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?? What role does conventional wheat play in weakening the food system and what can consumers do about it? ?? In a recent article for?The Washington Post, climate coach Michael J. Coren notes that conventional wheat production has played a key role in creating “a food system vulnerable to climate shocks and reliant on enormous inputs of agrochemicals.” He highlights King Arthur Baking Company and its “climate blend” as an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional all-purpose flour. ?? We applaud companies like King Arthur for developing more sustainable and climate-resilient products. However, shoppers in the Washington, DC area can buy sustainable, regenerative, flavorful, and nutritious flours and grains directly at local farmers markets today! ?? FRESHFARM and?Common Grain Alliance?operate the?Mid-Atlantic Grain Stand?at four farmers markets with one mission: create a vibrant, integrated, equitable, and regenerative grain economy. The network of growers and millers selling through the Mid-Atlantic Grain Stand produces flours that support crop diversity, enrich soil, reduce agrochemical inputs, and shorten supply chains. However, for them to be successful, they need a reliable market and by that we mean shoppers like you! ?? Read more about how your food choices can create a more sustainable and climate-adaptive food future: https://heyor.ca/5WnZU2 #FRESHFARM . . . . #LocalFarmersMarkets #CropDiversity #SoilEnrichment #ShortenedSupplyChains #ChaosWheat #ClimateAdaptiveFood #SustainableFarming #RegenerativeAgriculture #MidAtlanticGrainStand #WashingtonDCMarkets #FutureOfBread #Buildabetterfoodsystem

?????? The FRESH Food Drive is here! You can help us feed members of our community this holiday with delicious local fruits and vegetables. ??? Since 2010, FRESHFARM's FRESH Food Drive has brought together local emergency food access partners, empowered local farmers with additional revenue, and gotten fresh fruits and vegetables onto the tables of our neighbors just in time for the holiday. ?? Here’s how it works: We're raising $10,000 by November 25th to provide fresh, local food to as many of our neighbors as possible. Your gift purchases fruits, vegetables, and more from local farmers at our markets, which are then used to prepare Thanksgiving baskets or meals for vulnerable members of our community. ?? Help support our neighbors before November 25th: https://heyor.ca/ZsXKyd #FRESHFARM . . . #freshfooddrive #localproduce #communitysupport #holidaygiving #supportlocalfarmers #thanksgivingmeals #foodforall

JOIN OUR TEAM! ?? Every day is a good day to contribute to a stronger food system! We’re currently seeking two new positions on the FRESHFARM team: ? Accounting Senior Manager ? Market Operator - H Street NE Are you ready to apply? Head to the employment section of our website to learn about these positions and more: https://heyor.ca/FlIFCw #FRESHFARM . . . . #freshfarmdc #hiring #dmvjobs #dcjobs #foodsystemjobs #coolfoodjobs #goodfoodjobs #foodjobs #jobs #hiring #nowhiring #joinourteam #teamwork #dowhatyoulove #cooljobalert

Attention Virginia non profits serving food-insecure individuals and families!

#ICYMI ?? FRESHFARM FoodPrints, our nutrition education program, has been chosen by Newman's Own Foundation for one of their $50K Food Justice for Kids Prize grants! ?? Thank you at NBC4 Washington and Molette Green for spotlighting our work alongside that of another Washington, DC-based grantee, Urban School Food Alliance, that works to improve food security for students. ?? FRESHFARM will use this generous funding to continue offering revolutionary food education for thousands of children in Washington, DC, through our joyful, hands-on FoodPrints program where kids grow, cook, eat, and learn through food. Thank you, Newsman's Own for your support and congratulations to all the recipients! ?? Watch clip to learn more and please share: https://lnkd.in/gVYiVpZP

