Essential Food and Agriculture Workers Need Our Support During COVID-19
By: Jes Walton and Charlotte Tate Millions of people throughout our food supply chains, from farms to delivery drivers, are risking their...
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Nov 21, 20204 min read
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Helped Me Rediscover Local Markets
By Kelley Dennings When Virginia’s governor enacted stay-at-home orders I didn’t run out to get toilet paper. Instead I went to the...
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Jul 11, 20203 min read
New research shows Americans are willing to eat more plants
By Sabrina Scull Earth Day Network (EDN) and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC) recently released a new research...
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Mar 8, 20203 min read
How to make your kitchen more eco-friendly
By Christy Halvorson Ross We are in a 24/7/365 battle globally and locally to reduce our carbon footprints, reverse climate change, and...
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Jan 26, 20203 min read
Fight climate change with your fork
The holidays are almost here — which means that the season of eating is about to begin! DC EcoWomen board member Erica Meier shares how...
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Nov 11, 20193 min read
A few tricks to green your Halloween treats
By Erica Meier For children and adults alike, Halloween is all about the treats. Fortunately, we’ve got a few tricks to share about how...
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Oct 28, 20193 min read
How to Compost in a City
By Maggie Dewane, US Communications Manager at the Marine Stewardship Council A friend recently asked for advice on composting in a city....
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May 18, 20193 min read
A Dietary Pattern for a Healthier Planet
by Joanna Pustilnik, Bodacious Nutrition A condo building is going up in my neighborhood, and my husband and I were worried it might...
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Nov 3, 20175 min read
The Benefits of Local Brew
This blog post highlights the benefits of a sustainable local brewery.  DC EcoWomen does not endorse any particular organization but does...
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Nov 9, 20164 min read
My New Year’s Resolution Was a Complete Waste
by Jessica Wilmer I am awful at keeping New Year’s Resolutions. There is something about them that screams, “Make ridiculous requests of...
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Mar 25, 20163 min read
Crickets…It’s What for Dinner?
By KC Stover There has been increasing attention paid to the role of insects as a protein source for humans in the place of meat. Insects...
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May 22, 20153 min read
A Delicious and Sustainable Spring Salad
By Elizabeth Hubley This salad is everything I love about spring – crisp, tender asparagus; the first juicy vibrant tomatoes of the...
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May 14, 20153 min read
Making The Most Of The Autumn Harvest
How To Pack Your Vegan Lunch Written By DC EcoWoman Katharine Eaton When the air gets cooler and the leaves turn color, we tend to crave...
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Oct 21, 20133 min read
VegFest: A DC festival you don’t want to miss
By DC EcoWoman Dawn Bickett DC Ecowomen take note: Vegfest is just around the corner. Never been? Then you are in for a treat. Or—if you...
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Sep 23, 20131 min read
Making the Most of your Local Veggies
The dinners I remember best are the ones I threw together with odds and ends of ingredients. There was the lentil barley salad made with...
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Aug 5, 20133 min read
Malnutrition in American Women
Is a calorie just a calorie? Obesity is one of the most visible problems in our country. But it may be masking another overarching...
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Jan 28, 20133 min read