DC Parks and Rec Communal Farms

DPR Communal Farms are urban Ag sites that are organized as communal production farms, managed by DPR staff and community volunteers, with the purpose of providing various ways for community members to receive free food, volunteer, and participate in hands on educational opportunities.  Communal farms can produce more food than community gardens but are more communal than partner urban farms.  Additional traits are listed below

• Managed by DPR staff as production farms. 
• Community members can come during open farm hours, hosted by DPR staff and/or trained community leaders, to either volunteer, learn about farming, or harvest food.
• There will be weekly produce giveaways for community members and local food pantries as well as community events throughout the year.

Communal Farm Open hours

Volunteer, Learn, Harvest

Lederer Gardens
Every Monday and Wednesday 10-2pm
4801 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE (Ward 7)
Street parking on Nannie Helen Burroughs next to farm

Check out the video of all the work we did this Spring to Revamp Lederer Gardens

Edgewood Rooftop Farm
Tuesday and Thursday 10-2pm
300 Evarts St NE (Ward 5)
Street parking along Evarts st (South side) and Franklin st NE (North Side)  Find stairs inside park that lead to farm.  Don’t need to go inside Rec center.

Check out this video about the Edgewood Rooftop Farm

Powell Communal Farm
Every Thursday 10-1pm
3149 16th St NW (Ward 1)
Located in Powell Park, in between tennis courts and church.

Questions about DPR Communal Farms or want to receive updates on volunteering, veggie giveaways, etc.?

joshua.singer@dc.gov