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Elections
DC Coronavirus Updates
Find your DC Grab & Go Meal Site!
D.C. ranked #1 in participation for afterschool meals in FRAC's 2019 annual Afterschool Nutrition Programs Report. Find a site near you at coronavirus.dc.gov/food
DC Gov Coronavirus website
Local
DMV Black Restaurant Week is HERE!
November 8-15
This week is just one of our signature events to promote black restaurants, chefs, bartenders, farmers, hospitality professionals, food bloggers and others in the food and beverage space throughout the year. For registration and a full list of participants visit: https://www.dmvbrw.com/
On-Site Composting Enables Organizations to Live Their Values
Loop Closing partnered with Recycle Leaders LLC and Soilful to complete their DOEE’s Sustainable DC-sponsored pilot project, “Food First: A Replicable Model for Engaging Ward 7 and 8 Residents in Taking Action on Sustainable DC Topics.” In this second pilot, we were excited to partner with DC Central Kitchen (DCCK) and THEARC to install an on-site composting system at the DCCK Café.
Full Article Here
DC WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program Has Been Extended
The season has been extended through November 30 this year. Participants now have an additional month to use their GetFresh checks at the market!
For More Information and Market Locations: dcgetfresh.com
Resilient Crisis-Ready Food System (RCR), Future Harvest CSA
How can we create a regional food system that is more resilient and crisis ready, especially in the face of global food supply disruptions? Share your ideas here: https://www.futureharvestcasa.org/resilient-crisis-ready-food-system-rcr
Seeking Fall Yard Waste - Bertie Backus Composting Group
November 1-December 15
Do you have any bagged fall leaves that you've collected from your chemical-free lawn and gardens? Starting November 1, 2020 the Bertie Backus Composting Group is seeking your fall yard waste. We have collaborated with Faith United Church of Christ to have a weekly drop-off area at 4900 10th St NE, Washington, DC 20017, for your bagged leaves and yard waste. The drop/off area is at the end of the driveway (Signs will be posted). Please make sure the bags are free of trash and animal waste. No food scraps will be accepted. All material must be from a chemical-free yard or garden. We will even take straw bales. Contact Ra Amin at 202.798.1268 to make arrangements and if you have any questions.
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National
How Racism Shows Up in the Food System - And What We Can Do About It
To understand America’s long tradition of denying BIMPOC equal access to healthy food, we need look no further than our country’s origins.
Full Food Corps Article Here
Detroit Black Farmers Land Fund Selects 30 Farmers for Cash Grants to Buy Land
“Black farmers are definitely at a disadvantage because of lack of access to capital,” Rushdan said. “I saw this disparity with ready cash to purchase land. I just worry that farmers are going to be priced out.” The goal was to raise $5,000. To date, the fund has raised $65,000.
Full Article Here
Roots of African American Herbalism
"Herbalism was a daily practice of empowerment and healing for men and women alike because there were very few other options for healing."
Full Article Here
Art, With a Side of Food Justice
“Wealth is uncommon, there is really no ‘common wealth’ in Virginia,”
Learn more about the current work of Duron Chavis and his exhibit of creating a “demonstration garden” that shares practical knowledge and addresses larger issues of systemic racism and food justice that have been highlighted and amplified by COVID-19.
Full Forbes Article Here
5 Ways to Help Black Farmers
Talk to them, buy their produce, and consider donating land...
Full US News Article Here
US Faces Shortage of up to 8 Billion Meals in the Next 12 Months, leading food bank says
Food Banks have seen record increases in need even as donations and volunteers dwindle
Full Washington Post Article Here
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Highlighted Causes
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Ways to Get Involved in the 2020 Election
(please email us if you know of more ways to get involved)
Fight Voter Misinformation
Protect the Vote
In Case of a Coup
Donations
SwingLeft.org
We can win the Senate by flipping just four seats, so we’re targeting the most competitive races where Democrats have the best chances, and where our dollars will have the biggest impact.
Flip the Senate
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is the only committee solely dedicated to electing a Democratic Senate. From grassroots organizing to making sure campaigns have the resources to win, the DSCC is working around the clock to flip the Senate in 2020 so we can move our country forward.
Phonebanking
Text Banking
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Video Tips for Effective Political Conversations
Listening Partnerships and Deep Canvassing
Communicating Across Difference
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Create Voter Plans
Mobilize to Win
Create Voter Plans with Friends
When We all Vote
Get your #VotingSquad and Vote Together.
It's time to make your plan to vote together with your squad!
How will you vote together with your squad? Choose from the options below:
- Vote together at the Mailbox or Dropbox: If you and your squad are casting your ballots by mail this year, make it a celebration! Once you have your ballots, pick a date to carefully fill them out and mail them in together (or deliver them to an official ballot dropbox together)! Then, decorate your space with some swag to turn your home into a festive voting location.
- Vote Together Early In-person: Make a fun moment and head to your early vote polling location with your squad or your household! Don't forget to take photos (with masks on!), and share on social media with #VotingSquad.
- Vote Together Virtually: Even over distance, you can get your squad together to celebrate voting! Pick 3 or more people to start a text thread or direct message. Get everyone to make a plan to vote and then hold each other accountable. After each member of the Squad votes, send your selfie photo to the group thread, or post on social media and tag each other using #VotingSquad!
- March, Parade, or Walk to the Polls: If you've made a plan to vote in-person this year, you can take the party on the road and march or drive to your polling place with your neighbors, friends, family, and community members. Sign up your Vote Together March here
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New DC Social Justice Newsletter
DC Social Justice Newsletter
This bimonthly newsletter is a partnership between the People’s School of DC, a volunteer cooperative organizing and connecting people to social justice education and resources in greater DC area, and Georgetown Environmental Justice students, with the goal to connect people to social justice resources, events, actions, job openings, and education in greater DC area. This newsletter will only focus on local social justice resources, not solicitations, and will remain an all-volunteer effort.
Follow link view the first newsletter or sign up to recieve future newsletters
https://peoplesschooldc.wordpress.com/dc-social-justice-newsletter/
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Anti-Racism Work
Powerful way to support food justice is learning about and dismantilng systemic racism
Follow these accounts and newsletters for lists of daily actions, frequent updates, and urgent protests needs in Greater DC Area
Don’t Let The Mayor Steal From Essential Services to Fund Police Terror
The current DC Metropolitan Police Department budget is well over half a billion dollars. Mayor Muriel Bowser has proposed adding an additional $43 million to that, to cover the costs of “ongoing First Amendment protests” in DC. She intends to take most of that money from funding for health care and job training services. Tell your council members it’s time to take action!
More information and sample script Here
Call for SURJ DC Reading Group Facilitators
SURJ DC is seeking reading-group facilitators. These groups create spaces where white people (primarily) can learn, acquire antiracist skills, and develop the capacity and courage to identify and confront racism in themselves, others, and institutions, with the goal of meaningfully contributing to dismantling white supremacy.
Read more and apply by November 6.
Questions? Write to Surj.ReadingGroups@gmail.com.
