DC’s Field to Fork Network refers to the dozens of organizations working in Washington, DC to foster regional change in how we approach our food. Members of the Network represent urban gardeners, farmers’ markets, distribution co-operatives, food banks, local government agencies, academic institutions, nutrition educators, community organizers, and cooks – our work encompasses everything between a gardener’s or farmer’s field and your fork!
Field to Fork works to strengthen the links between community gardening, food preparation, and nutritional outreach, resulting in a “field to fork” network that will:
2011 marks the fourth year that many of DC Field to Fork’s partner organizations have collaborated to put on Rooting DC, an annual day-long forum for urban gardeners. Throughout the year, Rooting DC coordinators write monthly email newsletters outlining upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and workshops put on by the partners. We look forward to bringing even more content from this annual event to our archives on the web.
We hope you will find this website a valuable resource as we grow over the course of the next few months. Please feel free to email us with suggestions for what additional information or resources might be included.
Email the DC Field to Fork team at DCFieldtoFork@gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you.
Rooting DC and the Field to Fork Network are organized by America the Beautiful Fund.
A HUGE THANK YOU to Don Conley of studiographx and to Robert Dubois for their pro bono logo design of the Field to Fork logo and the Rooting DC logo, respectively! We’d also like to thank the following organizations:
