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Gardening at the Old Soldiers’ Home
Earlier this year I announced that there was a community gardening opportunity at the Old Soldiers’ Home. I’m happy to report that there was a good response to this opportunity — in which community...
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Bruce Monroe Community Garden is Growing, Saturday, July 14th
Community gardent at Bruce Monroe Park From an email announcement I received: The Bruce Monroe Community Garden is growing and we need your help! Join us this Saturday, July 14, from 9:00am – Noon, and...
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Planting Community, New Video Documents the Creation of Wangari Gardens
The following short film — narrated by Wangari Gargens co-founder Josh Singer — documents the efforts of those who wanted to create community space at Kenyon Street and Park Place. It focuses on the...
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Does Your Garden Grow More Than You Need?
Extra produce headed for the Senior Wellness Center Community gardens are a great way to provide summer fresh vegetables and put a dent in your food budget. With the Wangari Gardens, the community...
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Wangari Gardens Hosting Volunteer Weekend This Saturday & Sunday
If you’ve been looking for some community garden space in the neighborhood but haven’t found any yet, you may want to check out Wangari Gardens this weekend. It also sounds like a great opportunity to...
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Community Gardeners — Plots Available at Bruce Monroe Garden for 2013 Season
Community garden at Bruce Monroe Park Knowing that we have a lot of community gardeners in Park View, I wanted to pass the following information that was sent out on the Columbia Heights listserv...
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2013 Season of Gardening at the Old Soldiers’ Home About to Begin
Preparing the soil at the AFRH gardens. With the warm weather, the community garden season is about to begin. In addition to both Wangari and the Bruce Monroe gardens, gardening at the Old Soldiers’...
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Garden History at Twin Oaks Community Garden
(The Twin Oaks Community Garden, at 14th and Taylor streets, NW. View of southern garden) Community gardeners in the neighborhood will surely be familiar with the Twin Oaks Community Garden located at...
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New Community Garden in Planning for Girard Street
At last night’s meeting of ANC 1A, the Commission was presented with a proposal by residents in the vicinity of the 1300 block of Girard Street to turn a closed alley on the block into a community...
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ANC1A Supports Apiary at Bruce Monroe Community Garden
At last night’s meeting of ANC 1A, Commissioner Rashida Brown introduced a letter of support for an apiary (aka the place where honeybees are kept) to be added to the Bruce Monroe Community Garden....
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Wangari Gardens Fall Festival – October 18, 2015 from 2 to 6 PM!
From the Wangari Gardens Web site: There’s a nip in the air, the leaves are turning, and it’s to get your last harvest in before winter! To celebrate the end of the season, we are having a fall...
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Wangari Gardens Spring Kickoff is Sunday April 3rd
If you are interested in participating in a local community garden, Wangari Gardens is having a Spring Kickoff Party on Sunday April 3 from 2-6 pm (poster below). Check out their Website to learn more....
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Wangari Gardens Spring Kickoff Well Attended
Wangari Gardens held their 2016 Spring Kickoff event on Sunday April 3rd and it was a success by any measure. The garden contains 108 individual garden plots. One thing I learned on my visit was that...
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Gardens Plots Available This Season at the Soldiers’ Home
Gardening at the old Soldiers’ Home. Love to garden and volunteer? The Community-Resident Garden at the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) has garden space available! The garden provides AFRH...
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Wangari Gardens Seeking New Executive Director
According to Wangari Gardens’ blog, they are seeking a new executive director “to provide leadership to [their] all-volunteer organization. While the position is unpaid, it is a great chance to get...
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Wangari Gardens Fall Festival is Saturday, October 28th
The Wangari Fall Festival is this Saturday from 2-5 pm! There will be face painting, a pumpkin carving demo, LIVE music, a bake sale, and information about how to get a garden plot. You can support...
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