Our Garden

Located in Central Baltimore’s Station North/Greenmount neighborhood, Blue Light Junction also stewards the annex of Hidden Harvests’ “Natural Dye Garden”, located next to the studio, where we cultivate and host a variety of dye and medicinal plants.

Ever evolving, the garden is supported by a number of committed volunteers, including artists, students, teachers, and community members invested in the cultivation, exploration, and preservation of natural dyes both regionally and globally.


CULTIVATED PLANTS

  • INDIGO

    Persicaria Tinctoria

    Indigo has been prized for centuries for its deep blue dye, which was considered a luxury item and often associated with royalty and spirituality.

    Historically, indigo has been used to treat respiratory ailments, digestive issues, and infections due to its antimicrobial properties.

    Indigo dye has played a significant cultural and economic role in many civilizations, particularly in India, Africa, and Southeast Asia, where it continues to be used in textiles, art, and religious ceremonies.

  • MARIGOLD

    Species Tagetes

    These plants produce a bright yellow dye and are native to central and southern Mexico, many other surrounding Latin American countries, but are now cultivated all over the world.

    Historically, the marigolds have held a special place in cuisine, medicine, and spiritual ceremonies.

  • COTTON

    Gossypium barbadense

    Sea Island Brown Cotton

    This cotton species produces especially long fibers that are perfect for textile work and has been cultivated since antiquity.

    The cotton plant itself has held significant cultural and economic space in societies across the globe.

  • FIG

    Ficus carica

  • COREOPSIS

    Coreopsis auriculata

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In the Spring of 2019 Hidden Harvests’ “annex” garden became the site of an experimental dye garden lead by Rosa Chang and Kenya Miles.

The annex lot at Hidden Harvest farm hosted Season 1 of the BNDI through a 3-semester long course at MICA. Season 2, the garden is working through BLJ to explore closed loop production systems, resource maximization through rain water catchment, composting, community run herb and dye beds as well as piloting a Dye Farm co-op with 3 partner farms in Baltimore City to produce small batch natural dye products in the Fall of 2020

Ever evolving, the garden is supported by a number of committed volunteers, including artist, students, teachers, and community members invested in the cultivation, exploration, and preservation of natural dyes both regionally and globally.