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Port Towns Day 2013

Port Towns Day 2013

This past weekend, our Technical Advisor, Benny, as well as Gül from the Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), represented ECO City at the 17th Annual Port Towns Day. Hosted by the towns of Bladensburg, Colmar Manor, Cottage City and Edmonston, the event attracted [Read more…]

Fall 2013 Urban Farming Class – Recap

Fall 2013 Urban Farming Class – Recap

ECO City partnered with nearby Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) to host the fall Urban Agriculture class. The intensive course – 22 hours held over three days – gave students a broad from composting and seeding, to marketing and building a hoop house. Below are [Read more…]

Farm Talk: A view of Reinal “Roy” Caspari’s backyard farm

Farm Talk: A view of Reinal “Roy” Caspari’s backyard farm

Shortly after interviewing and photographing Roy and his food at the Hollywood Farmers Market in College Park, MD, he invited members of the local community to his house to tour his farm. Here’s a look at Roy’s backyard farm: ^ Various cover crops and rye [Read more…]