Sacred Places
BLISS Meadows
A Sacred Place anchored by the upper pond.
WHERE
Baltimore, MD
SETTING
Neighborhood
PARTNER INSTITUTION
Backyard Basecamp
Visit
Where it is
5105 Plainfield Avenue, Baltimore, MD
What happens here
BLISS Meadows hosts community dinners, environmental education, nature play spaces, and gardens, building on Backyard Basecamp's programs, which run from nature and wellness walks to educational activities for schoolchildren.
HOW IT CAME TO BE
Nature in the places people already live.
01
The Need
Backyard Basecamp exists to inspire and empower Black, Indigenous, and all people of colour to explore and find nature in the places they live. The ten-acre BLISS Meadows site sits at the intersection of environmental and food justice.
02
The Vision
A Sacred Place would give community members, staff, volunteers, and all visitors a healing and restorative location within that work.
03
The Transformation
The Sacred Place is anchored by the site's upper pond, which is uniquely situated with a beautiful vista across the site and sits adjacent to a natural entryway into the woods.
WHO TENDS IT
Atiya Wells
Firesoul, BLISS Meadows
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Anisah Allen
Firesoul, BLISS Meadows
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