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|  ECO City Farms August 2015 |
The New Port Towns Farmer Market is Up & Running!!
Come by on
Saturday mornings from 10-1 to meet local farmers, support local food businesses, get your fresh, local produce and tasty foods, hear live music, and fun for kids.
Learn how to prepare and cook fresh produce through cooking demonstrations.
Come to your new neighborhood farmers market at
5801 Emerson Street in Bladensburg, near the Port Towns Elementary School.
Visit our
website to learn more about the market and how to support us.
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Apprentices and Interns Wanted for the Fall/Winter Season!
ECO's apprenticeships and internships present an immersive, hands-on opportunity to learn about sustainable urban agriculture by working directly with experienced farm staff. In addition, you make a significant contribution to ECO's programs. The season begins in September and ends in March.
We are accepting applications for 3 different positions:
1. Edmonston Farm: Apprentices and Interns
2. Bladensburg Farm: Apprentices and Interns
3. Farm to Market Intern
CLICK HERE to learn more about our internship and apprenticeship program and to read the job descriptions of each position.
CLICK HERE to apply for an internship or apprenticeship.
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 Composting Course: Urban Agriculture and Sustainable Landscaping This course will include a walk-through of components and processes of composting combining lecture and discussion with hands-on experience.
Students will deepen their knowledge and appreciation of soil as the most important player in farming. You will learn different methods for building & maintaining a healthy compost pile, and detect and diagnose problems in a pile. You will also explore "recipes", uses and benefits for effective composting in organic agriculture. Also, the course will cover the benefits & production of vermicompost from Red Wriggler worms in organic gardening or urban farming.
Date: Saturday, October 3
Time: 10am-4pm
Location: 6100 Emerson Street Bladensburg, MD 20710
Cost: $50 To register, contact Viviana Lindo at [email protected] |
SEED2FEED Summer Youth Program 2015
The 2015 SEED2FEED Summer Youth Program has come to an end. This summer ECO hosted a group of 27 local high school youth for six weeks at the Bladensburg Farm; providing learning opportunities and fun with urban farming, nutrition education, food preparation, food systems, beekeeping, field trips and artistic expression.
Visit our website to see all of the photos from this summer.
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Its Never Too Late to Sign up for a Farm Share!!
From May to September, ECO City Farms summer season farm share offers weekly bags of locally grown produce to Prince George's County residents. Each week contains a different mix of produce, depending on what is in season. The taste, freshness and nutrition of locally grown, fresh picked produce can't be beat. Support your local farm economy and and support your health with an ECO farm share! Dates: The summer season runs from May 7, 2015 to September 24, 2015.
TWO SHARE SIZES AVAILABLE:
LARGE FARM SHARE - ECO FARM SHARE: Cost: $20/week for entire five month season, 18 weeks at $360. For members joining after May 7, cost is pro-rated per week. Quantity: Receive eight items, bunches or single pounds per week grown at ECO City Farms.
SMALL FARM SHARE - EAT LOCAL FARM SHARE: Cost: $12/week with purchase of 21 week season, at $252. For members joining after May 7, cost is pro-rated per week. SNAP/WIC customers pay $10 weekly with monthly commitment and $20 deposit. Quantity: Receive four items bunches or single pounds per week grown by ECO or our partner sustainable farmers.
Pick up weekly: > Thursdays: 3-7pm at Riverdale Park Farmers Market, 4705 Queensbury Road, Riverdale Park, MD 20737.
> Saturdays: 10am-1pm at Port Towns Farmers Market, 5801 Emerson Street, Bladensburg, MD 20710.
Visit our website for more info on how to apply.
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| Open Volunteer Hours 
Come and get your hands dirty and help us run our farms! Perfect way to spend a day outdoors and get those required service learning hours.
Work is from
9am - 12:30pm
at each location. Please plan to be there for the whole time period. Farm tour follows at
12:30pm. No need to rsvp if you are coming, unless you have more than three people coming with you.
Read more info on volunteering and what to expect. Contact Kayla, our volunteer coordinator, for more information: [email protected]. Find out how to get to our farms: maps and directions
> Edmonston Farm: Volunteer hours are on 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month.
> Bladensburg Farm: Volunteer hours are on 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month. |
 Farmers Market The Riverdale Park Farmers Market has come alive with the warmer weather. Enjoy the live music and conversation. Come visit our stand and chat with farmer Deborah about what's in season and share your yummy recipes with Amanda.
The Riverdale Park Farmers Market is open
Thursdays from 3-7pm
and is located in the MARC train station parking lot (4650 Queensbury Road Riverdale Park, MD 20737).
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