The White House will recognize an Indian-American woman working in the field of sustainable agriculture as a Champion of Change Oct. 26, at a special ceremony presided over by United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack..
Anita Adalja,the Farm Manager at Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture in greater Washington, D.C., was among 12 White House Champions of Change for Sustainable and Climate-Smart Agriculture announced Oct. 23.
Adalja and the others were selected “for their achievements and will be honored for exemplary leadership and innovation in agricultural production and education,” the White House said in a press release. The Champions have helped implement agricultural practices that promote soil health and energy efficiency, improve water quality, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions,it said.
“Under Anita’s management, Arcadia Farm grows thousands of pounds of naturally-grown produce that is sold in low- or no- food access areas in Washington, D.C. through their mobile farmers’ market program,” the release noted.
The farm Adalja manages aims to create a more equitable and sustainable food system through increasing food access, sustainable farming, farmer training and ‘farm-to-school’ education..
A social worker by training, Adalja previously farmed at One Woman Farm in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania and was the Farm Manager for Common Good City Farm in Washington, D.C.
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