Upcoming events
Community meeting every other Monday 5:30-6:30pm
For more information or to join the meeting please send us a message via the contact page
First Saturday Volunteer Work Party
Join us at the Montgomery College Food Forest for our regular work parties, which take place on the first Saturday of every month.
Volunteer day at Takoma Park Elementary School
Join us as at Takoma Park Elementary School as we paint a mural and plant up more of the native nature walk we established last year at .
Designing Land That Nourishes Humans and Earth
Learn how to tap natural resources like sun, wind, soil and water to create a thriving ecological habitat in your backyard that contributes to your food, energy and water security.
Third Wednesday Volunteer Work Party
Join us at the Montgomery College Food Forest for our regular work parties, which take place on the first Saturday and third Wednesday of every month.
A Beginner’s Guide to Permaculture Design
Ever wanted to learn more about permaculture? This workshop is the perfect introduction to permaculture ethics, principles and design.
Natural Fiber Dyeing Workshop
Come join a free workshop on the art of dyeing natural fibers - an introduction to making beautiful textile dyes from plants that grow in our neighborhoods.
Fall Food Festival
Join us for our first ever fall food festival. We’ll have acorn flour, pickling and fig leaf demos, plus chestnut roasting, pasta making for kids and live music.
Third Wednesday Volunteer Work Party
Join us at the Montgomery College Food Forest for our regular work parties, which take place on the first Saturday and third Wednesday of every month.
Backyard Mushroom Cultivation Workshop
Come and learn how to grow edible mushrooms in your backyard. Learn how to inoculate, care for and harvest mushrooms from logs, and take an inoculated log home with you.
First Saturday Volunteer Work Party
Join us at the Montgomery College Food Forest for our regular work parties, which take place on the first Saturday of every month.
Tea Blending Workshop for Nervous System Support
Come learn how herbs can support a calm, grounded body and mind. Join clinical herbalist Serda Ozbenian as she introduces a variety of gentle, nourishing plant allies that ease stress, uplift mood, and help you meet life with more resilience and ease.
Third Wednesday Volunteer Work Party
Join us at the Montgomery College Food Forest for our regular work parties, which take place on the first Saturday and third Wednesday of every month.
Native plant & seed share
We’re excited to co-host the next Takoma Park plant and seed swap in the Montgomery College Food Forest.
Seed Saving Workshop
Learn how to save seeds for future plantings - when to harvest seeds, what to do with them once harvested, and how to process and store them.
First Saturday Volunteer Work Party
Join us at the Montgomery College Food Forest for our regular work parties, which take place on the first Saturday of every month.
Third Wednesday Volunteer Work Party
Join us at the Montgomery College Food Forest for our regular work parties, which take place on the first Saturday and third Wednesday of every month.
Back-to-School Mutual Aid Festival
Join Silver Spring Takoma Park Mutual Aid for its third mutual aid fest of the year! Come for a resource swap and share!
Cooking demo: Cambodian Basil Chicken
Join special guest Vathany Say, who will be whipping up a Cambodian classic, Basil Chicken with basil freshly harvested from the food forest.
First Saturday Volunteer Work Party
Join us at the Montgomery College Food Forest for our regular work parties, which take place on the first Saturday of every month.
Pesto making demo & food forest harvest (free)
Join us for a free pesto making demo and harvest this Sunday (July 20) at the Montgomery College Food Forest.
Third Wednesday Volunteer Work Party
Join us at the Montgomery College Food Forest for our regular work parties, which take place on the first Saturday and third Wednesday of every month.
Celebrating food forests: sustainability, food security, community
Join state delegate Lorig Charkoudian, CFFC and the Montgomery College Permaculture Club for a celebration of food forests, community and sustainability.
Inter-dependence Day
Join the Silver Spring/Takoma Park Mutual Aid for a mutual aid fest in the food forest to celebrate Interdependence Day.
First Saturday Volunteer Work Party
Join us at the Montgomery College Food Forest for our regular work parties, which take place on the first Saturday of every month.
Yoga in the food forest
To celebrate International Yoga Day, join us in the food forest for a free restorative nature-inspired yoga and meditation session.
Third Wednesday Volunteer Work Party
Join us at the Montgomery College Food Forest for our regular work parties, which take place on the first Saturday and third Wednesday of every month. Come and help transplant, sow, harvest, prune, mulch, weed, water and whatever else needs doing.
First Saturday Volunteer Work Party
Join us at the Montgomery College Food Forest for our regular work parties, which take place on the first Saturday of every month.
Serviceberry & mulberry pancake celebration in the food forest
To celebrate the sensational serviceberry and marvellous mulberry , CFFC and the Montgomery College permaculture club are hosting a free pancake breakfast at the Montgomery College Food Forest.
Folk herbalism & alchemical foraging (free workshop)
Learn how to alchemically forage for healing herbs and craft them into herbal vinegars and oxymels (vinegar & honey) that hold the energy of love and respect between plant and human.
Work party: mural painting & planting
Join us as at Takoma Park Elementary School as we paint a mural and plant up more of the native nature walk we established last year at .
Traditional Zimbabwean herbalism and healing (free workshop)
Join Zimbabwean herbalist Silas Joseph Mangono to learn about traditional herbalism and holistic healing in Zimbabwe.
Earth Day 2025 Celebration!
Join us as we come together and give thanks to Earth for all that she provides.
Foraging Spring Backyard Herbs (free workshop)
Discover the healing potential of the vibrant, nutritious, and often overlooked plants growing right in your own backyard.
Work party: planting edible & medicinal shrubs at new college food forest
Help us plant edible & medicinal shrubs at the new Montgomery College food forest site.