Sylvanaqua

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WE'RE OUT TO DEMOCRATIZE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE IN THE D.C. REGION

Which means:

1. A mosaic of public and private lands serving as a base to produce wholesome food with regenerative agricultural methods 

2. A vertically-integrated, employee-owned cooperative of farms, nurseries, mills, processors, retail outlets, and wholesale distributors

3. Food available at greatly reduced prices without sacrificing ecological values, and agricultural opportunities open to more than just the most privileged members of society

We envision this food system operating in parallel to the conventional food system in the region, providing a broad-market alternative that restores at least as much land as conventional agriculture degrades and, ultimately, creates the political pressure necessary  to redefine regenerative agriculture as conventional, and conventional agriculture as legacy.

OUR UNIVERSE

OUR ESSAYS AND ARTICLES

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• Food and Empire

• Yes, Native Americans Fundamentally Altered Our Environments

• Indigenous Agriculture: It's Not the How, It's the Why

• Grass-Fed Cows Won't Die for Our Sins

• Clean Food: If You Want to Save the World, Get Get Over Yourself

• Farming While Black

• What's Wrong With Blue Apron?

• Small Family Farms Aren't the Answer

• Why this Pig Farmer Loves the Idea of a Plant-Based Diet

• Yes, White People Can Sell Tortillas. But Not Yet

• Permaculture, All Grown Up

• I Lost an Argument with a Vegan

• Stop Yelling About What Poor People Eat

• The Scary Thing About GMO That Nobody's Talking About

• Breaking the Wheel: GreenMaven, Food Hubs, and the Heartbreaking Story of Relay Foods

• Vegetarian Diets Are Not Going To Save The Planet

• Yes, Organic Farming Will Kill Us All

• Into the Abyss: Why the Local Food Movement Needs to Stop Congratulating Itself

SOCIAL MEDIA

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• Instagram

• Facebook

• Twitter

RECORDED TALKS

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• A Growing Culture: Restoring Democracy in Food and Agriculture

• Positively Green Podcast: Where regenerative agriculture gets it wrong and what we can do about it

• Global Landscapes Forum, NYC United Nations 2019

COOL PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS

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• Dreaming Out Loud

• A Growing Culture

• Castanea Fellowship

• Conservation International

• Global Landscapes Forum

• FAO

• Stratford Hall

• James Madison's Montpelier

• Alliance of Native Seedkeepers

• Afroculinaria

• The Sioux Chef

• Sepp Holzer / Krameterhof

WHERE TO EAT & SHOP

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• FARMERS MARKETS

  • FreshFarm Crystal City

  • FreshFarm Mosaic

  • South of the James Farmers Market

  • Williamsburg (TBD)

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• WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA

  • Let's Meat on the Avenue

  • La Tejana

  • The Grateful Kitchen

  • Fire Works Pizza

  • Ozfeka Catering

  • Savor Ethiopic

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• CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA AREA

  • Maya

  • ​MarieBette Cafe & Petite MarieBette
  • The Whiskey Jar

  • Little Star

  • Oakhurst Inn Cafe

  • Feast!

  • Keevil & Keevil

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• BEYOND

  • Intergalactic Tacos (Richmond, VA)​

  • Sub Rosa Bakery (Richmond, VA)

  • Chartreuse Bistro (Norfolk, VA)

PROJECTS

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• Food System Vision Prize

• GreenMaven

• Kickstarter

• It's Not Vegan

• National Food Forest

LET'S HANG OUT

LOCATION

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106 Castle Drive

Montross, VA 22520

FREQUENTLY FOUND AT

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Stratford Hall

483 Great House Road

Stratford, VA 22558

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Montross Brewery

15381 Kings Highway

Montross, VA 22520

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EMAIL

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Speaking Inquiries

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OPPORTUNITIES

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New Farmers and Apprentices

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Kitchen & Butchery Jobs

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS

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