[deanwoodcitizens] FW: DPR Communal Farm Weekly Updates: Saturday!!! Powell Planting & New Edgewood Open Hours

From: "Holmes, Antawan (ANC 7C07)" <7C07@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "deanwoodcitizens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <deanwoodcitizens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 13:11:08 +0000

FYI

Lederer Gardens

  *   Crops ready to harvest
     *   Collards, kale, chard, broccoli, cabbage, mustard, radishes, lettuce,
root crops, herbs, strawberries

  *
  *   Weekly produce giveaways every Wednesday 11-12pm
     *   Can self-harvest if volunteering during open hours
(Monday/Wednesday 9-1pm)

From: Singer, Joshua (DPR) <joshua.singer@xxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2022 8:04 PM
Subject: DPR Communal Farm Weekly Updates: Saturday!!! Powell Planting & New
Edgewood Open Hours

Hello all,

Hope everyone is well! Below is the weekly communal farm update on available
produce to give away, volunteer opportunities, and requests for help this week.

*** If you don't want to receive weekly updates or want to only receive updates
about when the produce giveaways start/stop please respond to this email ***

Thanks!

  Highlights
Planting Powell Communal Farm this Saturday!!!
June 4th, 4-6pm

After a lot of hard work this spring building the mini farm we're finally ready
to plant.  Join us this Saturday June 4th, 4-6pm to help plant the farm.   The
Farm is located at 3149 16th St NW in Powell park in between tennis courts and
a church.  The parking lot is now open too!!!

Please email us ahead of time if you're coming in case there's any changes.

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Starting First Weekend Open Hours at Edgewood Rooftop Farm
Every Saturday 9-11am
Thanks to our new communal farm leaders we're expanding our farm open hours to
every Saturday 9-11am at Edgewood Rooftop Farm.  Come by and volunteer!
***More Weekend Farm hours coming soon for Lederer Gardens and Powell Communal
Farm.

Available Produce This Week

Edgewood Rooftop Farm

  *   Crops ready to harvest

     *   Collards, kale, chard, broccoli, cabbage, mustard, lettuce, herbs,
strawberries

  *   Weekly produce giveaways every Tuesday 11-12pm

     *   Can self-harvest if volunteering during open hours
  (Tuesdays 10-1pm)

Lederer Gardens

  *   Crops ready to harvest

     *   Collards, kale, chard, broccoli, cabbage, mustard, radishes, lettuce,
root crops, herbs, strawberries

  *
  *   Weekly produce giveaways every Wednesday 11-12pm

     *   Can self-harvest if volunteering during open hours
(Monday/Wednesday 9-1pm)

Volunteer Schedule

If possible give us a heads up if you're coming any day and we'll let you know
if there's a weather cancellation

This Month’s Evening Open Hours Schedule

Wednesday June 1st, 6-8pm - Edgewood Rooftop Farm

Tuesday June 7th, 6-8pm - Powell Communal Farm

Wednesday June 15th, 6-8pm - Lederer Gardens

New Weekend Open Hours

Every Saturday 9-11am - Edgewood Rooftop Farm

Lederer and Powell Weekend Open hours coming soon

Monday – Memorial Day

Tuesday - Edgewood - 10-2pm

  *
  *   10-11am – Harvest and set up veggie giveaway
  *
  *   11-12pm – Veggie Giveaway
  *
  *   12-2pm - Garden maintenance (watering, weeding, fertilizing, pest/disease
control, etc)

Wednesday - Lederer - 9-2pm

  *
  *   9-11am – Harvest and set up veggie giveaway
  *   11-12pm – Veggie Giveaway
  *   12-2pm

     *   Finish tomato trellises
     *   Garden maintenance (watering, weeding, fertilizing, pest/disease
control, etc)

Thursday – Powell Communal Farm –  10-2pm

  *
  *   Final bed prep before planting (weeding and cutting planting holes in
landscape fabric)
  *   Wood chip paths
  *
  *   Make more English/Spanish signage
  *   Cut down rest of invasive trees/dig out roots

Friday  -  May have an extra work day at either Lederer Gardens or Powell
communal Farm.   Will send an update later in week.

Weekly Request for Help

Need more volunteers at Lederer Gardens Veggie Giveaway

If you're free from 9-11am every Wednesday we could use more help setting up
the weekly veggie giveaway.   We have twice as many veggies to harvest this
year and could use a few extra hands.

Thanks!!!

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Help us spread the word about our veggie giveaways by sharing our flyer on
local listservs and community areas!!!

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DPR Communal Farms Locations

Lederer Gardens

Ward 7 - 4801 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE

Street parking on Nannie Helen Burroughs next to farm

Edgewood rooftop farm

Ward 5 - 300 Evarts St NE

Street parking on Franklin and Evarts (watch out for street sweeping)

Powell Communal Farm

Ward 1 - 3149 16th St NW

In park in between tennis courts and church

Parking lot is now open!!!!

What to bring?

  *   Volunteering - Please bring your own water, garden gloves if you have
them, sun protection if needed, and a mask.
  *   Picking up veggies - Please bring bags and a mask

Josh Singer

DC Parks and Rec (DPR) Community Garden Specialist

Joshua.singer@xxxxxx<mailto:Joshua.singer@xxxxxx>

(202) 262-2138

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