The Digital Divide in Schools
November 3, 2:30pm
Donna Harris-Aikens, Senior Director at the National Education Association (NEA) will explore the challenges and recommend solutions in how schools and school districts can address this dilemma to effectively serve the most vulnerable population – children of color.
Full Details Here
Resource Generation: Funding Abolition to Win - Kick off
Thursday, November 5 | 7:00 pm
Join Resource Generation DC to discuss how abolishing the police and prison industrial complex (the PIC) is essential to achieving RG's stated goals of redistributing wealth, land, and power. We will also share how we can fund Black-led police and prison abolitionist organizations like we want them to win. We'll spotlight powerful organizing happening here in the District and introduce RG DC's fall fundraising campaign. RG is a national, multi-racial organization that organizes young people (18-35) with class and/or wealth privilege. You do not have to hold these identifies to participate - if you're deepening your anti-racist practice this is for you.
Register here
Human Ecology of Racism Workshop
H.E.R. is a living ecosystem, curated for humans who benefit from whiteness in the U.S., to collectively create, heal and practice toward a world beyond white supremacy. Join me and six new collaborators in our "community of practice for willful adaptation," in 9 spaces over the next two months. Cost is a pay-what-you-can sliding scale, $10-$50
- Saturday, November 7, 4 - 6pm - Movement 6: Somatic Support to Heal the Race Body with Julia Metzger-Traber
- Saturday, November 14, 4 - 6pm - Movement 7: Living Into Risk, Cultivating Courage & Living with Risk with Jennifer Lentfer
- Saturday, November 21, 4 - 6pm - Movement 8: The Practice of Redefining with Ascala Sisk
https://www.richaelfaithful.com/humanecologyofracism?fbclid=IwAR1NdpWdGysxDZfdOwP-KX026gyRskx1DY64tQwhcdei0QwR7miO66QqYv4
Talking about Microaggressions - DC Reads 2020
Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 7 PM
Microagressions - subtle intentional and unintentional acts such as comments or gestures rooted in implicit or explicit racism, sexism, homophobia or more. The ways these small acts add up for minority communities and individuals is the topic of this roundtable dialogue as part of this edition of DC Reads. Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversation is a wry and intimate glimpse into Mira Jacob's life as Indian-American woman of color and her navigation of the slights and insults that permeate American society.
Click here for more info
Profs & Pints Online: Understanding Racial Capitalism
Monday, November 23, 2020 at 7 PM
Profs and Pints Online presents: “Understanding Racial Capitalism,” with Olufemi Taiwo, assistant professor of philosophy at Georgetown University and scholar of Black political movements. What does a properly intersectional movement against racism—and, for that matter, transphobia, patriarchy, and ableism—demand of us in terms of our relationship with our capitalist economic system? Do we have to be against capitalism to oppose racism? Is the struggle against racist police violence an anti-capitalist struggle? Are the struggles for universal healthcare, a jobs guarantee, or climate justice anti-racist ones?
Click here for more info
2020 Intro to Racism and White Privilege Webinar Course
July 2020 to February 2021
The People’s School of DC 2019 “Introduction to Racism and White Privilege course” has been converted to a webinar format, that will be recorded and publicly shared, starting in July. This is a FREE 24-class course, (3) 2-hour classes a month, on the many different forms of racism and white privilege in the US, specifically focusing on forms beyond the “explicit” and “easy to see”, through a multi-media lecture series presenting hundreds of anti-racism concepts, perspectives, strategies, resources, speeches, quotes, videos, books, articles, and ways to get involved in modern day efforts to dismantle white supremacy.
Current Webinar recordings available Now
Registered at link below to receive future class recordings and updates.
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Fighting Food Apartheids
"What I would rather say instead of “food desert” is “food apartheid”, because “food apartheid” looks at the whole food system, along with race, geography, faith, and economics." Karen Washington, Rise & Root Farm
COMP PLAN: TESTIFY FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT! Prep SessionSaturday, November 7, 2020 at 1:30 PM EST – 3 PM
TESTIFY on the COMP PLAN!
- Stop displacement
- Support Equitable Development
Testimony Prep / Info Session
DC's Comprehensive Plan guides development. Mayor Bowser's changes to the Plan push more market rate housing & do nothing to stop displacement & require affordability. Learn more & get ready to testify (in person or in writing) at the DC Council hearings on the Comp Plan Nov 12/13!
Click here for more information
White Men's Roads thru Black Men's Homes: Reflecting on DC's Freeway FightWednesday, November 18, 2020 at 7:30 PM EST
The tension between local and federal Washington sometimes plays out on the streets of the city. In the 1950s and ’60s, one of these fights was literally about streets. As the federal government pushed its plan to construct miles of highway across and through the city—destroying whole neighborhoods and thousands of homes—community activists stood up, organized, and stopped the highways. DC, home to the federal government and ultimately under its legal control, is often the laboratory for such federal experiments as the freeway plan. Citizens and local lawmakers have little say. But the activists who led the fight against the federal highways broke that mold.
Click here for more info
This Database Allows DC Renters To Look Up Whether Their Landlord’s Mortgage is Deferred
https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/where-dc-renters-can-look-up-whether-their-landlords-mortgage-is-deferred/16997
DC Tenants Union's Demand for an immediate rent freeze
https://dctenantsunion.org/eviction-moratorium-now/?fbclid=IwAR0okZfAaPC2So0rg82kKWvkx8kWiwgfbaCtSmh5wUKV4CVEsJb4t-9yS2E
Taking Action Radio Show on WPFW
Tune in to Taking Action, Empower DC's weekly radio show each Tuesday at 1pm on WPFW 89.3 FM, also available online at wpfwfm.org.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2414875985412154/
DC Grassroots Planning Coalition
Gathers every second Saturday
A network of DC residents & organizations from all 8 Wards committed to pursuing racial, economic, and environmental justice through equitable development.
https://www.facebook.com/DCGrassrootsPlan/
ONE DC Right to Housing Committee Meeting
Every Thursday - 6 PM to 8 PM
ONE DC - 614 S St NW, Washington D.C. 20001
Join the Right to Housing Committee every Thursday at our Shaw Office! Come together with other ONE DC members to discuss our tenant rights, and build power to fight displacement and gain community control of land and housing for low-wage, long-standing Washingtonians.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2699077136820631/
A Reparations Map for Farmers of Color May Help Right Historical Wrongs
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Social Justice Work
Resources and events around supporting local social justice efforts in our food systems and environment
Emergency Preparedness WebinarTuesday, November 17, 2020 at 7 PM
Learn about different types of disasters, how to survive a disaster, and how to get prepared. Training provided by Ms Shonta' High, Mother of 2, Community Leader, Advocate, & Activist Preparing Our Communities for Future Disasters. Ms High is a small business owner and President of the Park Morton Resident Council.
Click here for more info
Marylanders for Food and Farm Worker Protection - Sign Now!
Maryland must take immediate action to prevent further spread of COVID-19 in our poultry and seafood processing plants, among farmworkers across the state, and surrounding communities.
