Dreaming Out Loud's Farm to School Program

Seeing the nexus between education, health and economics, Dreaming Out Loud has developed an innovative approach that rebuilds urban, community-based food systems. We grow human capacity through workforce development and entrepreneurship training. We create physical infrastructure that supports urban food production and distribution. And we integrate opportunities in food production, processing, and distribution to connect community members to family-supporting livelihoods through cooperative social enterprise.  Dreaming Out Loud’s latest venture is The Farm at Kelly Miller, a two acre urban farm located directly between Lincoln Heights, the largest public housing community in the District of Columbia and Kelly MIller Middle School.

In August, Dreaming Out Loud welcomed Kat Riascos, our FoodCorps service member to work at Kelly Miller Middle School. Kat works to develop sustainable farm-to-school programming at Kelly Miller  Kat’s aim is to educate students on the ancestral legacies of food and culture, nutrition, and social justice within the school community. After Kat graduates FoodCorps they will remain at Kelly Miller Middle School  teaching curriculum connected, culturally relevant garden and food lessons next year.