Is there hope for food justice in an urbanizing city?

(Courtesy DC Greens)

In the heart of Northwest D.C., sits the K Street Farm, an urban oasis. After 8 years of serving the area in providing a place of community, biodiversity, and vitality the Farm is being displaced due to rapid urbanization in the city. As the historical populations the Farm has served are also pushed out, DC Greens, the organization behind the K Street Farm, plans to continue the fight for food justice in Southeast D.C. See below to experience the full story:

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