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SEEDS & CULTURE: Rural and Urban Agriculture United
JOIN US! MARCH 5-6, 2026
On March 5-6, 2026 Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance (UCFA) is hosting SEEDS & CULTURE: Rural and Urban Agriculture United, a conference at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). The SEEDS & CULTURE Conference will take place at UDC’s Lamond-Riggs Community College campus. In partnership with UDC’s Center for Urban Agriculture and Gardening Education and the 2020 Farmers Co-op this conference will be a uniquely powerful expression of UCFA’s commitment to bridge communities across geographic and cultural lines through seed, soil, and shared knowledge. This partnership embodies a living dialogue between rural wisdom and urban innovation—bridging seed sovereignty, soil stewardship, and equitable food access.
The SEEDS & CULTURE: Rural and Urban Agriculture United conference will bring together diverse practitioners across the agricultural spectrum, highlighting UCFA’s commitment to strengthening the continuum between rural food producers and urban growers, demonstrating that food security, sustainability, and biodiversity are collective responsibilities. Hosting this gathering at UDC—a historically Black public university with a strong agricultural extension presence in the nation’s capital—underscores the broader mission of reconnecting the urban public to the rural roots of food, culture, and community resilience.
The SEEDS & CULTURE: Rural and Urban Agriculture United conference stands as a living example of how cooperative economics, cultural preservation, and agricultural science can converge to build equitable and resilient food systems that unite the countryside and the city.
UDC's Center for Urban Agriculture
The Center for Urban Agriculture and Gardening Education (CUAGE) at UDC is expanding academic and public knowledge of sustainable farming techniques that improve food and water security. The center also seeks to improve the health and wellness of people in the local community and around the world through research and education on urban and peri-urban agroecology and gardening techniques.
CUAGE plays a key role in two global challenges: urbanization and urban food and nutritional security. The center contributes to sustainable urban development and the creation and maintenance of multifunctional urban landscapes. In the globally emerging field of urban agriculture, CUAGE collaborates in research partnerships within the university and with public and private institutions nationally and internationally.
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HOTELS NEAR ACCOKEEK FOUNDATION, ACCOKEEK, MD
Address: 3400 Bryan Point Rd, Accokeek, MD 20607
WALDORF AREA HOTELS
Holiday Inn Express Waldorf,
11370 Days Ct, Waldorf, MD 20603• (301) 932-9200
Residence Inn by Marriott Waldorf
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Best Western La Plata Inn
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HOTELS AT THE NATIONAL HARBOR
Hyatt Place National Harbor
123 Waterfront St, National Harbor, MD 20745• (301) 686-1120
Residence Inn by Marriott National Harbor
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THE ACCOKEEK FOUNDATION
Founded in 1957 to protect the view from Mount Vernon across the Potomac River, the Accokeek Foundation, an educational nonprofit, became one of the nation's first land trusts. Today, the Foundation stewards 200 hundred acres of Piscataway National Park in Accokeek, MD, where visitors can hike a network of trails winding through wetlands, visit a native tree arboretum, and observe an award-wining forest restoration project.
The newly reconstructed boat dock offers stunning views of Mount Vernon and allows visitors to arrive by passenger boat and kayakers to access the Potomac via newly installed kayak launches The Foundation also runs the National Colonial Farm, a living history museum that depicts a Maryland middle-class family farm on the eve of the American Revolution.
Through our heritage breed livestock and seed saving programs, nearly extinct heirloom crops and animals are preserved for future generations. The Foundation's organic Ecosystem Farm emphasizes the future of agriculture as farmers learn the tools of a new trade and practice sustainable use of natural resources. "Shares" of the farm's organic produce are sold to area households. The park's beautiful grounds, trails, and programs are open to the public year 'round.