Full form here
CATA - The Farmworker's Support Committee
Help the Agricultural Justice Project (AJP) offer FREE certification to smaller independent family and community farms and groceries. Donate to their Social Justice Fund TODAY here: https://buff.ly/2H4X8ky
The Hunger for Justice Series
The COVID-19 crisis is exposing an enduring and extremely dangerous problem – the inequities within our food system. In honor of a global response, A Growing Culture (AGC) is announcing The Hunger for Justice Series, a weekly live broadcast about how we feed everyone in a Post-Covid World. AGC will showcase the stories and voices of our global network, highlighting local solutions to feeding the world on a changing planet. Each week, we will be hosting an hour long, candid conversation with activists at the frontlines of the global food movement. Themes like gender equality, farmworker rights, trade policy, seed patents, climate change, and land grabs will be explored through the lens of food sovereignty.
http://www.agrowingculture.org/hfj/?mc_cid=e0a26b554b&mc_eid=f07b04f54f
Help Rescue Food for People In Need During COVID-19!
These are very challenging times for many, but one silver lining of all this is the many organizations and individuals who are working tirelessly to help those in need in their communities. Food assistance organizations are already facing higher demand for food. However, as restaurants close or alter their menus, events and catering orders are canceled, and offices are moving to 100% telework, there is a large amount of excess food that could be donated and needs to be placed with a food assistance organization very quickly. Food Rescue US- DC’s network of volunteers is ready to rescue that food and get it to the organizations who need it.
What can you do? Please, spread the word to restaurants, cafes, caterers, event spaces, offices, and any other businesses who may find themselves with excess food to donate that Food Rescue US - DC can rescue that food and make sure it gets to the right place. If you have food to donate or would like to volunteer to rescue food, you can:
- Fresh produce (fruits and vegetables)
- Dairy products (eggs, milk, cheese, yogurt, etc.)
- Fresh or frozen meats
- Baked goods
- Pre-packaged foods (entrees, salads, cut produce)
- Dry goods, non-perishables
- Prepared foods that have not been served to the customer
These are unprecedented times, and we could use your help to make sure that people who need food have access to it, while we minimize the wasting of food.
Thank you!
DC Food Recovery Working Group & Food Rescue US - DC
For a limited time, the Red Cross will test all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies as an additional health service to our donors.
Please Put this Number in Your Phone Now!!!!!!!!!!
Artist: http://www.mauradwyer.com
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To promote social distance DUG is only highlighting Webinars and events with social distancing at this time. Please send any other webinars and social distancing events needing promotion to josh@dugnetwork.org to be included on the next newsletter.
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Small Tree & Large Shrubs for Urban and Small Gardeners
November 1, 2:00-3:00pm
We will explore the possibilities of what small trees and large shrubs you can plant in small urban lots. Tailored to the greater Washington, DC/Mid-Atlantic region (Zones 6-7). Speaker: Kathy Jentz, Washington Gardener Magazine. $10 to join.
Registration: https://www.paypal.com/instantcommerce/checkout/SDFE2RP9JTG96
Join us for a Virtual Night on the Farm with Common Good City Farm
November 2
While we can not gather in person this year, we hope to bring the farm experience to you with our A Virtual Night on the Farm series. This year, take your pick from a variety of menu options from different restaurants to bring the A Night on the Farm vibe to your home! If you want to get hands-on and prepare your meal, you can choose from the meal kit options offered by ANXO, The Royal, or Oyster Oyster. A chef from each restaurant will lead a live cooking demo so you can follow in real time to prepare the meal using your meal kit. If you would like to sit back and relax, then choose a ready-to-heat meal from Brookland's Finest, Big Bear Cafe, or Moreland's Tavern. Each meal will still be complemented by virtual programming, such as a live Q&A with the chef or a cocktail making demo. If you can't decide and want to try all of the meals, you can purchase our All Access Pass and indulge to your heart's content!
Full Details and Registration Here
Common Good City Farm - Pop up Market
November 4, November 18, 2:00-5:00pm
Free Produce Boxes on a first come, first serve at their pop up market. Additional produce will be on sale as well.
More information Here
Online Chesapeake Tree Stewards Training
November 4 @ 6:30pm
This four session online training and program resources will equip Chesapeake Tree Stewards participants with skills to be able to work with neighbors, organizations and local public agencies within their own communities to organize and lead tree planting projects, assess new potential tree planting sites, care for existing tree canopy and access a variety of technical and financial resources to support their endeavors. Sign up is still open for their last session!
Schedule and Registration Link
School Garden Support Organization - Best Practices Webinar Series
Virtual Gatherings are peer to peer networking events on specific topics with many SGSOs sharing out. Learn more about our COVID Related Resources Webinars are more of a training event lead by one or two experts on a topic. https://www.sgsonetwork.org/webinars/
6th Annual Agriculture & Environmental Law Conference - VIRTUAL!
November 2, 9, 16 @ 2:00-4:00pm
For six years the Agriculture Law Education Initiative (ALEI), a multi-institutional University of Maryland program that provides legal education to the agricultural community, has hosted a conference to discuss the complex legal issues that farmers grapple with regularly. This year, due to ongoing uncertainty related to the global pandemic, ALEI is moving its annual conference online by hosting a three-week webinars series. The online sessions will be free of charge. For more information or to register, visit https://alei2020conference.eventbrite.com
Forestry Live Webinars
http://www.forestrywebinars.net/upcoming-webinars-1
List of On-Demand Past Recorded Webinars
http://www.forestrywebinars.net/previous-webinars
Merrifield Garden Center - Upcoming Online Classes
- November 5 @ 12:00pm - Drainage Solutions
Due to the environmental conditions in our area, many of our lawns and gardens suffer from wet areas or runoff issues. In this class, Plant and Design Specialist Louis Ratchford will discuss common solutions to these problems that designers use in the landscapes they create. This class will cover berms and swells for steering water, French drains, dry creek beds and rain gardens.
Registration Link
- November 12 @ 12:00pm - Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs
Pruning is an essential gardening skill that helps encourage healthy plant growth and even increases bloom output if done correctly and at the right time. Join David Yost to review the basics of pruning to help you keep your garden in top shape.
Registration Link
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Smile Herb Shop Events
2-5pm on Thursdays
4908 Berwyn Road, College Park, Maryland 20740
Free Herbal Check-Ins with Colleen
- November 7 @ 10am – Nov 8 at 3 PM - Foundations of Herbalism - Year 1: Herbs for the Nervous System
- November 7 @ 10am – 3pm- Foundations of Herbalism: Nervous System Herbs, Adaptogens, & Energetics
- November 8 @ 10am – 3pm- Foundations of Herbalism: Nervous System Herbs, Adaptogens, & Energetic
https://www.facebook.com/pg/SmileHerbShop/events/?ref=page_internal
Bloom November Webinar Schedule
- November 3 - Herbal Kids: Winter Foundations with Jess Katherine
- November 5 - Pleasure Medicine Series with Ayo Ngozi - Dyeing with Plants
- November 10 - How to Market Yourself as a Wellness Professional with Beverly Hunt
- November 12 - Medicinal and Food Plants of the Caribbean with Anandi Premlall
- November 17 - Integrative Nutrition with Dr. Divya L. Selvakumar, PhD, RD
- November 19 - Generative System Care with sára abdullah
Click on link below to register or to view the webinar schedule that goes to December.
http://www.wildgingerherbalcenter.com/bloom-online-series.html
DMV Black Restaurant Week is HERE!
