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!
Organization as a Network will strengthen the linkages between community gardening, food preparation, and nutritional outreach, resulting in a “field to fork” network that will:
- encourage the use of underutilized green space within the District for agriculture,
- support diversity, abundance, affordability thus, consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables,
- expand health and economic benefits by increasing access to fresh produce, and
- engage participants and volunteers in outreach and educational opportunities throughout the year.
2010 marks the third year that many of these organizations have collaborated to put on Rooting DC, an annual day-long forum for urban gardeners. Throughout the year, Rooting DC coordinators have written monthly email newsletters outlining upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and workshops put on by the partners. Now in creation of the Field to Fork Network website, this information will be easily organized and accessible on-demand at www.fieldtoforknetwork.org!
Use this website to gather resources for gardeners, find upcoming volunteer opportunities in urban ag projects or local food pantries, learn about upcoming workshops, find info on bringing a wider of diversity of crops to your gardening community, get recipes for local seasonal produce, or just stay up to date on DC’s field to fork news. 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 make suggestions for what additional information or resources ought to be included, by emailing us at DCFieldtoFork@gmail.com
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!
