This was the busiest week in 4 months of the DC Food For All! In addition to today’s important reporting on problems with DC’s new farmers’ market WIC program, we featured ample coverage of the fantastic RootingDC conference; testimony from City Council oversight hearings about big trouble with food stamps administration; coverage of the protest of a Safeway closing; coverage of a new Columbia Heights farmers market opening; and… chickens!
We’ve just passed the four month mark and the 100th post mark(!), so it’s a good time to reflect: the DC Food for All has had more than 40 contributors posting on all matters of local food justice issues. There are 150 people (smart and lively ones!) on our discussion list– have you joined it? (Want to stay posted about big announcements and events, but protect your inbox? Join our announcement list.) We’ve also had 4-5 successful workshops and 3 fantastic potlucks. All done entirely by volunteers.
Plus there is a huge swath of ideas and people and energy swirling around us that has yet to tapped. This is exciting stuff!
One important thing that we’ve learned in all this is that it’s not enough to just sit around and talk about important food issues — and it’s not enough to just blog about them either! To create real momentum, we have to gather together, communicate about what we care about, and then take action in our community.
And so we’re developing a regular calendar of events and activities — throughout the year ahead. I encourage you to attend our next workshop: March 9th, 6:30-8:30p, at Bread for the City. Email us at DCFoodForAll@gmail.com to RSVP or ask questions.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed and volunteered so far!
