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Volunteer Days and Apprenticeships Suspended

Volunteer Days and Apprenticeships Suspended

To protect the health and safety of our staff and community, ECO will be suspending volunteer days and on boarding new apprentices until further notice. You can learn more about volunteer days here. You can learn more about our apprenticeship program here.  

ECO Remains Open! Letter from CEO

ECO Remains Open! Letter from CEO

March 13, 2020  Dear neighbors, CSA members, Riverdale Park Farmers Market customers, volunteers, trainees, friends: We write this letter to assure you that ECO City Farms expects to continue to grow and distribute its produce throughout this coronavirus crisis.  WE WILL STAY OPENAt ECO City Farms, [Read more…]

Aida’s Update on Capstone Project (January 2015 – January 2016)

Aida’s Update on Capstone Project (January 2015 – January 2016)

Aida Namukasa is the Associate Farmer at ECO City Farms at Bladensburg and a Community Nutrition Educator. Since joining ECO, she has taking many of our urban farming and nutrition education offerings. My name is Aida, and I was part of the first cohort of [Read more…]