CKC Farming: a quarter-acre farm in downtown Silver Spring

Community Forklift’s Community Building Blocks program (CBB) provided The Charles Koiner Conservancy for Urban Farming (CKC Farming) with a double-bowl sink to wash produce for farm operations. The urban farm grows about “$20,000 of produce in downtown Silver...

It Takes a Village: Community support at Templeton Elementary School

An educator’s job isn’t always confined to within the school’s walls. Community School Coordinator Camille Hill and School Counselor Adrienne Smith understand that their school — Templeton Elementary School — is part of the larger community. When they noticed that...
Community Partner: Common Good City Farm

Community Partner: Common Good City Farm

Imagine an oasis in the heart of the city, free from the noise, asphalt, and stress of urban living. After a long day or week, you can sit under the shade of a fruit tree and decompress. And in this story, you are sitting in a chair provided by Community Forklift....