The HUG showcases how community supported agriculture can transform marginalized urban spaces and demonstrates the power of partnerships across public, private, civic and non-profit communities.
In 2020 a volunteer project in collaboration with Livability22202 and sponsored by the National Landing BID, the Crystal City-Pentagon Rotary Club, and the Arlington County Department of Parks & Recreation was developed by FOUA as a model demonstration urban garden.
Located near Pentagon City in Virginia Highlands Park, the HUG revitalized an underused “marginalized” strip of land near the park’s tennis courts and illustrates how otherwise fallow spaces can be transformed into thriving, vibrant and abundant ecosystems!
The HUG engages visitors with information on the plants, techniques, and principles used to grow a mix of edible vegetative crops, pollinators, and local natives. As a pilot site, it serves as a model for future community supported agriculture projects throughout Arlington.
In 2025 the volunteer team celebrated its 5th year with an exciting permission from Arlington County to add a new area with 4 more beds almost doubling the original footprint.
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Questions? Email us at projectHUG22202@gmail.com
Want to know more? Download our HUG 2022 Report [PDF] here!
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Spring Saturday Work Parties Enjoy a Saturday morning working in a Plot Against Hunger Garden! Times: 9 -11 am. Space will be limited to 20 volunteers at each garden, except as noted. Register here! Don’t have a volunteer profile yet? Make one here! April 26 – Thomas Jefferson Middle School Garden – 125 S.
Give a Gift for our Local Food Future!
December 20, 2023
We want to thank you for being part of Friends of Urban Agriculture this past year. We hope you can consider a donation this holiday season. If you’ve made a donation this year, we thank you. With the help of scores of volunteers, donors, and partners, we are making progress toward having a fair, healthy, sustainable local food system for
Garden Talks 2023
February 21, 2023
We invite you to weekly Garden Talks at Arlington Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy Street Free, no registration required Sponsored by Friends of Urban Agriculture and Extension Master Gardeners Also: Master Gardener Plant Clinic at Central Library, Wednesdays, 6 – 7:45 pm Download: 2023 Garden Talks Descriptions March & April Garden Talks will start at 6:45
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