Forest Hills Connection || News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood

Covering Forest Hills, Van Ness, North Cleveland Park and Wakefield

  • About Us
    • About Forest Hills Connection
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Donate
      • Donate & Subscribe
      • “Scoop the Poop” Signs
  • Classifieds
  • News
    • ANC 3F
    • Business
      • Business in Brief
      • Out to Eat
      • Shop & Eat Local
    • Getting Around
      • Metrobus and Rail
      • Pedestrian Updates
    • Elections
    • Main Street
    • Neighborhood in the News
    • Opinion
    • Parks and Streams
    • Real Estate
    • UDC
  • Style
    • Food
      • Farmers Market Finds
    • History
    • Meet the Neighbors
    • Neighbors Recommend
    • Services
    • Things To Do
      • Local Attractions
    • Travel
    • Featured Photos
  • Home Front
    • High-Rise Life
    • In the Garden
    • In the Kitchen
  • Backyard Nature
    • Local Wildlife
    • Wildlife Photos
  • Kids & Pets
    • At School
    • At Play
    • Kids Write
    • Pets
  • Calendar

Neighborhood in the news: Growing awareness of UDC’s farmers

September 25, 2015 by FHC

Within the University of the District of the Columbia is the only “ag” college in the nation whose sole focus is urban agriculture. Its research is literally bearing fruit – and getting noticed.

Architect's rendering of the CAUSES rooftop garden on Building 44. (Image courtesy of Steve Saari, DOEE)

Architect’s rendering of the CAUSES rooftop garden on Building 44. (Image courtesy of Steve Saari, DOEE)

This month alone, The Washington Post has featured the UDC College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainabiity, and Environmental Studies (CAUSES) in two articles and the Northwest Current wrote about its new rooftop garden.

Check them out:

Advertisement
  • How researchers are trying to grow an unusual urban crop: Rice (Washington Post)
  • Can container gardening wipe out urban food deserts? These folks think so. (Washington Post)
  • Urban agriculture thrives at research farm (Northwest Current, page 16)
  • StartUp Town interviews Che Axum, the director of CAUSES’ Center for Urban Agriculture and Gardening Education
  • And don’t forget: CAUSES wants your opinion on its weekly farmers market. You can fill out the survey online or stop by the CAUSES table at the Saturday market for a paper copy. And its Future-Perfect Project exhibit, in partnership with the Goethe Institut, runs through October 9th.

    Forest Hills Connection is produced by volunteers, and supported by you. We appreciate your support – financial and otherwise. Here’s how to donate.

    Filed Under: News, Sustainability, UDC

    Comments

    1. Leslie Malone says

      September 28, 2015 at 3:47 pm

      Thank you! On behalf of CAUSES, we really appreciate all of the support from the Forest Hills Connection and especially the local community. As they say, it takes a village!

    About Forest Hills Connection

  • Who we are
  • How to advertise
  • How to donate
  • How to submit a story idea
  • Contact us
  • Tweets by foresthillsnews

    Subscribe to Our Blog

    Receive an email alert whenever we publish a new article.

    Subscribe to our newsletter

    Arrives in your inbox around mid-month.


    Newsletter Archive         

    Connect With Us!

    Follow Us on FacebookFollow Us on TwitterFollow Us on RSS

    Local Links

    • Schools, Services and More
    • Restaurants

    Latest Comments

    • Linda Lee on ANC 3F turns away Burger King parking lot landscaping plan presented as alternative to addressing stormwater runoff
    • Green Eyeshades on Snags for DC seniors scheduling first Covid vaccines include a clunky web portal, and at one vaccination center, more appointments than doses
    • Paul E Harrison on History: Who was Melvin C. Hazen?
    • Barbara Kraft on Local family medicine and urgent care chain opening a Van Ness location
    • Green Eyeshades on Snags for DC seniors scheduling first Covid vaccines include a clunky web portal, and at one vaccination center, more appointments than doses

    Archives

    About Forest Hills Connection | About Forest Hills Neighborhood Alliance | Who We Are | Contributors
    Submissions Policy | Contact | Advertise | Donate
    © Forest Hills Connection | Site by: VanStudios