November 8-15
This week is just one of our signature events to promote black restaurants, chefs, bartenders, farmers, hospitality professionals, food bloggers and others in the food and beverage space throughout the year. For registration and a full list of participants visit: https://www.dmvbrw.com/
Virtual ReCook Cafe
November 10 @ 2:00-3:30pm
The virtual ReCook Cafe will feature a mix of live and recorded cooking demonstrations of four professional chefs who will be sharing their favorite tips, tricks, techniques, and more to help home cooks get the most out of their food, reducing waste while creating delicious dishes that are sure to make you go "Mmmm!". Join this appetizing presentation to learn best practices for maximizing the shelf-life of perishable produce, using parts of foods you didn't know were so tasty, compiling odds and ends to create new tasty eats, and so much more.
Registration Link Here
Tools to Fight Food Waste in Schools - Adjusting to the New Normal
November 12 @ 4:00pm
Schools across the country are changing and adapting to a new normal right now and that includes food service. At this critical moment in time, it’s more urgent than ever to find ways to avoid wasting food in our schools. WWF has created a Food Waste Warrior curriculum to help teachers and students connect our food system with nature and provides hands-on learning opportunities to empower the next generation of conservationists to reduce waste. Join this engaging webinar to learn some of the tools and strategies to reduce waste you can bring into your own school, classroom, or kitchen at home.
Registration Link Here
Extension Master Gardener Help Desk
Our Help Desk operates year-round and we welcome your garden-related questions, including those related to plant and insect identification. The Help Desk operates from 9 a.m. to noon weekdays at the VCE office at the Fairlington Community Center 3308 S. Stafford St., Arlington, 22206 Contact us at 703-228-6414 or mgarlalex@gmail.com, or drop by to speak with our Help Desk volunteers. It’s best to call before you come to make sure we’re available.
https://mgnv.org/programs-activities/help-desk/
Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
Fox Haven Organic Farm and Learning Center - November Events
3630 Poffenberger Rd, Jefferson, MD 21755
http://foxhavenfarm.org/events
Wild Ginger Community Herbal Program - Now Enrolling!
Wild Ginger Herbal Center is excited to offer our online Community Herbal Program, a community based herbal program - we're dedicated to putting herbal medicine in the hands of the people! This program offers our community a chance to explore folk herbalism from various traditions, and to understand natures ability to support our health, strength, and vitality. The series is an in depth introduction and includes herbal fundamentals, North American and Mid-Atlantic medicinal plants (and others), practical and therapeutic applications of herbs, herbal preparations and medicine making, harvesting and wild crafting plants, herbal gardening, herbal energetics and more.
More Information & Program Schedules
Mid-Atlantic Women in Agriculture
2nd & 4th Wednesday of each Month at Noon
1 hour webinars, Cost is FREE
10/28/2020: How to Build a Professional and Personal Landlord-Tenant Relationship
11/11/2020: 8 Lifestyle Tips for a Healthy Brain
12/9/2020: Family Communications in Farm Succession Planning
https://extension.umd.edu//womeninag/webinars
Civil Engineering & Urban Sustainability: A Match with Untold Possibilities
The seminars offer opportunities to learn about ongoing research underway at CAUSES, UDC, and the College's research partners. Come and enjoy lively conversations, and have your questions answered as well as your answers questioned! Our upcoming third series will be led by Dr. Pradeep Behera. The presentation will cover the role of civil engineering in society and the built and natural environment as it has evolved over time. Other programs:
- Nov. 13, 2020 - Dr. Steffen Lehmann - The Principles of Green Urbanism: Transforming the City for Sustainability
- Dec. 11, 2020 - Dr. Amit Arora - Sustainability Strategies in Supply Chain Management
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/108126359?pwd=UXI2RUhJMFhBN2MyWHBncW10OGRlQT09
Farmers Speak Out For a More Resilient Food System
November 16 @ 12:30-2:00pm
Moderated five-farmer panel discussing what changes need to be made in order to build a resilient, crisis-ready food system.
Registration Link Here
Urban Tree Summit 2020
Wed. December 2nd, 2020 8:45am to 3:15pm
Montgomery Parks, Montgomery County, MD and Casey Trees, Washington D.C., present the ninth annual — Urban Tree Summit. Presentations will focus on the health and welfare of trees in our increasingly developed landscapes. Learn from some of the country’s leading experts about innovative efforts to plant, protect and preserve trees in urban and suburban settings.
https://www.montgomeryparks.org/events/urban-tree-summit/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paidsocial&utm_campaign=Urban%20Tree%20Summit%20-%20FY21&fbclid=IwAR3DT850-QwCxHYA_pN7fje3eJUYXyVP8lLFRNqYAuGqC847nzBeldGcmLY
Apply Today - ECO City Farm's Growing Urban Farmers and Farms Program
Sessions Begin January 6 - March 11, 2021
Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm
ECO City Farm in Prince George's County is running a 10-month-long beginning farmer training program with 3 hours a week classroom learning that results in a Certificate of Urban Commercial Agriculture. This program helps aspiring and beginning farmers gain the information and practice the skills they need to grow healthy food for themselves and their communities. Because of COVID-19 realities, until further notice, all classes will be held via Zoom Video Conferencing.
For more information, please contact:info@ecocityfarms.org • 301-288-1125
Applications available at https://tinyurl.com/y4rsdb4e
Online Class You Can Watch Anytime
Training: School Garden 101 Webinar: An Introduction to School Gardens in the District of Columbia
The School Garden 101 Webinar is for anyone interested in learning more about school garden programs in the District including community members, community-based organizations, school staff, teachers, and parents. View this recorded video at any time here:
https://osse.dc.gov/page/school-garden-101-training-series
Race, Racial Equity, and the DC Food System
The DC Food Policy Council invites anyone engaged in the DC food system (as a professional, student, or resident) to this conversation series to reflect, learn, and hold ourselves accountable. The upcoming session will be on How Racism and White Supremacy Influence Nutrition Education
Past Recording of Sessions
School Garden Support Organization (SGSO) Network Webinars and Gatherings
- Addressing Equity in School Garden Programs Webinar
- School Gardens Support for Food Relief and Food Pantries Virtual Gathering
- Bringing Social Emotional Learning & Mindfulness Education to Your Work Webinar
- COVID-Friendly Outdoor Classroom Infrastructure & Design Webinar
- Distance Teaching and Learning Virtual Gathering
- Garden Care and Management During Covid-19 Virtual Gathering
Registration: Registration and details for all webinars and gatherings (including recordings of past webinars and discussions) can be found here.
Healthy Soils for a Sustainable Future: Soil Health and Greenhouse Gas
Soils are fundamental to agriculture and food security. With limited agricultural land and the complications posed by climate change, it is critical to maintain and strive to improve working soils to ensure a resilient future. This webinar is intended for technicians and educators who are looking to assist landowners in navigating options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from soil through soil carbon and nitrogen management. Other social, environmental, or economic considerations will also be addressed in this presentation.
