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On this first day of ECO’s Fall CSA Pick Up, we want to thank our CSA subscribers, from those who  just signed up to the ones who’ve been with us for many seasons.  We grow for the community. This is why ECO exists. We are thankful.  We also want to give love to our trainees and volunteers who have worked alongside our hardworking farm team (Maddie, Thomas, Michael and Donta) under the hot sun, clouds and showers. Farming is not easy. So please know that we appreciate the time and energy you give to us and our farms (and Rosie!). And always, gran amor to our dedicated growers, our farm team.  If you’re interested in being part of our CSA community for the 2027 seasons, email our farm manager at maddie@ecocityfarms.org. You’ll get fresh fruits and vegetables every Thursday.  In the meantime, you can continue to support ECO City Farms through donations or buying our really fabulous (not a lie) soil conditioner Bladensburg Blend from our vermicast. Link in our bio.
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With deep sadness, we announce the death of Benny Erez, ECO’s former Director of Urban Agriculture and Compost Guru. Benny was a pillar that built and nurtured ECO City Farms to what it is today. We send condolences and love to Jackie, Benny’s wife, and their family. Here are words from the people he worked closely with: Margaret Morgan-Hubbard, ECO founder and executive director: My family referred to him as "my work husband.” Our skills and temperaments complemented one another. Together, we dreamt up many ideas and projects…and made them happen. After he retired, I received a call from Benny: “Margaret! I just heard from 23&Me that you and I are related!" I told my family and co-workers. "Of course,” they said. “You don’t need DNA testing to discover that! We knew it all along!” Benny was one of a kind, but he was also a man of the people, and showed us all what we could be, do, and become.  Thomas Fazio, ECO Farm/Compost Manager: He was bursting from the seams with a rare combination of wisdom, guidance and humility. I was interested in agriculture, but had no experience in it. I was starting to become involved with composting, but had never made a compost pile. He could see my interest, and he harnessed it, and molded me into the person I am today. There is no doubt that I would not have the career I have now without Benny. I will really miss him. Viviana Lindo, Board Member and former ECO Director of Community Education: We shared many moments over good coffee at Vigilante, a tradition we continued even after I had children. It was very hard for me when he moved to North Carolina. In February last year, I was able to take him to my hometown in the Andes of Peru. He embraced it all—trying new foods and showing genuine excitement for everything he encountered as we traveled from Lima to Huancayo. His legacy will live on in the hearts of all who knew him, including my children, for whom he became a surrogate grandfather. “Every part of him was as good as gold. I miss you, Benny.” — Yanay, 10
 “Benny was very hopeful and full of belief. I miss him to infinity.” — Amaru, 7
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Reminder to sign up for our spring/summer CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Every Thursday, each week, starting May 21st, you can pick up fresh produce harvested from our farms. We also will have available to buy our soil conditioner Bladensburg Blend from our vermicast. SHOP on our website to find out more. #ecocityfarms #ecofarm #urbanfarm #csa #communitysupportedagriculture
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Who would have thought that a day about compost could be fun? Thanks to our engaging guest presenters Brenda Platt and Sophia Jones from ILSR and Elana Goldstein, a sustainability leader from Mt. Rainier, MD. With no rain to damper that morning, compost manager Thomas Fazio led a tour of the grounds, taking visitors through growing greens and our compost outpost, ending where we have our vermicomposting.  This event formally launches ECO’s soil conditioner, Bladensburg Blend, made by our friendly red wiggler earthworms. We use this for our seedlings so you know we stand by this amazing product. You can order online, and pick up at our farms. (order form: https://www.ecoffshoots.org/product/vermicast-bladensburg-blend/ Any event is more fun with sustenance! So Elana made banana bread with ripened fruits from Glut – her way of rescuing what would have been “wasted food.” Monique Richards from our current Beginning Farmers Training Program, and who puts a lot of time on our Bladensburg Farm, including helping plan this event, brought her sweet potato cakes. And we had Vigilante Coffee for a perfect pairing with our home-baked pastries.     Thanks to the ECO staff that made sure this event went well (Wilma, Kayla, Donta, Celio and Mr. Michael who graced us with his presence). Shout out to Ezra from DCInternational High School who volunteered for the day. And thank you to all our supporters and new friends who attended our Compost Open House, and gave lovely energy to the farm. #ecofarm #ecocityfarms #urbanfarm #vermicast #composting
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Saturday (May 9th) with ECO at two events. First, on our Bladensburg Farm for Compost Open House with @vigilantecoffee and home-baked goods, a farm tour led by our compost manager @tree_faz and amazing guest leaders in sustainability and waste management (Brenda Platt and Sophia Jones from ILSR and Elana Goldstein. Second, at the Cheverly Garden Club and @communitynativeplantingproject Plant & Shrub Sale. Our farm manager @maddie.is.farming has our healthy seedlings — vegetables and different pepper varieties. We harvested collard greens and carrots this week. ECO Chef @citizencookdc made lunch for farmers and staff, whipped up some shrimp & grits, collards, guacamole and cassava cake with coconut syrup with our honey.
