work and perspectives are featured in the film. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Members Only
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Funding Area: 
Civil Rights and Social Justice
Community Development/Neighborhoods
Environment/Sustainability
Food/Food Systems
The State of School Food in Baltimore City, 2016 Edition
Tuesday, August 02, 2016 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network members are invited to a briefing by the Baltimore City Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services Team and Maryland’s farms to schools lead about the current state of food and nutrition in City Schools and efforts to transform into a system that delivers healthier, more nutritious and tasty food to its 85,000 students.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Education Funders
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Education
Food/Food Systems
Food Quantity vs. Quality - Do We Have to Choose?
Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

With more than 466,000 Marylanders food insecure , does it matter where the food is grown or whether it is processed or fresh? We will discuss what the research says about the quality/quantity debate, what efforts are being made in Maryland to address food quality and quantity; and what can be done to achieve more of both.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Green Funders
Members Only
Funding Area: 
Food/Food Systems
Evaluate, Invest in Advocacy, and Shrink the Change
Release Date: 
07/09/2019

In 2010, the Horizon Foundation staff took a routine look at local health data and noticed some troubling trends. Data indicated that most deaths in our community were related to heart disease, cancer, stroke, and/or diabetes.