Webinar Link Here
Washington Youth Garden Summer Institute for Garden-Based Teaching
The Washington Youth Garden hosted the Summer Institute for Garden-based Teaching this year. The series was designed for pre-K through grade 5 classroom teachers but was available to all teachers. Topics included;
- What Is Your Why: school gardens with purpose
- Designing Your School Garden and Team
- Gardening Basics
- Outdoor Group Management
- Teaching in the Garden: Getting creative with standards-based lesson
Registration: Recordings of past webinars can be viewed by following the steps below:
- Create a free Schoology account;
- Add the course using the menu in the upper left-hand corner;
- Use the Access Code SC64-MJKW-9SFBC to add the Summer Institute Course;
- Click on the folder labeled Live Webinars and Recordings; and
- Select a webinar to watch.
Having issues accessing the Schoology website? Review this video that walks you through the process.
http://www.washingtonyouthgarden.org/summerinstitutevirtualtraining
(Recording) Discussion Series: Race, Racial Equity, & the DC Food System
The lack of healthy food options in District neighborhoods with predominantly Black residents is not naturally occurring, but rather the result of decades of racist federal and local policies and business practices. Join us for a discussion about how race and racism contributed to DC's grocery gap, and how this informs policy strategies today. Speakers:
- Dominique Hazzard, Historian and Ph.D. student at Johns Hopkins University
- Beverley Wheeler, Executive Director of DC Hunger Solutions and FPC Food Access & Equity Working Group Co-Chair
- Andre Towner, Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington and FPC Food Access & Equity Working Group Co-Chair
https://dcfoodpolicy.org/recordings/
(Recording) Access to Financing in the DC Food System
Creating a resilient, more equitable food system requires money and support. We talk with CDFIs about access to funding and financing. About this Event Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) play a critical role in providing funding, capital, and other resources to hyperlocal DC food businesses. Join us for a dynamic conversation with three national and local CDFIs with a long history of supporting DC food businesses, including partnering on the new DMV Good Food Fund’s Innovative Response Fund, which is providing much-needed support during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Local business owners will also share first-hand accounts of how CDFIs enabled them to start/expand their business.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojUnxMZwON0&t=1s
DUG Network Online Learning Page
Comprehensive list of locally made digital workshops, webinars, and podcasts, etc. covering many topics of interest including gardening, farming, herbalism, food, and food justice.
http://dugnetwork.org/online-learning/
DPR Urban Grower Webinar Courses Recordings
Online classes and courses taught by DC Parks and Rec and dozens of other local teachers.
Class List:
- DPR Urban Grower Webinar Course
- DPR Basics of Urban Growing Webinar Series
- DPR Advanced Grower Webinar Series
- Food Justice Webinars
Free Food Safety Online Courses
For 30 years, ServSafe has been at the forefront of preparing restaurant and foodservice workers to deliver safe dining experiences for their guests, while also keeping themselves safe. Every day, we train the restaurant and food service industry on topics like cooking temperatures, safe storage, and cross contamination, as well as hygiene, sanitation, and other risk mitigation activities. Because of the challenges presented by COVID-19, we have developed a number of free resources aimed at keeping our workers and the dining public safe.
https://www.servsafe.com/Landing-Pages/Free-Courses
Centro Ashé Online Herbal Medicine Course: Part 1 - Foundations in Herbalism
Gain a foundation in herbal medicine right from the comfort of your own home! Our Online Herbal Medicine Course provides a foundation in folk herbalism and is oriented towards those interested in self care and learning to care for their families and loved ones. Our students will learn how to source, prepare, and utilize their own herbal medicine preparations! Additionally participants will gain a basic understanding of how to understand the medicine of the plants through herbal tastes, herbal energetics, and we will cover basic herbal formulations and building your home apothecary as well. Our course is self paced, there is no pressure and no rush. You will have lifetime access to our course and course videos. All students will need for the course is access to the internet in order to tune in and stream our course videos.
Course Topics:
- Introduction to Folk Herbalism
- Basic Herbal Preparation Making (teas, tinctures, linaments, oils, salves,)
- Intro to Herbal Tastes
- Intro to Herbal Energetics
- Creating Basic Herbal Formulations
- Building Your Home Apothecary
- Resources Lists!
https://www.centroashe.org/online-course.html
Botany Everyday: Online Classes
6 day online class about plant botany and foraging
http://www.botanyeveryday.com/online-classes/2020-plant-talk-1-introduction
How to create a Community Seed Library by Morag Gamble at the Lampeter Seed Library, Wales
A seed library is essentially a local exchange system, just like borrowing a book from a library. You can borrow seeds and when you grow more, you return them to the library so they can continue to be distributed. The idea is that the library grows over time in both volume and diversity - particularly of older open-pollinated local varieties.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P59IiCQt04&feature=youtu.be
Mycologos Online Mushroom Classes
- Mushroom Identification: Basics & Beyond
- Everything’s Connected: Fungal Ecology from the Sea to the Sky
- The Many Ways of Fungi: First Steps Into the World of Mycology
- Growing Mushrooms for Food, Fun, & Profit
P.S. Rate Your Garden Teachers!
There have been many garden workshops citywide this year. Please help shape these classes by rating your teachers here: http://www.greatgardenspeakers.com/
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Lots of Extra Fall Produce to Give Away at the Edgewood Roof Top Farm!!!
Join the DC Urban Grower Network Google Group!
This group is a platform for urban growers in greater DC to ask questions, partner on projects and bulk purchases, and share resources and events about urban growing in greater DC.
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Garden Podcasts
GardenDC
All about gardening in the greater Washington, DC, and Mid-Atlantic area. Hosted by Kathy Jentz, editor of Washington Gardener Magazine (www. WashingtonGardener.com).
https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/
Gardens 'n Plants
Join Peggy Riccio and Teri Speight as they discuss what is happening in their gardens (and kitchen!).
Volunteer Opportunities
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Join the Mighty Greens Team this Fall!!
Are you a student attending high school in DC? Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to earn community service hours? Are you passionate about food, entrepreneurship, community-building, and/or sustainability? If so, we would love to have you join the Mighty Greens team this Fall brought to you by City Blossoms. https://cityblossoms.org/youth-entrepreneurship-cooperative
Full details listed here.
Volunteer While Social Distancing on the Farm at Kelly Miller
DC Farmers are still growing because we still need to feed people. Dreaming Out Loud, Inc. is looking for a *small* group of people with gardening/farming experience might want to come to the farm on a limited basis to help with big jobs. You’ll take some instruction from Farm Manager, Violet and, of course, all workers will maintain proper spacing, wash hands frequently and wear gloves. Please email violet@dreamingoutloud.org if you want to help.
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Help with Food Access!
DC Greens Farmers Market Brigade
Farmers’ Market Brigade volunteers help distribute Produce Plus checks at participating neighborhood farmers’ markets in DC. Through the Produce Plus program, DC residents who receive SNAP, WIC, Medicaid, Medicare QMB, TANF, Grocery Plus (Senior CSFP), or SSI Disability can receive $10 twice per week to spend on fresh fruits and vegetables.
https://www.dcgreens.org/brigade
Volunteer with Joyful Food Markets and Increase Food Access in DC!
