August Events on the Farm

Summer is in bloom and join us for an upcoming event on the farm! We are excited to announce that we have hired an Interim Communications & Events Manager, Kailasa Aqeel, who will be managing our communications, workshops, community events, and more! Deputy Director Josephine Chu will be stepping in as Interim Executive Director while Sam Trumbull is on parental leave. 

Our Farm Market is in full swing. Join us Wednesdays from 3:30 - 6:30 pm to pick up produce, value-added items, and more!  

We will be sharing details about our A Night on the Farm soon. In the meantime, save the date for our A Night on the Farm on Thursday, September 15 (with a rain date of Thursday, September 29). 

Here's a list of what's coming up:

Composting your food scraps just got easier!

Every Wednesday at our Farm Market you can drop off your compost with Wes at Compost Cab's drop-off tent!

Here is the list of what can be composted at the drop off tent:

ALL parts of fruits and vegetables - skins, pits, seeds, cores, cobs, peels, etc.

  • All grain products (bread, rice, pasta, etc)

  • Nuts, beans, and seeds

  • Herbs and spices

  • Coffee, coffee filters, tea/tea bags

  • Egg shells

  • Table flowers

  • Food soiled paper towels and napkins

We’re excited to announce that Jack Johnson’s foundation All at Once is matching donations contributed to us from now until October 15, up to a total of $2500. Make a donation at the link below & it will be doubled by the Johnson Ohana Foundation!

Join us for this FREE workshop on Monday, August 8 from 6-7 pm to learn with Holly Poole-Kavana of Little Red Bird Botanicals about the different ways to source herbs: wild harvesting, growing your own, and purchasing from an herb company.

Nick Moyer leads us in this FREE workshop series where we learn the basics of Making Fruit Preserves/Jam, Pickling Veggies, and Canning Tomato Sauce.

Tuesdays, August 9th, 16th, and 23rd, 6-8 pm
Classes are filling up so be sure to register!

Work out from 10-11am and get some fresh produce at the market from 11-1pm on Saturday, August 13

Join us for a workshop on Thursday, August 25 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm about the connections between food sovereignty, climate change, and the practice of foraging wild plants, along with how to identify and respectfully, with intentionality, gather and harvest wild foods. We will have opportunity to learn from our best teachers, those within the natural world, with the incorporation of traditional Indigenous teachings about how to honor the non-human life existing all around us.

Are you interested in learning more about your culinary history through the foods you grow? Take time to explore the African Diaspora with us as we celebrate some of the current summer vegetables growing in the garden. Garden-to-table educator, Christin Riddick of Afro Beets, will prepare two Caribbean-influenced dishes using fresh garden produce.
Tuesday, August 30th @ 6PM

Meet our new Interim Communications and Events Manager

Kailasa Aqeel is a creative advisor working and organizing in DC. She serves as a community connector, helping people bring their visions to life by providing creative solutions and logistical support to small businesses, organizations, entrepreneurs, and some of the most brilliant creators of this time.

In her own practices she recognizes the value of establishing unity through sharing wellness resources and gathering to enjoy fresh, healthy food. Kailasa is passionate about bringing the power back to the community by making information and quality resources accessible to those especially with historically marginalized backgrounds. Her efforts and collaborations are very much driven by her personal responsibilities as a mother, a dedicated artist, an advocate for wellness, and a community builder. She works to fulfill her mission by generating a meaningful existence for all of humankind. For more information about Kailasa, click here.

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