For 15 years Common Good has worked to grow food and cultivate community in LeDroit Park and we are so grateful for our community here. As we have spent this year celebrating our 15th anniversary we've been digging deeper into community connections, responding to requests for allyship, and supporting our community members in their dreams for the future.

Whether you are interested in our pay-what-you-can market model, our out-of-school-time youth program, new teen programming, or our workshops to learn about how to grow and preserve your own food, we welcome you be a part of our farm community. Your participation and support can have a significant impact. We use your financial contributions to make amazing things happen through our programs, events, and fresh vegetables. We aim to do all of this while supporting our staff and volunteers in a way that is equitable, supportive, and recognizes all of our shared humanity.

This year we were able to pilot a new program for teens in the neighborhood, offering cooking workshops with two different chefs throughout the summer and revamping the Kelly Miller community room in partnership with Kelly Miller residents. The community room has been an open space in the afternoons for teens (and other residents) to come and have a space to spend time together, share food and participate in various activities and we are excited to continue to develop that throughout the next year and next summer run a daily camp like program offering even more opportunities for our neighborhood youth!

We are looking forward to this season of gratitude as a way to give back to the community that drives us to take action and make change for the better. We are kicking it off with our Thanks Fest holiday giveaway and are planning a December holiday giveaways to provide some extra resources during this season. Your support will help us provide even more at these event to meet our community members needs and to support our programming work next year.

We look forward to continuing and improving our work and are proud of what we've accomplished including:

Distributing over 16,000 lbs of produce via our Farm Market with a pay-what-you-can model
Expanding our teen program to include summer youth employees in support of the farm market, our community teen program with workshops and a community room, and summer interns as part of our ongoing work at McKinley Tech High School
Harvested over 4,000 lbs of produce from our farm space
Engaged over 45 volunteers through our City Farmers program who contributed over 600 hours of service
Hosted monthly Community Events that engaged over 500 neighbors and community members
Provided 925 students with agriculture education by hosting over 50 classes on field trips from primarily Title 1 schools
Taught over 120 youth through our weekly LEAF classes and Youth Garden sessions

Join us in this season of gratitude and help us to plant seeds that will allow our programs to bloom.

We invite you to consider your resources and make a contribution that feels significant to you. Because no matter the amount, it is significant to us.