Joyful Food Markets are run exclusively in elementary schools in Wards 7 & 8. In each school, colorful tables are filled with baskets of fresh produce and piled high with healthy non-perishable food, while festive music plays. The markets are joyful community events, where families and children can mingle with volunteers and school administrators while selecting from fresh, seasonal produce and healthy pantry staples, totaling 23 pounds of food per enrolled student. In addition, our markets feature kids’ cooking activities, recipe samples, and chef-led culinary demonstrations, designed to get children excited about healthy eating and cooking. To volunteer please create an account here on our Volunteerhub website. After creating an account, you should be able to see all of our upcoming shifts for the next three months in a calendar view format. Finally, you can find more information about the impact of our JFM’s by watching this video.
DC’s First Food Runner Program "Food Rescue US"
One of the biggest barriers to donating food is transportation. Food Rescue, a national food rescue platform, is a FREE food runner app that coordinates volunteers to help transport food that would normally be thrown away (40% of all food ends of in the dump!) from a donor (restaurant, grocery, caterer, farmers market, event, etc.) to a place that feeds people in need. Food Rescue US is looking for volunteers, food donors, receiving organizations, and anyone who wants to lend a helping hand. Please email Kate Urbank, the DC Site Director, at kate@foodrescue.us with any ideas or questions and sign up at www.foodrescue.us to volunteer or receive more information.
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Find a Local Farmer Outside DC
Humane DC
Looking to avoid factory farms but not ready to go vegan?
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Job and Apprenticeship Openings
Department of Energy and Environment - Program Analyst
Located in the Department of Energy & Environment’s Urban Sustainability Administration, this position will work to advance the efforts of the District’s Office of Urban Agriculture. This employee will administer the urban farming grant program to support development and operations at District farms. This position will engage urban farm stakeholders to maintain clear understanding in the areas of support needed for farms, identify barriers to farm/farmer success, and will develop and implement strategies to improve program delivery.
Job Posting Here - Job ID 11523
Capital Area Food Bank
New opportunities available:
Grocery Truck Nutrition Fellow (DC)
Grocery Truck Nutrition Fellow (Maryland)
Food Empowerment Project - Executive & Programs Assistant
Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.) is looking for a full-time Executive & Programs Assistant (EPA) to work closely with F.E.P.’s Executive Director and help with a variety of administrative tasks that align with F.E.P.’s mission and support the organization’s goals. The EPA will help organize F.E.P.’s physical and virtual offices; we currently have a team of four full-time and two part-time staff—most of whom are remote.
Full application here
Pasa Sustainable Agriculture
We're a community of farmers and supporters, focused on education and evidence-based research, for the purpose of building a more economically-just, environmentally-regenerative, and community-focused food system. Current job openings listed below.
Common Good City Farm is Hiring a Farm Manager
We are looking for an experienced production farmer capable of managing year-round sustainable small-scale vegetable production on our half-acre urban farm. A minimum of three years of on-farm experience is required. The position entails crop planning, growing and harvesting vegetables and small fruit, as well as working with volunteers and staff to distribute produce via a weekly Farm Stand and sales to local food businesses.
For full details visit: https://www.commongoodcityfarm.org/jobs-and-internships
Full job announcement here
Food Well Alliance - Executive Director
Food Well Alliance is excited about the next phase of our organizational and mission development. We are seeking highly-motivated, community-driven leaders to join our team who share our vision of an equitable, livable Atlanta. We are building an alliance of collaborative leaders and organizations that will work cross-sector and cross-culture to support viable, thriving community farms and gardens in the metro Atlanta region.
Full details and application: https://www.foodwellalliance.org/executive-director
Casey Trees Washington DC
Hiring for an Urban Forester and Urban Forester Crew Chief. The Urban Forester 1 (UF1) is responsible for the management and smooth execution of Casey Trees’ tree planting programs on both public and private lands. This incumbent fields and schedules tree planting and related consultations
on a year-round basis with property owners and others, responds to referrals from local government, industry partners and others. The Urban Forester also coordinates spring, fall and winter tree plantings to flow seamlessly with other tree planting activities and events.
https://caseytrees.org/2020/09/were-hiring-an-urban-forester-and-an-urban-forester-crew-chief/?utm_source=leaflet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jobs
Crossroads Community Food Network
We are seeking a motivated and organized self-starter to join our team as a full-time Community Kitchen Program Manager. The Community Kitchen Program Manager oversees all aspects of our shared-use community kitchen and associated programming, which is focused on the needs of small-scale food business entrepreneurs who have been historically excluded from economic opportunities within the food system.
Job listing and details: https://www.crossroadscommunityfoodnetwork.org/were-hiring/
DC Greens - The Well at Ox Run Coordinator
The Well Director is responsible for the strategic direction of The Well within DC Greens. Read more about DC Greens’ farm and community wellness space here. This individual will be responsible to build and maintain productive partnerships with the community and relevant stakeholders, and will oversee the creation and growth of The Well as a community asset. This position reports to the Executive Director and manages the full-time staff members of The Well.
Job application.
Black Land and Power Coordinator for National Black Food & Justice Alliance
The BLP Coordinator is responsible for the coordination of the Land working group, its participants, and related projects. The primary project of the BLP coordinator is the coordination of the Black Land and Power. In addition, the Coordinator is responsible for representing the Black Land and Power project in coalitions, alliances and partnerships with allies and supporters of Land Justice.
https://www.blackfoodjustice.org/jobs/2020/8/25/communication-and-culture-coordinator-7yw9w?fbclid=IwAR2_1KgJwh7nRCFLslcjtQ9xp2S11l4HGU1ET8tB6J-XUO24wclYKA_NLPo
Full List of Open Jobs: https://www.blackfoodjustice.org/jobs
NPS Supervisory Park Ranger
This position is located in National Capital Parks East (NACE), in the Division of Visitor Services. You will oversee day to day interpretive, educational, and community outreach programs and operations in Anacostia Park, manage the community gardens program at Fort Dupont, and coordinate with the Civil War Defenses of Washington (CWDW) staff in planning programming activities.
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/573832200?fbclid=IwAR1tG1C17EFQLrNyRz8x26RU-70wwrkKE5hjBRED67_Gl70fUfWeMawwEXI
Future Harvest - Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture
Applications are now open for their 2021 Beginning Farmer Training Program. The BFTP provides a FREE, year-long immersive training experience that combines a comprehensive classroom curriculum with hands-on learning at Chesapeake region farms that employ practices that are profitable, protect land and water, and build healthy communities.
https://mailchi.mp/futureharvestcasa/2021bftpappsopen
Dreaming Out Loud Open Positions
Dreaming Out Loud -- an organization established to create economic opportunities for marginalized communities in DC through building a healthy, equitable food system -- needs your help finding the best candidates! Please review the open positions below and share with anyone that may be interested.
Applications and referrals can be sent to opportunity@dreamingoutloud.org.
