Back at the farm

October 27, 2009 at 10:40 am
Filed under Food, Green Related, Interior Design, SEGD Conf + Expo

Photography by Michael Moran

When you’re in DC for the SEGD Conference + Expo next June, be sure to check out Founding Farmers located at Pennsylvania Avenue and 20th Street. According to the CORE architecture + design website, “Founding Farmers was designed to the owner’s specifications – low energy output, renewable materials, in a fun, casual environment. A project of the North Dakota Farmer’s Union, Founding Farmers is designed to meet the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold standards, making it the first restaurant in Washington, D.C. to achieve such a rating.” Your devoted blogger, Ann, recommends the bottomless salad of 17 different vegetables. For more on the sustainability of the project, read the case study in GreenSource. — S.N.