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Farm Bill 101 (an overview and tasty hors d’oeuvres on Feb 8)

What:Join Global Circle for hors d’oeuvres and drinks to discuss what the Farm Bill is, why it matters, how it affects you and the developing world, and what you can do to help influence it! When: Wednesday, Feb 8, 2012 from 7-9PM Where: The offices of Change.org (419 7th Street, NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, D.C. [...]

Dec 14: Shop at Whole Foods and help make farmers’ markets more accessible to all!

Need to stock up on staples for the winter? Olive oil? Maple syrup? Wine? Bulk nuts for baking cookies, perhaps? Chicken stock for savory soups to get you through the cold months? Start your list, but hold off until Dec 14th… that’s when Whole Foods is holding a “5% Day” at their P Street and [...]

DEC 15: PUBLIC OVERSIGHT ROUNDTABLE ON COMMUNITY GARDENS AND URBAN AGRICULTURE IN D.C.

Apparently separate from the Sustainable DC meeting on Nov 29 (though I suspect there will be some overlap from Sustainable DC’s “food” working group…): What: A public oversight roundtable on community gardens and urban agriculture When: Thurs, Dec 15, 2011 from 1–5pm Where: 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (Room 412, John A. Wilson Building)

29 NOV: Sustainable DC inaugural working group meeting

Seems a few departments of City government are interested in discussing sustainability these days. This is the first in a series of working meetings led by the Depts of Planning and the Environment…. Of note, one working group is to focus on food issues in DC. Anticipated topics include: local food production; commercial distribution; access [...]

Oct 24: picnics make the world a better place

Take a break from your Monday sometime between 11:30am and 1:00pm to join me and other food-loving friends for a group picnic in honor of Food Day! Think flash mob, but made up of a bunch of friendly folk with checkered blankets and massaged kale salad. Or whatever you’d like to bring for your picnic. [...]

Oct 15: a crash course in local apple lore and how to make cider

There’s nothing quite like freshly pressed apple cider. Can you believe that folks attempted to ban its production and consumption during Prohibition? True, it was the alcoholic kind they were after, but… Okay, while not exactly an event focusing on food justice, local food lovers might be interested in this event being organized by our [...]

DC school garden bike/van tour this Saturday (Oct 1)!

October is apparently ALL THINGS FOOD month….. DC Farm to School Week — which celebrates healthier food options inside the schools — begins next Monday, Oct 3. But this week you can celebrate the gardens that are helping to teach kids how our food grows just outside of their classrooms, in their very own schoolyards. [...]

New Ward 7 Farmers Market

More options for healthy, affordable, fresh produce are coming east of the Anacostia River! On Saturday, September 3rd, a new Farmers Market will launch in the Parkside-Kenilworth neighborhood of Ward 7. This will be just the third currently operational market east of the River and will run from Labor Day through Thanksgiving. The Parkside-Kenilworth Farmers [...]