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|  ECO City Farms November 2016 |
Consider donating to ECO today!
There are a few ways to support ECO City Farms:
1. By check. Make 100% of your donation go to ECO if you pay by check. Make payment to
ECO City Farms and mail it to 6010 Taylor Road Riverdale, MD 20737.
2. Online via Razoo with the button below. You can choose to make your donation reoccurring.
3. Online via Paypal with the button below.
4. Shop at AmazonSmile and select ECO as your charity.
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ECO City Farms (Engaged Community Offshoots. Inc.)
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ECO Update
Expanded growing space at Bladensburg.
Thanks to Jose of Montoya's Farm in Virginia for tilling the field with his machinery. The beds are close to being completed and we are excited to significantly increase our production.
 New pond at Edmonston. As part of the stormwater project funded by the Chesapeake Bay Trust, the outlet pond is complete with waterfall feature and native plants.
 Whole Foods Market Holiday Menu. The Whole Foods Market has been ECO's partner for the yearly SEED2FEED summer youth program and contributed thousands of dollars worth of food and giftcards. Their holiday menu is out and the estore is live. Order by Nov 22 for a $10 coupon off your next in-store purchase.
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Fall & Winter Farmshares Now Available
Sign up now for a farm share from ECO City Farms! ECO will offer a limited number of weekly farmshares (also called CSAs) of locally grown produce each week this fall and winter season. Members sign up and pay for the entire season ahead of time, then pick up their share of produce each week at designated locations.
ABOUT OUR PRODUCE
ECO grows sustainably using organic, chemical free methods at our two urban farms in Edmonston and Bladensburg, MD. We also purchase a small amount of produce from small sustainable farmers in the area to supplement the CSA.
WHAT DO I GET EACH WEEK?
The fall/winter share mostly contains: collards, swiss chard, kale, bok choi, kohlrabi, radishes, arugula, spinach, lettuces, mustard greens, scallions, microgreens, turnips, garlic and apples.
SHARE OPTIONS
Large, small and eggshares available.
Fall season runs October 13 - December 15.
Winter season runs January 12 to March 2, 2017.
For prices and the application, click HERE.
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Beginning Farmer Training Program- Now Accepting Applications
While there is no simple step-by-step method to become a farmer, ECO City Farm's
Growing Urban Farms and Farmers
program is designed to help an aspiring, new, or beginning farmer learn the information and practice the skills they need to farm- from the ground up. The training program builds upon all of ECO's offerings over the past six years. It includes comprehensive practical hands-on experiences, one-on-one mentoring, and a well-tested graphics-rich, culturally-appropriate curriculum that includes all of the crop production, resource management, business and administrative skills needed for graduates to roll up their sleeves and farm on their own land.
Learn more about this program on our
WEBSITE.
To apply for the program click
HERE. The deadline is Monday, November 28th. Only twelve participants will be selected. A fully completed application -with two references- is required. All candidates will be interviewed in person or via internet chat program prior to acceptance.
For more information, please contact Gabrielle Rovegno at ECOnewfarmer@gmail.com or (301) 244-5969.
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Volunteer Days
Our last volunteer day of the year is this Saturday, Nov 19th! We'll be a the Edmonston Farm. Our open volunteer hours start back up in March 2017.
ECO City Farms serves the community and without the incredible help of volunteers like you, we could not exist.
Volunteer days are Saturdays from 9am to 12pm
. 1st and 3rd at the Edmonston Farm and 2nd and 4th at the Bladensburg Farm.
We offer free public tours at 12:15pm after volunteer day. Please contact Kayla (kayla@ecocityfarms.org) to register to join!
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Riverdale Park Farmers Market
Thursdays 3-7pm
ECO has a regular farm stand at the year-round
Riverdale Park Farmers Market
. The market is outdoors, great atmosphere for the fall season.
Enjoy the live music and conversation. Visit our stand and peruse what's in season and share your yummy recipes us.
The Riverdale Park Farmers Market is
located in the MARC train station parking lot (4650 Queensbury Road Riverdale Park, MD 20737).
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