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From: Josh Singer <joshua.singer@xxxxxx>
Date: Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 4:44 PM
Subject: Corrections to Yesterday's DPR Communal Farm Weekly Update
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Corrections to the Last Communal Farm Weekly Update
Hello all,
Apologies but there were a few typos in the last weekly update email sent
out yesterday. See corrections below. Thanks!
*Corrections*
- This Wednesday evening open hours from 6-8pm will be happpening at
Powell Communal Farm (not Edgewood Rooftop Farm)
- The Wednesday veggie giveaway workshop from 11-12pm is the following
(Not the tea making workshop)
*Cut Flower Arranging Workshop by Plants and Blooms ReImagined
<https://dc.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3964cfbfbb6882e84101f2936&id=15b687c152&e=12abedc727>*
Learn how to arrange our cut flowers into beautiful bouquets
- This is the link
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to the Baba Ghanoush recipe -
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dsdlupmnlKTI3f6HSuc_BZy4NCCADQoR/view
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- Also not a typo but don't forget to vote for Lederer Gardens as the
best urban farm in the DC State Fair contest. All you have to do to vote is
like the Lederer Gardens Facebook page on the DC State Fair link below.*
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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=453968813425551&set=pcb.453971510091948
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DPR Communal Farm Weekly Update
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*
*Vote for Lederer Gardens for Best Urban Farm in DC in the DC State Fair
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Contest.*
All you have to do to vote is like the Lederer Gardens Facebook page on the
DC State Fair link below.
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*- Highlighted Recipes*
*Recipe for Baba Ghanoush *
The is the recipe Chantel Bennett used for her Baba Ghanoush food demo at
Edgewood
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dsdlupmnlKTI3f6HSuc_BZy4NCCADQoR/view
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*"Overipe" Okra Recipes*
The hardest part about growing Okra is harvesting it 2-3 times a week
before it gets overipe (6 or more inches). Unfortunately we don't always
get them in time. So we want to collect and share overripe okra recipes.
If you have any recipes that work please share with us.
How to Use Giant Okra
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Easy Nigerian Okro Soup
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Okra Stew
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14 Easy Overripe Okra Recipes
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*Communal Farm Fall Workshop Series Starting!!!*
This Fall we're hosting lots of food demos, workshops, and activities at
all our communal farm veggie giveaways.
*This Week's Schedule Below*
*Tuesday Morning - Edgewood Rooftop Farm - 11-12pm*
*Herbalism for Beginners: Make Your Own Tea Blend by Katelyn Perryman*
Learn how to make your own tea blend from herbs found in the garden
*Tuesday Evening - Lederer Gardens - **6:30-700pm*
*Lederer Gardens Compost Workshops By SiStained8*
Join SIStained8 for (6) free 30-minute knowledgeable presentations on the
basics of traditional community composting and how this awesome habit can
help sustain our planet! Tuesday's Topic is "Get into the Rhizosphere:
Exudates, Bacteria and Fungi"
Must register for free at this link
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*Wednesday - Lederer Gardens - 11-12pm*
*Cut Flower Arranging Workshop by Plants and Blooms ReImagined
<https://dc.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3964cfbfbb6882e84101f2936&id=1b9785a2b4&e=12abedc727>*
Learn how to arrange our cut flowers into beautiful bouquets
*Thursday - Powell Communal Farm - 11-12pm*
*Cut Flower Arranging Workshop by Plants and Blooms ReImagined
