URBAN AGRICULTURE WITH PURPOSE
Innovative urban farm grows fresh food and creates new opportunities
Jubilee Farms is an urban farm that uses aquaponics, hydroponics, and other sustainable agriculture practices to grow vegetables, provide workforce development, and nurture community well-being.
WHAT IS AQUAPONICS?
Aquaponics is a closed-loop growing system where fish and plants work together. Fish provide nutrients for plants, plants filter the water, and the system uses up to 90% less water than traditional farming.
Our
Facilities
Basement Farm: Climate-controlled, year-round production
Rooftop Greenhouse: Sun-powered growing with city views
Our
Programs
We offer workforce development training, CSA and B2B sales programs, educational and community engagements and volunteer opportunities.
What
We Grow
A thriving urban oasis that produces food, creates beauty, and demonstrates sustainable design.
Sustainability Practices
Water conservation, energy efficiency, minimal waste, and local distribution are at the heart of our operations.
Location and Access
Jubilee Farms is an aquaponics farm located in the basement and on the rooftop of Jubilee Housing’s Ontario Place building, which provides deeply affordable housing for residents earning 30–60% of D.C.’s area median income.
Physical Address:
2400 Ontario Place NW, Washington DC 20009
Mailing Address:
1631 Euclid Place NW, #P-5, Washington DC 20009
Meet the People Growing Change
The dedicated team behind Jubilee Farms
Farm Staff
Our team includes experienced growers, dedicated staff, and workforce development participants building new futures.
Timothy Tutt
Managing Director
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Rev. Dr. Timothy Tutt’s favorite fruit is the watermelon, which reminds him of his grandparents’ farm in his native East Texas. Tim is the Managing Director or Jubilee Farms, LLC. As an ordained United Church of Christ minister, Tim brings a variety of experience working as legislative assistant on Capitol Hill, as a college chaplain, as a local church pastor, and as a non-profit executive director. Tim’s vision for Jubilee Farms is that it not only be a productive farm, but that it will be a place of beauty and meaning and will be a place where people feel as at home as he did as a child eating watermelon in his grandparents’ garden.
Beguey Ndiaye
Graphics & Social Media Associate
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Beguey Ndiaye is the Graphics and Social Media Associate at Jubilee Farms. After receiving her first-ever internship with Jubilee, she continued part-time following the completion of her internship. Her favorite fruit is green grapes; they remind her of home and are something she’s excited to see grown at Jubilee Farms. Outside of work, Beguey loves to travel and has a special connection to France, having visited twice. She believes affordable housing can be more than shelter; it can be a place that celebrates diversity, growth, and abundance.
Alex Coonrod
Farm Manager
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Alex Coonrod is the Farm Manager of Jubilee Farms, where he weaves together community, healing, and purpose through urban agriculture. A native Washingtonian, he grew up in the same community where the farm now stands, has worked in re-entry services and has lived experience as both a justice-involved individual and a gardener. His favorite plant to grow (and eat) is the artichoke, and he believes deeply in the transformative power of farming and gardening to heal and help communities create something beautiful and nourishing where it is needed most.
Ben Bradburn
Director of Advancement Initiatives
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Ben Bradburn’s favorite vegetable is the Scotch Bonnet pepper, which he enjoys growing in his flower and vegetable garden. Ben also enjoys all things maritime and choral singing. He raises funds for Jubilee farms as the Director of Advancement Initiatives, bringing more than twenty years of nonprofit leadership work at Washington National Cathedral, Friendship Place, Fair Chance, and the Wendt Center for Loss and Healing. He values Jubilee Farms’ mission of creating opportunity, care, light, and community where neighbors can put down roots and thrive.
JUBILEE fARMS BOARD
Maria Barrerra
Board Member
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Rev. Dr. Maria Barrera brings 28 years of experience as a chaplain where she provides religious and spiritual care to incarcerated Native American prisoners and military veterans. She brings to the Jubilee Farms Board her lifelong gardening experience. During a recent volunteer experience in Hawaiʻi Environmental Restoration, she gained hands-on experience in native forest restoration, ecology, and conservation. She loves lilikoi caramels and was delighted to learn that lilikoi (or passion fruit) can be grown in Jubilee Farm’s greenhouse.
Jim Knight
President
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Jim Knight offers Jubilee Farms more than 30 years of community development experience, helping create and advance opportunities for people on the economic margins to thrive. Jim loves food, and even more so, fresh produce! If forced, to name a favorite, it would be tomatoes! Faith is a guiding force for him, along with the conviction that life has been endowed with enough resources for everyone when appropriately shared. He sees his participation with Jubilee Farms as one way to advance that sharing.
Ray Mims
Board Member
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Ray Mims is passionate about urban agriculture and food justice and is excited about the ways Jubilee Farms combines urban farming with housing, education, and re-entry support. As a board member, Ray Brings over 30 years of experience in public gardening, urban agriculture, horticulture and collaborative partnerships. He enjoys summer tomatoes with freshly picked basil.
Nafi Seck
Treasurer
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Nafi Seck is the Treasure of the Jubilee Farms Board, a role that dovetails with 15 years of experience overseeing financial operations in the affordable housing industry. Outside of work, Nafi enjoys cooking for her family (which has been highlighted on the Jubilee Farms Instagram) and traveling to unique and exotic destinations.
Marty Mellett
Board Member
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Marty Mellett joins the Jubilee Farms board bringing 30 years of experience in the affordable housing industry. Marty values wrap around services such quality childcare, health care, and access to healthy food which Jubilee Farms will provide. His favorite fruit is the mango, which is the most popular and most consumed fruit in the world.
Timothy Tutt
Secretary
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The Managing Director of Jubilee Farms, Tim Tutt is also a member of the Jubilee Farms Board of Directors. You can read more about Tim and his love of watermelons in the staff section.
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