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Tel: 202.274.7124

Email: causes@udc.edu

Dean:

Sabine O’Hara, Ph.D.

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CAUSES News

Nov

Tree Planting Workshop – Dec 7, 2017

Tree Planting Workshop – Dec 7, 2017 The Ujima

Jun

Community Compost Build Day – June 17, 2017

Community Compost Build Day Saturday, June 17, 2017 5pm

May

UDC Announces Opening of Farmer’s Markets

UDC Announces Opening of Farmer’s Markets Washington, DC –

Apr

CAUSES Community Supported Agriculture Program

Click here for more information about the CSA program.

Faculty/Student Highlights

Nov

CAUSES In Action – October 2017

Oct

Why Militant is the New Black Excellence

Ronald Mason isn’t a stranger to taking strong public

Sep

President Mason Joins HBCU Leaders in Call for Peace and Unity

The presidents of 34 historically black colleges and universities

UPCOMING EVENTS

July 21, 2018 1:30 pm

Green Roof Tours

http://tinyurl.com/GreenRF18

Green Roof Tours

Building 44, Green Roof

Contact Renee Bellis renee.bellis@udc.edu 202.525.9721

July 23, 2018 1:00 pm

Certified Professional Food Manager Course

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/certified-professional-food-manager-course-tickets-44035195455

The College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES), Center for Nutrition, Diet and Health is offering multiple Certified Professional Food Manager courses. The course is designed to teach the principles of food safety management and how to use those principles to create a food safety culture. Additionally, the course emphasizes and provides information to students about how to identify and avoid food contaminates, proper employee health and hygiene, cleaning and sanitation principles and safe food handling practices. Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) information will be discussed, as well as what to do before, during and after inspection to provide a culture that keeps food and the public safe. The certification is a requirement to sell or serve food to the public.

The Certified Professional Food Manager course is a three day, 16-hour course that concludes with students taking the national exam. If participants score 70 percent or better, they will receive an accredited certificate. Participants may take their certificate, which is good for five years, to their local Health Department to receive certification for their state. The District of Columbia certification is valid for three years.

The cost of the Certified Professional Food Manager course is $147. Payment can be made before or at the time of the first class, by check or money order, made payable to the "University of the District of Columbia." Please put "3901 i" in the memo line.

July 23, 2018 1:30 pm

Harvest Skills Workshops

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harvest-skills-workshops-tickets-46848117982

The College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES), of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), is hosting harvest skills workshops. This workshop series teaches participants proper harvesting techniques. The objective of these workshops is to give participants the skills they need to harvest produce from their own garden properly, so their plants can stay productive and disease free. Participants will also gain the skills needed to present their produce in an appealing way to customers in a market or vendor setting.

Participants may attend as many workshops as they desire. During the spring workshops participants will grow greens, turnips, and spinach. During the summer workshops participants will grow tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and beets. Participants will get to take home a portion of the produce harvested during the workshop.

EVENT DETAILS
Every Monday until August 27th
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

LOCATION
UDC Firebird Farm
12001 Old Baltimore Pike
Beltsville, MD 20705

PAYMENT
This event is FREE and open to the public.

CONTACT
Brian Barnes
brian.barnes@udc.edu

College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability & Environmental Sciences