FRESHFARM was pleased to participate in last week's Resilient Food System Summit at American University, which brought together participants from over 50 organizations and featured our very own Renee Catacalos, FRESHFARM's Director of Strategic Investments, as the morning keynote speaker. Renee Catacalos spoke on regional food system resilience and the progress being made in local food systems to transform challenges and disruptions into opportunities for growth. She emphasized that local food systems are much more than a supply chain - they are a value chain, reflecting the values of the people who make it work. In light of recent challenges like the coronavirus pandemic, supply chain chaos, and global economic forces, she challenged audience members to think beyond "bouncing back to normal" and instead use these disruptions as an opportunity to "bounce forward" into a more resilient future. Thank you, American University, for convening this inspiring summit. We look forward to continuing the conversation with our local food system colleagues and peers! #FRESHFARM #resilientfoodsystem #localfoodsystem #goodfoodmovement #foodsystemleaders #americanuniversity

? We’re excited to share that our Executive Director Hugo Mogollon is one of the Greater Washington Community Foundation's 2024 David Bradt Nonprofit Leadership Award recipients! Thank you to the Greater Washington Community Foundation for this incredible honor, and congratulations to the other awardees Rachna (Singal) Krishnan (The Women's Center) and Tiffany Williams (Martha's Table). This award program aims to provide intensive executive training for exceptional nonprofit executives. Hugo will use it to attend Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management's executive program on driving organizational change. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eNy2qJ8w #FRESHFARM . . . #LeadershipAward #NonprofitLeadership #InspiringLeaders #NonprofitSupport #Nonprofit

October is?#farmtoschool?month, a reminder of how important it is to provide all students with positive experiences with farm-fresh (and garden-fresh) food. This ScienceDaily article highlights a study by George Washington University researchers that shows how FRESHFARM FoodPrints has had a positive, lasting impact on thousands of Washington, DC, public school students. https://lnkd.in/dEXHHumX FRESHFARM brings “farm” to our partner schools through our unique “grow-cook-eat-learn” model. Our students grow and harvest in their school gardens, cook with that produce in our kitchen classrooms, and engage in lessons tied to math, science, and social studies. This combination of experiences, along with our joyful, teamwork-based classes, is the basis for what creates the lasting impact documented by The George Washington University researchers. The FoodPrints program, which serves 8,000 students across 21 Washington, DC public schools this school year (2023-2024), aims to make positive changes in what children and their families eat through engaging, academically aligned, hands-on culinary and garden education. In recent years, we’ve deepened the farm-to-school connections, procuring more than 16,000 pounds of local produce from Mid-Atlantic farmers for cooking and eating in our classrooms and creating farm stands at two FoodPrints partner schools, where school families and neighbors can purchase affordable fresh produce grown by our network of farmers. #FoodPrints #nutritioneducation #growcookeatlearn?#schoolgarden?#cookingwithkids?#outdooreducation??#classroomkitchen #experientialeducation #foodeducation

#ICYMI In August FRESHFARM and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital launched a new #FoodIsMedicine program which allows MedStar pediatric patients’ families to purchase fresh produce of their choice at over 50 participating farmers markets. Check out this recent article in The Hoya to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eVHp2b7b

?? We’re thrilled to share the good news! FRESHFARM has been chosen by Newman’s Own Foundation for one of their $50K Food Justice for Kids Prize grants! ?? The Food Justice for Kids Prize is one of the many ways that Newman’s Own Foundation helps support organizations that are nourishing and transforming the lives of children who face adversity. ?? FRESHFARM will use this generous funding to continue offering revolutionary food education for thousands of children in Washington, DC, through our joyful, hands-on FoodPrints program where kids grow, cook, eat, and learn through food. ?? Close to 500 nonprofits and tribes across the country applied, and we are honored to be one of the 12 nonprofits awarded this grant. Finalists in the grantmaking process all submitted short videos about their work. Thanks to all the FoodPrint students, teachers, and partner school principals who worked with us to quickly pull this video together. https://lnkd.in/eESuVnmE ????Thanks again, Newman's Own Foundation for your support, and congratulations to the other organizations awarded this grant. We are humbled to be part of such amazing grantee cohort. #FRESHFARM #FoodPrints . . . . #FoodJustice #NewmansOwnFoundation #FoodEducation #WashingtonDC #KidsNutrition #HandsOnLearning #NonprofitSupport #growcookeatlearn #nutritioneducation #FoodEducation