The Environmental Law Institute, five full-time positions
The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is looking for several talented individuals to fill the following open jobs:
New Partners Community Solar, Executive Director
New Partners Community Solar believes that the health, environmental and economic benefits of renewable energy should be accessible to everyone, regardless of income. New Partners is also a partner in DOEE’s Solar for All program. They are looking for an Executive Director who will ensure that the benefits of green technologies and the fast-developing green economy are shared by all community residents – regardless of income. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://bit.ly/2ZqgLdH
Potomac Conservancy Community Conservation Manager
The Community Conservation Manager is responsible for the creation and nourishment of community driven volunteer teams that leverage hands-on stewardship and outreach to inspire clean water action, which addresses root causes of pollution through civic engagement and advocacy. Working in the larger DC Metro area, our clean water advocacy efforts are informed by communities,our Policy team,and our Clean Potomac Plan. The Manager will interpret a broad strategic vision for community action in a local context, requiring the ability to listen to community needs and enact change.
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52260563e4b0e56a47d7efa6/t/5f184ad8130d4a67c0c8b609/1595427545926/Community+Conservation+Manager++%282%29.pdf
National Black Food & Justice Alliance
Hiring for two new positions (virtual):
- Coordinator of Self-Determining Food Economies (think supply chain, food co-ops and more)
- Coordinator of Communications and Culture (think dope ass stories of Black self-determination and food justice that need to be cultivated and amplified)
- Black Land Power Coordinator
Email for more
info@blackfoodjustice.org
https://www.blackfoodjustice.org/jobs
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Positions
https://www.brafb.org/employment/
Community Forklift, Online Sales Associate
This is a full-time position. Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We are seeking someone with knowledge of vintage and antique furniture, lighting, hardware, and housewares. This position will include handling high end and bulk surplus products. This position is ideal for someone with a vast knowledge of vintage and antique pricing.
https://communityforklift.org/about-us/work-with-us/?emci=b3d806a5-f5af-ea11-9b05-00155d039e74&emdi=eb7248c6-f1b2-ea11-9b05-00155d039e74&ceid=4765429
The Campaign to Decriminalize Nature DC Petition Circulators Wanted!
The Campaign to Decriminalize Nature DC received the circulating petition on May 6, 2020 and will be collecting signatures from DC voters until at least July 5, 2020. The current pay rate is $10.00 per valid signature and the pay is weekly. This is a temporary contract job, not an hourly job. You will be paid for *only* valid signatures from registered DC voters.
https://decrimnaturedc.org/jobs/?fbclid=IwAR3cxtVbBV0EoSm5lUiSI88uf5UvBZlE0RcO3ZU6Po-2PZ-A7xmO9t7JBBY
Deep Roots Farm Full and Part Time Field Crew (Brandywine, MD)
Deep Roots Farm is a regenerative ''O'', women owned and operated farm located in Brandywine and Upper Marlboro, MD. We grow vegetables, herbs, fruit, and flowers, and raise chickens on 50 acres for our community.
https://www.futureharvestcasa.org/part-time-field-crew-deep-roots-farm-brandywine-md
Winding Root Farm (MD)
Looking for someone who can work 8-10 hours per week, Saturdays preferred, through the end of August 2020. Tasks include but are not limited to harvesting, transplanting, weeding, wash and pack, bed preparation, hauling compost, etc. Pay starts at $11/hour and is based on farming experience. We are a small startup located in Rohrersville, MD. Please email windingrootfarm@gmail.com for more information and to apply.
https://www.facebook.com/job_opening/709123079659306/?source=attached_post_newsstand&__tn__=HH-R
The Ecological Society of America
- The Bulletin, Editor-in-Chief
https://www.esa.org/career-development/opportunities-at-esa/#eic
UDC Project Specialist, Environmental Health
The Project Specialist for Environment Health reports to the Assistant Director of the Center for Sustainable Development and Resilience, which is one of five land-grant Centers of the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). Consistent with the Land-grant mission of CAUSES, the Project Specialist has three primary responsibilities: community outreach, research, and teaching. This may include assessing community needs; developing and implementing an applied research agenda to address identified needs; designing, implementing and assessing programs to address identified needs; identifying and securing resources to build identified research and program goals; collaborating with community partners, including District and Federal agencies, schools, non-profit and private sector organizations to achieve identified goals and objectives.
https://udc.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a2hbyxhbzh1o
City Blossoms Open Positions
- Community Green Spaces Intern
- School Garden Partners Intern
- Youth Entrepreneurship Cooperative Intern
Internships at the Climate Reality Project
The Climate Reality Project, a nonprofit organization founded by former Vice President Al Gore, is dedicated to leading a global cultural movement demanding immediate action on the climate crisis. Available Jobs:
2020 Census Jobs
Temporary census positions offer the perfect opportunity to earn extra money while helping your community. Most 2020 Census positions will last several weeks. They feature competitive wages, weekly paychecks, flexible hours, and paid training.
https://2020census.gov/en/jobs/job-details.html
UDC Urban Agriculture Internship Opportunity
Interested in learning more about hydroponic and aquaponic farming, food insecurity, and sustainable agriculture? UDC CAUSES is offering paid internships to UDC students, at the PR Harris Urban Food Hub, looking to develop controlled environment agriculture skills and learn more about the District of Columbia’s food system. With a commitment of just 20 hours a week, and a flexible schedule, this opportunity is a great way to help combat food insecurity in DC, while building foundational skill sets for the future of farming! Read More. Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to thomas.wheet@udc.edu.
Little Wild Things Open Positions
Center for Science in the Public Interest
DOEE Green Fellows
In Fall 2015, DOEE proudly launched the Green Fellows Program. The Green Fellows Program is a leadership development program in the fields of energy and environment. Most applications will be closing November 8th so apply now!
https://doee.dc.gov/node/1116627
The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) Job Openings
Positions Open
Internships
Volunteer Opportunities
For more food-related job opportunities, check out these links:
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Grants and Funding
RiverSmart Schools
Deadline: October 30, 2020
The RiverSmart Schools program works with parents and teachers to design and install schoolyard greening projects, including rain gardens and outdoor classrooms. Applications for the next round of projects is due on October 30, 2020. To learn more, visit https://doee.dc.gov/service/riversmart-schools or contact Trinh Doan at patricia.doan@dc.gov.
Diversity City Fund - Spring & Fall Grant Rounds
Deadline: October 30 @ 11:59pm
For this round we have made some significant changes to the application and the application process. We hope that these changes will make applying for a grant easier for applicants and reviewing easier for our community grantmakers.
https://www.diversecityfund.org/grants/apply/
Guidance on Funding School Garden Programs in the District
This document provides guidance for school garden programs on raising funds, identifying funding needs, and identifying funding sources.
