Already a farmers’ market mecca, we’re starting to see everything from pop-up rooftop gardens to hydroponics facilities taking root in the District.

This Saturday, DC Homebrewers is hosting a beer festival that focuses just as much on giving back to the community and beer education as it does on simply sipping on some local suds.

Dish of the Week: Crispy roast duck Where: New Big Wong One of my favorite dishes is roast duck. Delicious meat and crisp skin. What’s not to love? Except, of course, for the extreme difficulty in doing it well. So many Chinese restaurants tend to give you weak ducks with a small amount of flavorless meat, a quarter inch layer of fat, and a lackluster skin. They may also crisp the skin up by…