Posts Tagged ‘local agriculture’

Posted by Ed Bruske | August 11th, 2010

By Ed Bruske
The District of Columbia is about to embark on what may be the nation’s most unorthodox public school feeding program: meals from scratch using locally farmed ingredients and made by a charitable social service agency whose primary mission is feeding the homeless and teaching ex-offenders how to cook.
Beginning next week, the agency in question–D.C. Central Kitchen–will [...]

Posted by Xi Wang | February 19th, 2010

With shovels and forks, local food justice advocates will descend on the Historical Society of Washington tomorrow for Rooting DC, the District’s own urban agriculture forum. Workshops are organized around four themes–production, distribution, preparation and preservation–in order to explore how food finds its way from the field to our forks.

For the first time in it’s 3-year history, Rooting DC will feature cooking demonstrations.  Steve Seuser, who planned and coordinated the demonstrations, says that presenters will share how to prepare cooked, raw, and fermented foods, as well as canning basics. In particular, the demonstrations will feature recipes that are fast and affordable for families, as well as processes for gardeners who grow a lot and aren’t sure what to do with the overabundance.

Tracye McQuirter, a nutritionist with the UDC Center for Nutrition, Diet, and Health, will present during Workshop Session 2. We talked with Tracye about the importance of eating hea

Posted by Ed Bruske | January 6th, 2010

By Andrea Northup 
With the recent introduction of “Healthy Schools” legislation in the D.C. Council, the District of Columbia joins a gathering national movement toward incorporating local produce in school meals. By providing strong impetus for schools to serve more nutritious foods grown in our own area, the bill in one broad stroke addresses interlocking concerns [...]