Broccoli and Baby Spinach Soup
We just started getting our baby spinach in! To celebrate, here is a simple and warming soup for those cold winter nights. Ingredients: 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 medium onions, chopped...
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Let’s keep the baby spinach going! Ingredients: ¾ pound of whole-wheat pasta – I used penne, but any tubular pasta would do 2 cups of fresh baby spinach leaves, loosely packed, divided 3 ounces of goat...
View ArticleKale, Strawberry, and Mandarin Orange Salad
This is a delicious salad made with a surprising ingredient – raw kale. The dressing is sweet and tart. The strawberries add a zing that really sets it apart. Our Executive Director highly recommends...
View ArticleAnnouncing our Green Building Fellowship!
2012 Green Building Fellowship Full Description Here:Green Building Fellowship ECO City Farms is looking for an engaged and motivated Green Building Fellow to assist with the development of our green...
View ArticleImmokalee Workers to visit the Farm Saturday!
Join us to welcome special guests from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) for a presentation and discussion at our farm. This Saturday April 14th Noon to 1pm. For a potluck lunch. The Coalition...
View ArticleUrban Farm Takes Root Amid Strip Malls
Urban Farm Takes Root Amid Strip Malls EcoCity draws residents looking for fresh food, healthier lifestyle Voice of America, Rosanne Skirble, March 05, 2012
View ArticleFall/Winter Volunteer and Tour Hours
As things slow down for the colder season, we will hold volunteer hours and tours ONLY on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month, from October through March. Thanks!
View ArticleOrchard Planting Will Bear Fruit for Community
Edy’s Fruit Bars and the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation brought their Communities Take Root program to ECO City Farms this summer, donating dozens of fruit trees to our farm and leading volunteers in a...
View ArticleFruit Trees and Hugelkultur
Check out this explanation of the big mound in front of the hoophouses, written by Elizabeth for the August volunteer newsletter: “Some new developments have included planting of more natural...
View ArticleECO City Farms is ISO a Farmer/Organizer
ECO City Farm’s community farmer/food organizer (CFFO) will work with a team to build the nation’s first Urban Residential Farm at a low-income subsidized housing complex. ECO City Farms in Bladensburg...
View ArticleJoin us for the Winter Farming Lecture Series and Permiculture Certification...
Winter Farming Lecture Series January – February 2013 Join us for a journey through winter farming with some of our areas most skilled farmers! Our Winter Farming Lecture Series will be held on four...
View ArticleUrban Agriculture Certificate Program
Register Now for our Intensive Introduction to Urban Commercial Agriculture offered by ECO City Farms and Prince George’s County Community College, held April 5-7. Taught by the hard-working,...
View ArticleHello From Antonio – ECO City Farms’ New Blogger!
I would like to spend my first post introducing myself and what I’ll be doing as ECO City Farm’s blogger. Urban farming is a relative new interest, passion and pursuit of mine. As a young kid, the...
View ArticleBlog Post – No Media
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View ArticleImmokalee Workers to visit the Farm Saturday!
Join us to welcome special guests from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) for a presentation and discussion at our farm. This Saturday April 14th Noon to 1pm. For a potluck lunch. The Coalition...
View ArticleUrban Farm Takes Root Amid Strip Malls
Urban Farm Takes Root Amid Strip Malls EcoCity draws residents looking for fresh food, healthier lifestyle Voice of America, Rosanne Skirble, March 05, 2012
View ArticleBehind the Food Part 1: Fickle Weather Brings Veggie Flowers
Photos and text by Antonio Hernandez “You used to be able to look at a farmer’s almanac and predict the weather…but those days are long gone.” That’s a familiar refrain among the farmers at ECO City...
View ArticleA Day Out for the Summer Youth: Claggett Farm
On a hot and humid morning in late June, ten members of ECO City Farm’s Summer Youth Program climbed aboard a small bus to Claggett Farm in Upper Marlboro, Prince George’s County, Maryland.
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