To get an idea of what the Filbert Street Garden means to Curtis Bay, imagine more than tomatoes, zucchini, zinnias, strawberries, pumpkins and all the other things grown at this hilltop garden in far South Baltimore since it was created 10 years ago.

Consider the kids and parents dressed up in costumes for last October’s Halloween party. Or the Easter egg hunt they’re planning this spring.

Picture the retired veterans group that just recently helped rebuild the garden’s raised beds. Or the Baltimore Compost Collective based there, a project that recycles food scraps and, along the way, helps young people turn their lives around.

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