SEEDS & CULTURE: Rural and Urban Agriculture United

On March 6-7, 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.