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Calling all enthusiastic, food-loving, kid-friendly volunteers! Over 200 DC schools will feature fresh strawberries and salad greens in their school lunches on May 23rd – all from local farms! The D.C. Farm to School Network is also helping 50 schools set up hands-on educational tables in their cafeterias to remind students where food comes from and [...]
On April 27-29, The University of the District of Columbia will host the second annual Urban Sustainability Action Summit. This years theme will be “Food and Water: Sustainable Waste Reclaimation.” The event will feature an array of diverse speakers, presenters and workshop leaders, including Will Allen of Growing Power. Additionally, vendors and exhibitors will be on-site providing information on [...]
Posted in Events[Cross posted from Bread for the City Blog]
Are you interested in fixing DC’s broken food system? Do you have a passion for fighting for food justice? Then come network with others who share your passion at the New Member Orientation and Community Brainstorm Training. This conversation is for anyone who’s interested in working toward food justice in their communities, or who wants to better facilitate conversations about the food system with their neighbors, co-workers, or faith community.
New Member Orientation & Community Brainstorm Training
March 26, 2012 6:00-8:30pm
Center for Green Urbanism, 3938 Benning Road NE
RSVP to Angie Stackhouse, astackhouse(at)breadforthecity.org or 202-480-8916
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. [...]
Posted in EventsNeed 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 [...]
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)
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 [...]
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. [...]
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