Common Good City Farm

08/07/2024

CSA Share if the Week:
• Corn
• Curly Kale / Dandelion
• Bell Peppers
• Cucumbers
• Basil
• Onions
• Sweet Potato Greens
• Green Beans

08/06/2024

We’re so excited to announce our next fundraising event coming up Friday, September 20th from 5:30 - 8:30p.

Come celebrate the turn of the season at our End of the Summer Garden Social! 🥂🪻✨🌻🍃🌞

This is our signature fundraising event of the year to support our educational programming for adults and youth as well as our weekly pay-what-you-can farm market.

Enjoy a farm fresh buffet and refreshing beverages sponsored by 🍸 in an enchanting setting under the stars ✨

RSVP for early bird tickets - tap the link in our bio and scroll to ‘2024 Events’

photos by Hakeem Mowlana

08/06/2024

No Youth Garden Hours Today, Tuesday August 6, due to the weather. We hope you can join us for activities later this week instead!

08/05/2024

✨☔️⛈️🌈🥬🥕🍃🍅🌶️🍉🌻🌸🥦🫛🫑🧄🍆🥒🍐
Due to expected thunderstorms, we are POSTPONING Wellness Wednesday to August 21st, same time and place.

We hope you can make it for wellness activities and products to feed your mind body and soul 🌱✨🌞

Note: we are still open for regular weekly market hours this Wednesday 3:30 - 6:30pm. Come by - rain or shine - for this seasons watermelon, peaches, plums, and more!

08/05/2024

DIY Making Stamps and Printing with

This workshop was really engaging for everyone! We got to explore our creativity and carve our own designs using rubber stamps to then paint and use as stamps on fabric.

A fairly simple yet clever way to incorporate sustainable practices into your lifestyle!

Big thank you to and for sponsoring this workshop!

08/02/2024

Join us for our next Wellness Wednesday event! We’ll be on the farm for our weekly market plus music, snacks, drinks, and extra community vendors selling products and services to add to your wellness and joy💐🍉🧘‍♀️🪻💁🏽‍♀️

Check out the list of featured vendors for this event:
• 🌶️
• 🌻
• 🌸
• 🪻
• .choice 💋
• .b.humble_pies 🥧
• .sun 🎨
• ♻️
• ✨
• 🌿

07/31/2024

Wanna a Try Hot sauce for a cause?
You’re in luck our Garden Fresh Gourmet, Handcrafted Artesan Hot Sauce harvested and handcrafted by Youth Common Agrowments
A youth entrepreneurship coop sponsored by Common Good City Farm & MBSYEP.

This product was made specifically by the youth as a solution to the current challenge of low wages & inflation that surely effects us all.

50% percent of proceeds will go back in to sustaining the youth entrepreneurship coop and moving the needle forward for the youth that are our future.

You can purchase this product at our weekly market Wednesday from 3:30 - 6:30p while supplies last! 🌶️🔥

07/26/2024

Join us for our next Wellness Wednesday, August 7th 3:30 - 6:30p!
We’ll be on the farm for our weekly market plus music, snacks, drinks, and extra community vendors selling products and services to add to your wellness and joy. 💐🪻🍉✨🌿🌸🌻

07/25/2024

☀️ Summertime on the Farm -

Join us for our yearly celebration of tomatoes at our annual Tomato Party on Thursday, August 15 from 6 - 8p! Summer is the perfect season to enjoy fresh tomatoes. This is a great time to get together and learn about how to incorporate this nutritious food in your own dishes.

07/25/2024

Wild Soda making with

Thanks so much for hosting such a fun creative workshop and sharing your knowledge in food preservation!

This workshop was sponsored by and through the Donation & Reuse grant. ♻️

07/25/2024

CSA THIS WEEK!
1. Blueberries or Blackberries
2. Swiss chard
3. Dive cucumbers
4. Basil bunch (purple, green, Thai, or tulsi)
5. Cherry or Heirloom tomatoes
6. Red onion bunch
7. Green & purple bell peppers
8. Chiogga Beets
9. English shell peas

07/24/2024

Recap from Block Printing with ♻️👕

Learning creative techniques to enhance wearable textiles was the highlight of this workshop.

this workshop was sponsored by Donation and Reuse grant

07/22/2024

Celebrate all things tomato 🍅 at our annual Tomato Party! 🎉
Thursday, August 15th from 6 - 8p

Summer is the perfect season to enjoy fresh tomatoes. This is a great time to get together and learn ways to incorporate this nutritious food in your own dishes.

- Try tomato themed dishes!
- Taste a variety of tomatoes!
- Games and crafts for all ages!
- Tour the farm!

This event is free, but we do encourage registration.

07/17/2024

A great way to use summer veggies: Singapore Noodle Dish

The key to this dish is fresh market vegetables and a tangy curry sauce.

It’s great as a meal prep dish and is a hit among omnivores and vegans alike.

You can find the veggies in this dish at our weekly market:
• Summer Squash
• Curly Kale 🥬
• Eggplant
• Carrots 🥕
• Garlic 🧄
• Sweet Potato Greens

Noodles used: Sweet Potato Japchae Noodles

07/16/2024

Hey farm friends,

Due to the sweltering temperatures forecasted to hit D.C. on Tuesday 7/16 we have to postpone this event to a new date: Tuesday, July 23 from 6 - 8p

We apologize for the inconvenience this causes for folks who registered!!

If you are registered for this event but cannot make the new date please send us a direct message so that others may be able to register.

We super appreciate your understanding and hope to see you on the farm soon!

Stay safe!

07/15/2024

Whether you’re an experienced artist or a curious beginner, this series of workshops will offer a fun and engaging way to explore mending and upcycling techniques!

