About GoingGreenDC
Over the past few years the DC green scene has blossomed. We launched in January 2008 because we felt that there was a void in local, online green information and resources. We’re not die-hard treehuggers–just eco-aware people trying to live a greener life. We write about the things that interest us the most including organic restaurants, the local food movement, urban farming, natural health and beauty, green events, sustainable communities, and local eco-friendly businesses.
GoingGreenDC.net has been featured on Washingtonian.com, NBC4.com, and The EcoLuxeLife. We are also a proud media sponsor of the 18th Annual Environmental Film Festival.
About Us
Sacha Cohen, GoingGreenDC’s Founder and Editor-in-Chief has worked with some of the world’s best-known companies on editorial strategy and content development. She has also written about everything from social networking and dating to natural day spas, eco-travel, raw food diets, and green building. She recently started grassfed media, an integrated communications firm that helps green companies create compelling content, marketing materials. and social media campaigns.
A long-time DC resident (born in the UK; raised here since age 7), Sacha spent her formative years on the mean streets of Cleveland Park. After stints in New Orleans, Madison, WI, and Chicago, she returned to DC in 1995 and now makes Columbia Heights her home. She is a long-time yoga practitioner, organic food lover, arts advocate, and counts Alice Waters, the Dalai Lama, and her mom among her heroes. She can be reached at sachacohen [at] comcast.net
[EDITORIAL NOTE: Our hearts go out to Alison's family. Alison passed away on April 27, 2011 after succumbing to injuries sustained by being struck by a vehicle while walking her dog. We are very saddened by this tragic loss]
Contributing writer Alison Drucker grew up in Florida and has made the DC area her home for more than five years. She has a public policy degree from Duke University and now earns her keep as an energy efficiency and sustainability consultant for the commercial real estate industry. In her spare time she loves exploring DC and its surrounds, checking out local restaurants and farmers’ markets, playing a myriad of sports, and spending quality time with her friends/family/dog.
Join Us
Going Green DC, Washington’s first and leading green blog, is looking for contributing writers, web designers, photographers, and videographers, as well as a marketing/sales intern. We cover sustainable living in DC, local green events, local green shopping, innovative green businesses, sustainable local cuisine/restaurants, and green community projects.
If you’re interested in contributing, please send an email to goinggreendc@gmail.com with”contribute” in the subject line. Include information about your experience, how you’d like to be involved, and samples of your work (links only, no attachments).