For More Information: https://mocofoodcouncil.org/gardengrants/?mc_cid=fd8ddef2e3&mc_eid=576c7ce65c
6th Annual SeedMoney Challenge
Deadline: November 12
Over $55,000 worth of grants are up for grabs! All types of public food garden projects - school gardens included - are eligible to apply with no geographic restrictions. Since 2015, we've helped 1350 garden projects raise $1.1 million through crowdfunding and challenge grants. We will be awarding at least 315 grants this year ($100-$700) and the deadline to apply is November 12, 2020. No previous grant-writing or crowdfunding experience is required. You can learn more about how the Challenge works through this video https://youtu.be/xMdRQ67tHRg or the attached document. https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/9759f0d11699c1a6807e12b31b6c027a5f91a10c?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdonate.seedmoney.org%2F&userId=3689875&signature=d31e2e5e2a441dd7
Virginia Grants & Teacher Award
Deadline: December 11
Agriculture in the Classroom seeks to encourage Virginia teachers to integrate agriculture into their daily curriculum. To celebrate and support teachers who do so, Agriculture in the Classroom offers its Teacher of the Year Award as well as Garden and Agriculture Experience Grants.
https://va.agclassroom.org/teachers/grants/
DOEE Notice of Funding Availability
https://doee.dc.gov/page/grants-and-other-funding
On-going Grants (no deadlines)
Serve DC Funding Alert
Full list of funding opportunities and resources found here. Recently updated on Sept. 11:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/DCWASH/bulletins/29fe0f3
GreenWrench Technical Assistance Program
This fall, DOEE will be releasing a Request for Applications (RFA) for the GreenWrench Technical Assistance Program. This RFA would be to provide technical assistance services to auto body and repair shops and coordinate giving shops an opportunity to try out products that contain safer chemicals. DOEE launched the GreenWrench Technical Assistance Program to work with and educate District automotive repair shops on the effects of pollution and the benefits of source reduction. https://doee.dc.gov/service/greenwrench
Chipotle Capacity Building Grants
Chipotle announces funds to support educational programs for youth, food agriculture, community improvement and capacity building. Eligibility: Public and state controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, Local Educational Agencies and State Educational Agencies Deadline: None Funds: Awards are available up to $350 Contact: Chipotle Philanthropy Website: https://www.chipotle.com/email-us#philanthropy
Costco Wholesale Foundation.
Costco Wholesale Foundation provides Grants and in-kind donations to nonprofit organizations for programs in the areas of human services, health, education, and children. This program is open to organizations operating in communities where Costco has a business presence.
https://www.costco.com/charitable-giving.html
GFFA Mini-Grant Application
The purpose of GFFA mini-grants is to enable members of communities that have been historically excluded from federal food and agriculture negotiations to generate, refine, and advocate for their policy priorities and innovations. Projects funded through the grants will be used to increase member collaboration and channel the expertise, skills, and knowledge of the GFFA coalition to strengthen its capacity to inform the policy making process. Applicants for mini-grants must provide answers to a series of questions developed by the Funding Advisory Board and may not receive more than 2 grants per cycle or 3 per fiscal year.
Costco Wholesale Foundation
Costco Wholesale Foundation provides Grants and in-kind donations to nonprofit organizations for programs in the areas of human services, health, education, and children. This program is open to organizations operating in communities where Costco has a business presence. For an organization to receive a grant or an in-kind contribution the decision is based on several factors, including: type of program; identified community need not otherwise available; indication that evidenced based data will establish measureable results of intended outcomes; community collaboration; broad base of financial support; project budget and operating expenses. For more information visit https://www.costco.com/charitable-giving.html
Nature Works Everywhere School Grants
The Nature Conservancy announces funds to support school projects that implement green infrastructure to address local environmental challenges. The goal is to support young people who work as social innovators to help their communities through project design and implementation Eligibility: Independent school districts and Local Educational Agencies Deadline: None Funds: Fifty awards are available up to $2,000 Contact: The Nature Conservancy at natureworks@tnc.org Website: https://www.natureworkseverywhere.org/grants/
Empowering Families and Individuals Funds
Deadline: None
James M. Cox Foundation announces funds to support programs and projects in the areas of conservation and the environment, early childhood education (birth to five years), empowering families and individuals for success and health. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations Contact: James M. Cox Foundation at CorporateGiving@coxinc.com Website: https://www.coxenterprises.com/corporate-responsibility/corporate-giving
Value Added Producer Grants
The USDA Rural Development's VAPG program helps agricultural producers enter into value-added activities related to the processing and or marketing of new products. Independent producers, agricultural producer groups, farmer- or rancher-cooperatives, and majority-controlled producer-based business ventures, are eligible to apply. Learn more and apply here.
Initiatives Addressing Climate Change and Inequality
Nathan Cummings Foundation announces funds to support the four focus areas that together advance the vision of a healthy planet and a healthy democracy. Letters of inquiry may be submitted at any time. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations Deadline: None Contact: Nathan Cummings Foundation Website: http://www.nathancummings.org/how-apply
SBIR Funding Opportunities
https://www.epa.gov/sbir/sbir-funding-opportunities
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants Program
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture awards AFRI research, education, and extension grants to combat childhood obesity, improve rural economies, increase food production, create new sources of energy, mitigate the impacts of climate variability, address water availability issues, ensure food safety and security, and train the next generation of agricultural workforce.
https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/FY%202017_AFRI%20Foundational_RFA.pdf
DOEE RiverSmart Rewards and Clean Rivers IAC Incentive Programs
Apply for RiverSmart Rewards and receive discounts on your DC Water bill. District residents, businesses, and property owners can earn a discount of up to 55% off the DOEE Stormwater Fee when they reduce stormwater runoff by installing green infrastructure (GI) such as green roofs, bioretention, permeable pavement, and rainwater harvesting systems.
https://doee.dc.gov/riversmartrewards
Fair Food Fund
Provides financing & business assistance to good food enterprises that are growing vibrant local food systems.
https://fairfoodnetwork.org/projects/fair-food-fund/
The Pollinator Project
On-going grants for social change
https://thepollinationproject.org/
The Cornell Douglas Foundation
Environmental, Health and Justice. Cornell Douglas Foundation announces funds to support environmental health and justice, land conservation, sustainability of resources, mountaintop removal mining, watershed protection, and financial literacy. Introductory of letters are required and are reviewed throughout the year. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations Deadline: None Funds: Awards are available up to $10,000 Contact: Cornell Douglas Foundation at (301) 229-3008 Website: http://www.cornelldouglas.org/
USDA/NRCS Conservation Programs
(Funds for High Tunnels for Urban Farms)
Financial Assistance Programs, Easement Programs, Partnership Programs and funds for High Tunnels
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/md/programs/farmbill/
Environmentall Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/md/programs/financial/eqip/?cid=nrcseprd416254
AMA (Agricultural Management Assistance Program) https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/md/programs/financial/eqip/?cid=nrcseprd416254 (Irrigation System can be financed through this program.
ASPCA Anti-Cruelty Grants
Timeframe: Ongoing — No Deadline
The ASPCA Anti-Cruelty Grant Program supports nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies dedicated to the prevention and elimination of animal cruelty throughout the United States (animal agriculture included).
http://www.aspcapro.org/grant/2013/02/12/aspca-anti-cruelty-grants
The Awesome Foundation DC
The Awesome Foundation gives out a $1,000 monthly grant every month to fund any awesome idea.
http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/chapters/dc
Join FarmRaiser:
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Grants.gov
Online source for lots of government grants in many areas
https://www.grants.gov/
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