Baltimore farmers are cultivating the city’s first ‘AgriHood,’ heralded for its innovation

The Baltimore Sun, Washington Post

The corner of Springhill and Cottage avenues in Northwest Baltimore used to be a vacant lot. Today, it’s home to an urban farm that was dubbed one the top 10 innovative farms in the country, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

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After forced separations at border, migrant families in the Baltimore area getting mental health help for trauma

The Baltimore Sun, Ground Truth Project, USA Today

The trauma resulting from family separations and detentions ultimately can lead to long-term psychological effects, such as anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.

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‘We started weeping in April, and we haven’t stopped’: Baltimore’s Latino community racked by coronavirus

The Baltimore Sun

The list of the deceased for the All Souls Day service at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church was much longer than normal. Under the painting of St. Joseph, patron saint of a happy death, was an ofrenda, or altar, with 36 white crosses — one for each parishioner who has died from COVID-19.

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