Solidago Farm

Solidago Farm Solidago Farm is a veganic urban farm located in Silver Spring, MD. Established in 2014, Solidago Farm is a vegan urban farm located in Silver Spring, MD.

It was created to experiment with veganic and bio-intensive farming principles, to evaluate and adapt heirloom, open-pollinated (and occasionally hybrid) vegetables, fruits, and grains to our local clime, and to save veganic seed for fellow veganic farmers and gardeners. I will be focussing heavily on grains this year, trialling hulless barley, oats, and wheat, upland rice, and quinoa. This spring

, the farm will also be building an outdoor vermicompost and a 3-bin composting system to utilize on-farm nutrition and to reduce waste.

05/03/2026

Farmers are hurting, and every American has a stake in their future.

04/21/2026

The war against Iran by the US and Israel has been disastrous far beyond Iran and the Persian Gulf region. It has of course been horrific in those places — bringing death and destruction to countless innocent people, disrupting daily life in Iran and neighboring countries, and making the future for millions of people painfully uncertain. But this post is about the less well-known impacts of this criminal war.

The cabbage farmer in this photo (taken last month in Atok, the Philippines, by Eloisa Lopez for Reuters, and featured in a NYTimes story today) made the painful decision to leave his crop to rot in the field rather than lose money bringing it to market due to the skyrocketing price of gasoline. The Philippines gets 90% of its oil from the Gulf region, so the price of fuel has nearly doubled there already — and will likely continue to rise.

If you're scratching your head wondering how it could possibly be better for a farmer to let his cabbages wither and die, consider this: Cool-weather crops like cabbage and broccoli can only be grown in relatively cool highland regions of a country like the Philippines (and other tropical island countries across the globe, from Jamaica to Cape Verde to Indonesia). These are often sparsely populated areas, so it takes a long drive to get produce to markets in more populous areas (the capital Manila is more than 7 hours from Atok, while the nearest major city, Baguio, is itself nearly 2 hours away). If it costs more in gas money to drive your cabbages to market than you know you can get for selling them, of course you're going to let your crop rot.

This is just one example of the knock-on effects of Trump and Netanyahu's reckless war, which analysts say is already sending millions of people across Asia into poverty.

All around the world, people are feeling the impact of this foolish adventurism. Even here in the US, where fuel prices have risen less dramatically (around 35% for gasoline and 45% for diesel), it's still enough to cause prices for food and other goods to rise. For already struggling people, this war is only making things worse. (So much for America's new Golden Age!)

When will we ever learn?

02/23/2026

We're targeting OREO and their parent company Mondelēz International. Why? The company's supply chain is linked to destruction of Indonesian rainforests, attacks on forest defenders!

On its face this is a campaign about one of the world's most beloved cookies, but at the heart of the issue we are supporting Indigenous and local communities in Indonesia, who struggle against violence, intimidation, and criminalization as they fight to protect their peoples’ lands from deforestation, palm oil plantation development, and other extractive industries.

Sign up to join us on National Oreo Day, March 6, to pressure Mondelēz to adopt a Human Rights Defender policy and say NO to harmful producers!

RSVP✍️ https://act.ran.org/page/93079/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=so_fb&en_og_source=so_fb

02/23/2026

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09/15/2025

With a focus on trauma recovery and improved health, a new farm model connects neighbors to ancestral practices.

08/26/2025

South Texas farm workers do some of the hardest, most necessary work in our economy. It’s backbreaking labor that puts food on all our tables — yet it’s also work that’s often deeply undervalued.

08/23/2025

Don't let the heat turn deadly for farm workers. Donations will help us keep doing everything we can to save lives.

A new analysis of 450 genomes from cultivated potatoes and 56 genomes of wild potato species has revealed that the potat...
08/01/2025

A new analysis of 450 genomes from cultivated potatoes and 56 genomes of wild potato species has revealed that the potato lineage originated through natural interbreeding between a wild tomato plant and a potato-like species in South America about 9 million years ago.

08/01/2025

Make Lawns Wild Again.

07/25/2025

💙 This Self-Care Day, a reminder:
You’re not a bad vet nurse for putting yourself first.

Take your breaks. Set boundaries. Ask for help. You matter too. 🐾

More amazing work Veterinary Medical Center at LWR
07/23/2025

More amazing work Veterinary Medical Center at LWR

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