American Community Gardening AssociationA grassroots non-profit advocacy organization focused on community gardening, seeking to build community by increasing and enhancing community gardening and greening across the United States and Canada.
Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & AgricultureA nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a more equitable and sustainable local food system in the Washington, DC area. Arcadia works to address issues of food access and food justice, raise awareness about healthy food and its sources, and establish innovative connections between local, sustainable farms and consumers.
ATTRAProviding high-value information and technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, extension agents, educators, and others involved in sustainable agriculture in the United States.
City BlossomsA nonprofit organization that cultivates the well-being of our communities through creative kid-driven gardens. Its work serves Latino, African-American, and immigrant children, ages 2-19. City Blossoms works in neighborhoods where children and youth may not otherwise have access to safe, community-led green space.
DC Food Policy CouncilA coalition of DC food leaders and government staff appointed by Mayor Bowser to promote a more equitable, healthy, and sustainable food system in the District.
DC Urban Gardener’s NetworkA hub and guide to a wealth of urban agriculture, environmental, sustainability, food access and nutrition organizations, events and resources in DC.
DC GreensIncreasing accessibility of affordable healthy foods to residents living in DC's food desert neighborhoods by using innovative and scalable growing methods in underutilized and temporarily available urban spaces, hosting urban agriculture workshops, and supporting Ward 7 & 8 urban farmers who grow food right in the neighborhoods that need it most.
Dreaming Out LoudRebuilding urban, community-based food systems through cooperative social enterprise: increasing access to healthy food, improving community health, supporting entrepreneurs and cooperatives from low-income communities; and creating opportunities for at-risk residents to earn sustainable, family-supporting wages and build wealth.
ECO City FarmsA nonprofit urban teaching and learning farm in Prince George’s County that grows great food, farms and farmers in ways that protect, restore and sustain the natural environment and the health of local communities. Working with area children, youth and adults, ECO educates and trains the next generation of urban farmers and eaters.
National Sustainable Agriculture CoalitionAn alliance of grassroots organizations that advocates for federal policy reform to advance the sustainability of agriculture, food systems, natural resources, and rural communities.
WANDA (Women Advancing Nutrition, Dietetics & Agriculture)Inspiring, engaging, and informing women and girls to honor the ancestors by 1) embracing our foodways to heal ourselves and our communities; 2) becoming a healthy food leader and/or entrepreneur and 3) advocating for healthy food policies for our communities.