Friday 07/19 (6 - 8p)
Upcycling and Block Printing w/ :
Come enjoy a day of creativity on the farm, surrounded by nature, and learn a new skill in a relaxed and inspiring setting. Block Printing with Bleach! Discover the art of using bleach as a medium for block printing and create stunning, one-of-a-kind designs on fabric.

Thursday 07/25 (6 - 8p)
An introduction to patch making with fabrics and working with rubber stamps. Participants will have the chance to carve their own stamps as an intro to block printing. This sewing workshop will focus on enhancing or upcycling clothes through both machine and hand stitching methods. Materials will be provided (fabrics, thread, needles, sewing machine). Please feel free to bring your own sewing machine and any clothing items you’d like to add your creative touch to!

Tuesday 08/06 (6 - 8p)
Make your own bucket hat w/ ! We’ll provide the basic pattern instruction for constructing a bucket hat along with a step by step tutorial. Materials will be provided (fabrics, pattern, thread, needles). For this class we ask that you bring your own sewing machine if you have the means. We will rotate usage of machines throughout the class.

** Please note that the workshops w/ will be held indoors at St. George’s Episcopal Church and masks are required. 🪡🧵😷♻️

Registration is live, please click the link in our bio and scroll down to ‘2024 Events’

07/14/2024

Due to the heat advisories, there will be no LEAF youth class today and no Youth garden hours on Tuesday or Wednesday. We hope to be able to be back out in the garden with the youth soon but please stay safe and stay hydrated!

07/10/2024

CSA OF THE WEEK:

• Apricots
• Mini Eggplant
• Orange Cauliflower
• Mini Patty Pan Squash
• Mini Summer Squash ☺️
• Spring Onion
• Jalepeño Peppers
• Holy Basil 🌿

Enjoy this week’s bounty & remember to show off your recipes!

07/09/2024

Stay cool everyone- we will not be having youth garden hours today July 9 due to the heat advisory. ☀️

07/09/2024

Our squash plants are abundant and a great way to utilize this beautiful summer vegetable is by making an easy and versatile sub sammy! This recipe can be enjoyed cold, toasted, or vegan!

We will be sharing more recipes and cooking demonstrations as we highlight our farms summer bounty!
Stay tuned for more!

07/03/2024

No market today folks! We will be back 7/10!

07/01/2024

So happy to announce that we are offering this free workshop series again this year! This project was supported through the Donation and Reuse Program with funding provided by the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment. ♻️

We hope you can join us for one or more of these free workshops on the farm.

The first two registration pages are live for July 9th Lacto-Fermentation with and July 16th Wild Soda making with so if you can make one of these registration is required.

Participants will get to make their own creations to take home using seasonal ingredients.

Register using the link in our bio. Scroll down to ‘2024 Events’ and click the flier! 🤳🏾

06/30/2024

Unfortunately due to the forecast of thunderstorms we are cancelling today’s LEAF youth program. This means we will have a short week this week. Come by for youth garden hours from 4:30-6:00 Tuesday to get in some garden time. There will be no garden hours or LEAF class Wednesday and Thursday this week due to the 4th of July holiday.

06/23/2024

The Leaf Youth Program is Cancelled today 6/23
Due to the High Temperatures

Stay safe everyone and we hope to see you next week! 🌞🌻

06/21/2024

Join us for a free herbalism workshop w/

Friday, June 28 from 6 - 7p

The Bitter Truth: Plants to Support Healthy Digestion
We often associate bitters with cocktails, but did you know that cocktail bitters originated as an herbal remedy? Learn about the physiology of bitters, how to use them, and how to compliment them with other herbs to troubleshoot digestive issues. Participants will make them own bitters from herbs on the farm. 🌿

Click the link in bio to register. Scroll to ‘2024 Events’ and tap on the flier!

06/20/2024

The Joys of June: Fresh Updates from the Farm! -

Join us for a vibrant community event as we celebrate the start of the summer season, Pride Month, Juneteenth, and the Summer Solstice! This free event is a joyous occasion to bring together our diverse community. Enjoy delicious free food, and shop for fresh, locally-grown produce at our farm marke...

06/20/2024

Hey Farmer Wes! Community member turned farm educator, Wes is a familiar face who is no stranger to teaching us a thing or two here on the farm! Funneling his drive for food justice and equity into his passion for sustainability and farming, Wes teaches members of underserved communities regenerative farming skills that help to bridge the gaps in quality food access at home. After becoming a graduate of our certificate program and helping to steward over 5,000 lbs of produce at last season, we’re incredibly excited to finally have him on the team!

06/20/2024

Stay cool and safe!

It’s going to be a hot one tomorrow folks! We are continuing our event so if you’re joining us for our market and other festivities, please be prepared for the high temperatures.

There is a splash pad on site as well as a sprinkler, consider wearing something you don’t mind getting wet! 💦
We will also offer ice cold water for hydration!
See you on the farm 🌻🌺

06/18/2024

This Wednesday we are closed in honor of Juneteenth and our farm market is being postponed to Friday, June 21st from 3:30 - 7:30p

At this extended market you can enjoy:
• garden activities for all ages
• free & deliciously prepared food
• flag decorating
• music
• vendors

We’ll be celebrating pride month, summer solstice, and Juneteenth!

Hope you can join us on the farm. 🐝🌞🌈🫑🌶️🧄🥕🥬🍅🍆🍓🫐

06/18/2024

Invest in our Local Teens! -

Hello Farm Friends! Have you heard about Common Good City Farm's Summer Youth Employment program?  Over the past few years, we've been strategizing and planning to offer more opportunities for older youth and teens in our community based on their strong need for productive activities and supportiv...