The Well at Oxon Run Archives - The Washington Informer

Students at the summit participate in a garden tradition of hugging the massive sycamore tree, affectionately named Meme. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

DMV Youth Explore the Environment with Hands-On Learning

by Kayla Benjamin and Robert R. Roberts June 21, 2023August 16, 2023

Even as the school year winds down, DMV kids and teens have had no shortage of new opportunities for learning this month.

Event attendees stopped by the newly-filled shelves to peruse the titles during Earth Day. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Washington Informer Book Drive Helps Fill Shelves at The Well

by Kayla Benjamin April 26, 2023August 16, 2023

Ronnie Webb, director of The Green Scheme, stands in Oxon Run Creek with Jaren Hill Lockridge, the director of The Well. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

First Week at the Well: Ward 8 Urban Farm Reopens March 21

by Kayla Benjamin March 15, 2023August 16, 2023

Naadiya Hutchinson speaks at a climate rally in front of the Supreme Court building in D.C. on July 6. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Environmental News Roundup Oct. 5

by Kayla Benjamin October 5, 2022October 5, 2022

The push for urban agriculture is introduced to Ward 8 with the opening of the Well. (Jordan Barnes/The Washington Informer)

The Well at Oxon Run Kicks Off Its First Growing Season

by Kayla Benjamin June 29, 2022August 10, 2022

The Well and the Will

by Natalie C. Hockaday August 4, 2021January 12, 2022