Baltimore City

Your University of Maryland Extension (UME) Office in Baltimore City provides useful, up-to-date information and educational programs for individuals, families, the neighborhoods of the city, and the Baltimore community.

UME is sponsored jointly by the University of Maryland, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the City of Baltimore. Extension offices are located in all 23 Maryland counties, as well as Baltimore City, and they are all administered through the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, College Park campus.

As a unit of the Cooperative Extension System, Extension Educators have access to a broad breath of information and data, within the Maryland University System and nationally. There is an Extension office in virtually all 3,500 US counties and US territories. Each is managed through their state's land grant institution or university, as mandated by the Smith-Lever Act.

Explore Baltimore City Extension's Impact

2022 Annual Impact Report 2023 Annual Impact Report

Nutrient Management Program Changes by the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA)

Read Dean Beyrouty and Dr. Jinhee Kim’s Letter to the Community

Read the full press release from the MDA outlining their new changes

Get answers to your questions about the program changes

Contact your local Extension office for more information

To obtain old/current planning documents and information, farmers should contact their current or prior nutrient management advisor or county ag agent. In the case that they are not available, please leave your contact information with your local county office and someone will get back to you asap.

Our Programs

4-H

4-H is a community of 7 million young people across America learning leadership, citizenship and life skills.
Financial Education

Financial education classes and resources to youth and adults through seminars, group training, train-the-trainer and workshops
EFNEP (Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program)

The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) provides free nutrition education workshops to low-income families living in Baltimore City.
SNAP ED

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) to align with the federal name of the food benefits program.
Urban Agriculture

The Urban Agriculture Department of University of Maryland Extension-Baltimore City strives to provide the most current research-supported, environmentally friendly methods for growing food, ornamentals, livestock, and native plants in Baltimore City.
Master Gardeners

UME Master Gardener educate Baltimore residents about safe, effective, and sustainable horticultural practices to build healthy gardens, landscape, and communities.