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Coffee grounds, onion skin, broccoli stalks, potato skins and leaves from the yard. For most households, these go straight to trash. But for us at ECO City Farms, these are GEMS. They feed our compost. For International Compost Week (May 3 - 9), we are holding an OPEN HOUSE on Saturday, May 9th, 10 am - 12 pm, at our Bladensburg Farm, three acres of produce growing space and home of our Compost Outpost. Vigilante Coffee @vigilantecoffee (thanks for the donation) and homebaked goods will welcome you. In a short program, you’ll hear our invited guest speakers – rock stars, really – talk about their work in ecosystem awareness and environmental justice: Brenda Platt and Sophia Jones from Institute for Self-Reliance and Elana Goldstein, formerly with EPA and composting champion. Finally, our compost manager Thomas Fazio @tree_faz will give you a farm tour and get to the nitty gritty of how the ECO team processes our compost pile. This is very good information especially for those who are interested in backyard composting or who already do so. All this, and you will still have time to enjoy the rest of your Saturday. If you plan to attend, you can bring your food scraps (our worms love cantaloupes and squashes). The event is free. You can register on the link in our bio or the QR code on the flyer.
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Our ECO farmers are hard at work, getting our seedlings ready for you! You still have time to sign up for our Spring/Summer CSA that starts on May 21st, and lasts through August 13th. CSA means Community Supported Agriculture. It’s literally a subscription to the surprise bounty that the farm harvest every week or two weeks. At ECO City Farms, we do not use pesticides. Our motto is “We grow great food, farms and farmers!” So, it’s in our DNA to make sure that what we grow and offer to you is not only good for the body but for our Mother Earth and the people who grow our food. In the subscription form, you can choose the option that works for you, your family and your budget. So sign up now! Special shout out to Monique Richards richards.monique for helping us out with this video. She's one of our students in this year's ECO Beginning Farmers Training Program.
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What better way to celebrate Earth Day than spending it on a farm around so much green, great energy, good food, music and fun (including face painting by @happycaritasdc) -- and you get to see our Rosie! For the early birds, you can have a nice cup of brew from @vigilantecoffee. Big thanks to the The Town of Edmonston @edmonstonmd for providing lunch of some meats from @2fiftytexasbbq and cornbread from our farm's milled corn baked by @citizencookdc. This free event on Saturday, April 25th, 10 am - 2 pm, at our Edmonston Farm is the biggest SALE of our healthy seedlings planted by our amazing farmers and with ECO's vermicast we call Bladensburg Blend (yes, sounds like coffee, now also available for sale). It'll be a FUN day! We'd love to welcome you to our farm. QR code on the flyer. Here's the link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grow-with-eco-earth-day-2026-tickets-1985606962877?aff=oddtdtcreator.
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Our Soil Health Field Day on Friday in partnership with @umdextension featured an informative presentations from Thomas Fazio on the Core Principals of On-Farm Composting and from Dr. Sarah Hirsh on purposeful cover crops. We utilized the Maryland Soil Health card to evaluate soil health indicators without lab tests. The last photo shows a fun mystery: why might the radish leaves in the cover crop mix be yellow?
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We've got greens, herbs, potatoes, carrots and lots of love from our farm team in this years Thanksgiving Produce Bag! At ECO City Farms, we're proud to provide certified naturally grown produce to our community all year round. Our Winter CSA season starts on December 7th and runs until March 28th. Each CSA member will receive a share on the following dates: 🌿 Thursday 12/7 🌿 Thursday 12/27 🌿 Thursday 1/18 🌿 Thursday 2/1 🌿 Thursday 2/15 🌿 Thursday 2/29 🌿 Thursday 3/14 🌿 Thursday 3/28 LINK IN BIO TO SIGN UP TODAY
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Earth Day at ECO is happening tomorrow from 10AM to 2PM 🌿🌸✨️ Rain or shine we'll be here and we hope to see you too! We're selling seedlings including grown with love and care by by ECO staff (herbs: parsley, cilantro, dill, basil; marigolds, sunflowers, sungold cherry tomatoes, sweet peppers) Come check our our new and improved Edmonston Classroom and visit our vendors who'll be offering a range of pottery, jewelry, upcycled cycled t-shirts, crocheted crafts, house plants, native plants and teas from @juhwittycrafts @elementsofnatureusa @sheknowsthedeal_shop @materialthingsstudio We'll have free food from LA Fondita and lots of fun for all ages! 📍4913 Crittenden St, Edmonston, MD Thank you to our event partners Town of Edmonston for helping us make this event possible!
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