Anne Raver

May 14, 2013

Baltimore city is getting ready to create its budget for fiscal year 2014--and its asking citizens how it should allocate those billions of dollars. We ask budget director Andrew Kleine how citizens can make their thoughts known through budgeting workshops.

The Sparrows Point steel mill and its surrounding communities will be recognized this weekend by the Maryland State Arts Council. We ask oral historians Elmer Hall and Louis Diggs about the significance of the towns on Sparrows Point.

Days are getting shorter--time to put the garden to bed.  Here, our garden guru Anne Raver gives some tips about how to get ready for the next season, and what bulbs to plant for next spring--and what plants can help keep you going through winter.  Anne recommends planting some indoor narcissus and the gaudy red amaryllis. 

Our garden guru, Anne Raver, has decided to sell her family farm in Carroll County.  She wrote about the decision in an essay in the New York Times, "Saying Goodbye to the Farm."  The decision to sell means the land could be planted differently, and that the converted barn where she and her partner have lived for a long time

Did you know those pesky weeds in your garden could actually be edible?  Tom Hall talks with our garden guru Anne Raver about how to use nettles, dock (often found among potatoes), and wild sorrel.

Baltimore is organized with what’s called a "strong-mayor" form of government, in which the powers of the mayor far outweigh the powers of the City Council.  Sheilah talks about this form of government and how it compares to other systems with Eric Zeemering, Assitant Professour of Public Policy at UMBC. She also talks with Julie Scharper, who reports on City Hall for the Baltimore Sun, about the current power tussle that's taking place.

City dwellers, are you ready to get your hands dirty?  Get your spades and potting soil ready: we talk with garden guru Anne Raver about how to garden when all you've got at your disposal is a windowsill or a fire escape.  She talks about how to deal with brutal sunlight that windowsills can receive, as well as how much water to give those plants if you're fleeing the city on weekends.

About one out of six teachers in the Baltimore public schools is a current or former Teach for America corpsman. How is the program affecting the way we teach kids? We’ll ask an alumnus who teaches at Digital Harbor High … and TFA supporter and Baltimore Schools CEO Andres Alonso.

Did you know that 75% in fact of a typical landfill is stuff that could be composted? Gardener and journalist Anne Raver tells us HOW to compost, whether you live in an urban or rural environment.

Treats for aesthetes!

The paywall has arrived. If you’re going to read more than 15 articles at the Baltimore Sun’s website, you’re going to need to pull out your wallet starting October 10. We’ll talk to American Journalism Review editor Rem Rieder about the Sun’s new “digital subscription model.”

A visa program that allows foreign nationals to make investments in American companies in exchange for permanent residency is being used more frequently in Maryland. Those looking abroad for money include the Cordish Company, which needs investors for the Arundel Mills casino.