Columbia Town Center is hosting many events this season to celebrate our beautiful planet and protect our environment.
While we should strive for a greener future every day, springtime is a wonderful time to inspire everyone to become more environmentally friendly. Gather your friends and neighbors to participate in demonstrations and events to protect our environment while promoting a stronger and more thoughtful society. Columbia Town Center is hosting many events this season to celebrate our beautiful planet and protect our environment.
Nourishing Gardens Training
CEI’s Nourishing Gardens Training is designed to equip participants with the skills needed to roll up their sleeves and start growing food. CEI offers a unique local perspective on urban agriculture based on experience stewarding Freetown Farm, a 6.4-acre farm in Columbia, MD, and community gardens throughout Howard County. Click here to register.
As a Nourishing Gardens training participant, you will be able to make a difference in your community while gaining hands-on experience replacing turf with ecologically beneficial food gardens. To get the most out of the program, participants should plan to engage in the full program as outlined.
- 10-week training program (or 5-week session);
- 1-2 hours of independent learning each week;
- 2-hour in-person learning session each Thursday, 6pm – 8pm (online option available upon request);
- Experiential learning sessions to apply the knowledge from the week to real-life installations each Saturday at a school or community within Howard County; and
- Participants must be at least eighteen years of age and able to provide their own transportation to installation sites within Howard County.
Columbia Cleans
Every year, the Town Center Community Association, your friends, and neighbors come together for a community cleanup. We’ll be cleaning the multi-use path around Lake Kittamaqundi.
We’ll meet on the patio above the lakefront fountain near Millie Bailey Park and Whole Foods at 10:00 a.m. We’ll provide trash bags and water to keep you refreshed. Please bring work gloves if you have them.
This is an excellent opportunity for residents, children, and youth organizations to help the community. All ages are welcome, but children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Waivers are required. For participants under the age of 18, a parent/legal guardian must sign waiver. Waivers are available in advance and will be available at Lake Kittamaquandi the day of the event. Click Here for an individual’s waiver. Click Here for a group waiver such as a family, scout troop, or environmental club.
Town Center Tree & Plant Giveaway
Join us on Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM for our Tree & Plant giveaway! Get ready to take home some beautiful trees and plants to spruce up your garden or yard. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to add some greenery to your life. Town Center residents only … 1 plant and one tree per residence. (Proof of residence required for pick up.) Here are a list of plants we will be giving away:
Perennials:
- Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
- Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Trees:
- Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
- Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
- White Oak (Quercus alba)
- American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
- Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
THRIVE AT COLUMBIA TOWN CENTER
Town Center is one of the ten villages of Columbia, Maryland. Our Village offices are located in Historic Oakland, one of the most beautiful historic buildings in Howard County. In the heart of Columbia, Town Center’s residents enjoy living in an urban community in a suburban setting with close proximity to all Columbia amenities, attractions, and cultural activities. Visit us to learn more about our community at 5430 Vantage Point Road, Columbia, MD 21044. Call us at 410-730-4744 or visit our website https://www.columbiatowncenter.org/