Mount Rainier’s New Brooklyn Farms spearheaded an effort to change local rules that have held back urban farms. Working with Prince George’s County Councilwoman Deni Taveras, New Brooklyn Farms’ owner Doug Adams helped pass two bills in September (CR-17-2019 and … Continue reading →

A Mount Rainier native is building a greenhouse on an empty lot to start an urban farm. In 2016, Doug Adams bought some land next to his childhood home in the heart of Mount Rainier and began growing food in … Continue reading →

ECO City Farms was damaged by the severe windstorm this weekend and is asking for donations and volunteer help to rebuild. The community-supported agriculture program, which has urban farms right off of Route 1 in Edmonston, and Bladensburg, saw its solar hoophouses and … Continue reading →

ECO City Farms is still offering sign-ups for its winter CSA through Thursday. With urban farms in Edmonston, and Bladensburg, the community-supported agriculture program grows vegetables without chemical fertilizers, chemical-based or non-organic treatments, herbicides, pesticides, or fungicides. All produce is Certified … Continue reading →

Hyattsville is home to a craft brewer, a coffee roaster and it even has its own apiary: The Hope Honey Farm. Beyond producing honey, the farm makes soaps and lip balm, some of which you can buy at the new Whole Foods at Riverdale Park Station, Brentwood … Continue reading →