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Posted by Liz Whitehurst | September 13th, 2010

“One of the goals of the Neighborhood Farm Initiative is to provide an educational resource for gardening and small scale organic food production for DC-area residents. It is in this same vein that we’re sponsoring this skillshare with some local home brewers,” said NFI Co-Founder and Program Director, Bea Trickett.

NFI and Mamie D. Lee Community Garden are teaming up to host a home brew contest and how-to workshop on Saturday, September 18th at La Casa Community Center in Mount Pleasant from 7-10pm.

Posted by Liz Whitehurst | August 2nd, 2010

Please join us for an evening of film, local light fare and beverages, with a focus on intergenerational urban farming on Thursday evening, August 12, 2010 at Letelier Theater (3251 Prospect Street NW).

The Neighborhood Farm Initiative (NFI) will present the documentary short, Corner Plot, the story of one man’s dedication to work his land, share his produce, and enjoy the farm life he’s always known, inside the DC beltway. In addition to Corner Plot, NFI will present a short film featuring the next generation of urban farmers, the NFI summer youth teams. The screenings will be followed by a 30 minute panel discussion/Q&A session.

For directions and parking information, please visit leteliertheater.com/directions. Doors open & light refreshments served at 6:30 pm. Program will start at 7:30 pm.

Tickets: $25. Details and presale tickets available online. Cash/checks accepted at the door, if seats/tickets are still available

Posted by Liz Whitehurst | July 6th, 2010

Neighborhood Farm Initiative is hosting a Field Day from 10-2 on Saturday, July 10. We’ll have a compost Q&A and volunteer workday, followed by a harvest potluck and maybe even a garden scavenger hunt. Come out and get your hands dirty! NFI is an organic educational urban vegetable farm near the Fort Totten metro. Email [...]

Posted by Liz Whitehurst | July 4th, 2010

Interested in food justice? Want to remake our local food system? Join us at the next DC Food for All workshop. Participants decide what we discuss: it can be anything from the Farm Bill to bees. Tell us what interests you! Thursday July 15th 6:30 – 8:30pm Bread for the City 1525 7th St NW [...]

Posted by Liz Whitehurst | June 15th, 2010

At the Neighborhood Farm Initiative, spring means planting. It means digging, fertilizing, weeding, watering, and finally, eating.

Posted by Liz Whitehurst | May 3rd, 2010

The DC Field to Fork Newsletter is chock-full of announcements, updates and event information about urban agriculture and food security in DC. Read it here.

To get the newsletter in your inbox or contribute to next month’s edition, email DCFieldtoFork@gmail.com.

Posted by Liz Whitehurst | April 27th, 2010

Join DC Food for All folks for an evening volunteer shift at DC Central Kitchen!

Thursday May 13, 5-8pm
425 Second Street NW

We’ll kick things off with a short discussion about DCCK’s efforts to source local produce from 5-5:30. Then we’ll get to prepping!

During co-op shifts, volunteers help prep fresh produce from local farms for use in the 4,500 meals that the

Posted by Liz Whitehurst | April 15th, 2010

By Rebecca Kanter

DC’s Field to Fork Network and the DC Food for All are hosting a free panel discussion on Friday, April 16th at THEARC in Southeast DC from 10 AM to 2 PM. The topic will be community food security, with two panels: one that has a national focus and one that will look at what’s going on here locally. Afterward, a reception begins at approximately 1:15. Appetizers will be served!

Registration available here.

Yesterday, we met Maurice Small. Malik Yakini is another one of the speakers on the national panel. Now, let’s meet him!

Why did you decide to participate on Friday’s Panel?
I am interested in the food access and food justice work in DC and see many linkages between DC and Detroit. Common problems call for common solutions.
We are doing work in Detroit to organize the black community and inform the government that impacts the black community. We are particularly interested in forums that are directed at reaching the black community and giving the black community a voice.

The trend nationally is that young well-meaning white people, mostly young women are at the forefront of this work.