Dr. Kate Tully is an Associate Professor of Agroecology at the University of Maryland. She was the Farm Manager at the Columbia Heights Green for seven years before helping found Farm the District.

Chris Wingate is a geographer at the US Census and an avid gardener. He co-founded Farm the District with Kate in 2022. He comes from a long line of farmers & co-owns the family farm in Peru.

Riley has a history of political organizing and community-building projects. For his wage job he works as a grant writer for local nonprofits at Oryx Solutions. At other times, Riley is Vice President of the U Street Neighborhood Association; a founding member of ReDelicious, DC’s new cooperative focused on food waste reduction & citizen science; and exasperated cat dad. Riley is on a lifelong quest to learn hard skills after a liberal arts education in political science & environmental studies.

Alexander is a brand strategist by day and community builder by night. He grew up planting tomatoes, pole beans, and okra, and now grows many of the same crops with Farm the District. Alexander helps to coordinate farming operations, lead volunteer hours, and manages much of the Farm the District communication. He also leads community events at the garden around mediation, music, and play.