Maureen Linke

All for the Common Good

This video is part of a multimedia project details community initiatives in the Washington D.C. area to combat food deserts, or low income neighborhoods without access to healthy food, as part of graduate capstone class at Virginia Commonwealth University.

All for the Common Good from Maureen Linke on Vimeo.

Common Good City Farm (formerly called the 7th Street Garden) is an urban farm and education center growing food for low-income residents in Washington, DC and providing educational opportunities for all people that help increase food security, improve health, and contribute to environmental sustainability. Farm manager Spencer Ellsworth and volunteer coordinator Olivia Ivey discuss the farm’s mission to combat food insecurity in the district.

Posted on Monday, June 28th, 2010 at 9:53 am. Filed under: Community redevelopment, Education, Featured stories, Washington D.C. Tags: classes, Common Good City Farm, community empowerment, education, food acess, food insecurity, food needs, gardening, grocery stores, low income, Olivia Ivey, produce, Spencer Ellsworth, Washington D.C. RSS 2.0 feed.