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FRESHFARM

@FRESHFARMDC
Nonprofit based in Washington, DC, that works to create a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable food future.
Washington, DC
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  • @FRESHFARMDC
    FRESHFARM
    @FRESHFARMDC
    Aug 7
    Eat your lettuce. Just get it at the farmers market.
    @cmroberson06
    Cathy Roberson
    @cmroberson06
    Aug 1
    “Consumers aren’t sure what’s right anymore so, out of an abundance of caution, they’re just passing on everything." Some lettuce growers are destroying their lettuce crops—even when they aren’t connected with an outbreak of illness while consumers head to local farmers markets
  • @FRESHFARMDC
    FRESHFARM
    @FRESHFARMDC
    Aug 4
    “Farmers markets offer something that’s really valuable right now, and that’s transparency. - FRESHFARM exec director Cat Oakar. Our Mount Vernon Triangle market, featured here, is one of the many markets to get safe, delicious food grown by people you know. @MVTCID @KR_MVTCID
    @WSJ
    The Wall Street Journal
    @WSJ
    Aug 2
    Outbreaks of cyclosporiasis are pushing more shoppers to their local farmers markets instead of supermarkets on.wsj.com/4bKmP5J
  • @FRESHFARMDC
    FRESHFARM
    @FRESHFARMDC
    Jul 21
    “The person selling you your food is often the same person who planted it, harvested it, and packed it. There is tremendous amount of accountability.” - Cat Oakar, @FRESHFARMDC exec director on why farmers market produce is safest. Read @daniellabyck’s to learn more ⬇️
    @washingtonian
    Washingtonian 🌸
    @washingtonian
    Jul 20
    Cases of cyclosporiasis are rising in DC, Maryland, and Virginia, but the source remains unknown. Here's what to know and how to protect yourself. washingtonian.com/2026/07/20/wha…
  • @FRESHFARMDC
    FRESHFARM
    @FRESHFARMDC
    Jul 17
    "Know your farmers, know your food." - Cat Oakar Thanks, @AnnaSpiegs, for talking with FRESHFARM executive director about the latest foodborne illness outbreak and why farmers markets remain safe places to shop for produce. A shorter supply chain = Safer food.
    @AnnaSpiegs
    Anna Spiegel
    @AnnaSpiegs
    Jul 16
    People are freaking out online amid the growing cyclosporiasis outbreak. But at D.C. restaurants and farmers' markets, it's largely business as usual. Here's what chefs and farmers are doing — and why they're not panicking (yet). axios.com/local/washingt…
  • @FRESHFARMDC
    FRESHFARM
    @FRESHFARMDC
    Apr 29
    Tmrw is the LAST DAY to double your gift for @FoodPrintsDC 🥬 Derek Bowley, FoodPrints Lead Teacher, says it best: "I watch students light up when they harvest a vegetable they've grown or cook a recipe together for the first time." Donate ➡️ freshfarm.org/donate?segment…