Spring Garden Market at River Farm going on now til 3pm and 9-4 tomorrow. Terrific event and gorgeous #publicgarden - lots of plants, crafts, Mother’s Day gifts, etc. #gardendc #dmv #nova #va #plantsale

Are you a DMV writer looking for time and space to focus on your project this summer? There's still time to apply to our Summer Residency Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House!

According to DC Hunger Solutions's Martha Assefa, DHS takes up to two months to process expedited benefits. “I can’t forget the heartbreaking calls with community members who are suicidal because they don’t know where their next meal is coming from.” streetsensemedia.org/article/reside…

On the new episode of #Unconfined , we hear from Debbie Berkowitz, who has been at the center of the vexed effort to ensure a safe workplace for poultry workers since her time as a union workplace safety advocate in the early 1980s. bit.ly/3vCqbpi #CLFUnconfined

FRAC applauds the USDA Nutrition for its final rule revising the food package for the #WIC The updated food package will have a longstanding positive impact on program participation, health outcomes for WIC participants, and addressing health disparities. frac.org/news/wicfoodpa…

If you're in the DC area and want to watch the eclipse safely, free eclipse glasses are being handed out near the Smithsonian metro stop. 😎

#Eclipse2024

East Hampton is looking for farmers. newsday.com/amp/long-islan…

Enrollment will open THIS Sunday, April 7 at 10 a.m. for the second cohort of our low-cost (but high value!) Alexandria Animal Academy dog behavior and training community courses. You do not have to be an ALX resident to participate. Learn more! alexandriaanimals.org/alexandriaanim…

Very good showing by DC on the James Beard Award finalists list washingtonian.com/2024/04/03/her…

“When families have money in their pockets, they pay for food, housing, child care, and other essential household necessities. Through bipartisan past efforts, we have seen the power of an improved #CTC to buoy the food security.” (½) frac.org/wp-content/upl…

A Cooperative Extension agent offers a little early season gardening advice for NoVA residents.
northernvirginiamag.com/home/home-reso…

The Social Security Administration has issued a final rule that will prevent food assistance from reducing payments to certain beneficiaries. nbcnews.com/business/consu…

So we just had an order for a 50-person pig roast this weekend cancel on us.....
Full pig plus sides was originally $2000, but you can have it for $1000 (plus 10% tax) - and we'll deliver if it's close by!
Email Ron at [email protected] if you're interested

According to DC Hunger Solutions's NEW Report, nearly 11 percent of households in D.C. struggle to afford enough food.
Read DC Hunger Solutions 2024 Racial Equity Report: How Racial Inequities Impact Food Security in the District of Columbia. dchunger.org/wp-content/upl…

Are you interested in working at museums and historic sites? We are currently hiring for two part-time positions!

For more information about our open part-time Museum Interpreter and Events Staff positions, please visit: woodlawnpopeleighey.org/careers

When life finds you at Arcadia ⁦Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House⁩ run don’t walk to Chalkboard BBQ and wings .., the slaw is fantastically limey slaw with jalapeños. Pictured: brisket and pulled pork

The gang is all here! Current fellows, reserve, incubators and working veteran farmers training together at ⁦Mount Vernon⁩ . The 2024 Veteran Farmer Program reserve class is huge this year 40 from 6 different states!

Hello Breakfast my old friend - Arcadia veteran farmer program training at Mount Vernon Dept. of Agriculture Dept. of Agriculture_NIFA Northrop Grumman

Just a bunch of veteran farmers eating breakfast at Mount Vernon, getting ready for a day of training

This wins. Pack it up amateurs.