<https://dc.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3964cfbfbb6882e84101f2936&id=fe3c7c0f35&e=12abedc727>*
Learn how to arrange our cut flowers into beautiful bouquets
*Saturday - Lederer Gardens - 10:00-10:30am *
*Lederer Gardens Compost Workshops By SiStained8*
Join SIStained8 for (6) free 30-minute knowledgeable presentations on the
basics of traditional community composting and how this awesome habit can
help sustain our planet! Saturday's Topic is "Creating Compost: Different
Methods, Different Ingredients"
Must register for free at this link
<https://dc.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3964cfbfbb6882e84101f2936&id=11e22f4739&e=12abedc727>
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*Available Produce This Week*
*Can self harvest during open farm hours or pick up harvested, washed, and
wrapped produce at the weekly veggie giveaways *
*Edgewood Rooftop Farm *
- Crops ready to harvest
- *Warm Weather crops: Tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, squash,
cucumbers, beans, cut flowers, basil*, *okra, herbs*
- *Cool Weather crops: Collards, kale, chard, snow peas*
- Weekly produce giveaways
- Tuesdays 11-12pm
- Can self-harvest if volunteering during open hours
- Tuesdays 10-1pm
- Saturdays 9-11am
*Lederer Gardens *
- Crops ready to harvest
- *Warm Weather crops: tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, squash,
zucchini, cucumbers, cut flowers, beans, basil, okra*
- *Cool Weather crops: Collards, kale, chard, lettuce, herbs,
kohlrabi*
- Weekly produce giveaways
- Wednesdays 11-12pm
- Can self-harvest if volunteering during open farm hours
- Mondays 10-2pm
- Wednesdays 9-2pm
- Some Fridays (check schedule below first)
- Saturdays 7-10am
*Powell Communal Farm*
- Crops ready to harvest
- *Warm Weather crops: peppers, cut flowers, beans, basil, okra*
- *Cool Weather crops: Collards, kale, chard, herbs*
- Weekly produce giveaways
- Thursdays 11-12pm
- Can self-harvest if volunteering during open farm hours
- Thursdays 10-2pm
- Saturdays 11-1pm
*Volunteer Schedule*
*If possible give us a heads up if you're coming any day in case there's a
weather cancellation*
*August Evening Farm Open Hours Schedule *
*Evening Open Hours are for volunteering, self-harvesting, and training
Communal Farm Leaders*
- Wednesday September 14th - 6-8pm - Powell Communal Farm
- Wednesday September 21st, 6-8pm - Edgewood Rooftop Farm
****Looking for more Communal Farm Leaders to train to host weekend open
farms hours at Lederer Gardens. Email us for more details.*
*Weekday Open Hours *
*Monday – Lederer Gardens* – 10-2pm
- Garden maintenance
- Watering, weeding, fertilizing, pest/disease control, etc
*Tuesday - **Edgewood Rooftop Farm *- 9:30-1pm
- 10-11am - Harvest and set up veggie giveaway
- 11-12pm - Edgewood Veggie Giveaway
- 12-1pm - Garden maintenance
- Watering, weeding, fertilizing, pest/disease control, etc
*Wednesday *- *Lederer Gardens *- 9-2pm
- 9-11am – Harvest and set up veggie giveaway
- 11-12pm – Lederer Veggie Giveaway
- 12-2pm - Garden maintenance
- Watering, weeding, fertilizing, pest/disease control, etc
- This Week's Wed evening 6-8pm Open Hours - Powell Communal Farm
*Thursday – Powell Communal Farm* - 9:30-1pm
- 9-11am - Harvest and setup veggie giveaway
- 11-12pm - Weekly Veggie Giveaway
- 12-1pm
- Harvest for Shrine of the Sacred Heart food program
- Garden Maintenance - watering, weeding, fertilizing, pest/disease
control, etc
*Friday **-** Lederer Gardens *- 10-2pm
- Garden maintenance
- Watering, weeding, fertilizing, pest/disease control, etc
*Saturday - *various times and places
- *Weekend Farm Open Hours* – Volunteer and self-harvest
- Lederer Gardens – 7-10am
- Edgewood Rooftop Farm – 9-11am
- Powell Communal Farm - 11-1pm
- *Marvin Gaye Urban Farm* - 9-2pm
- 9-11am - Harvest and set up veggie giveaway
- 11-2pm - Veggie Giveaway
- Contact: paulsenbarb@xxxxxxxxx
****Weekend and evening open farm hours are for volunteering and
self-harvesting. There's no official veggie giveaway on weekends or
evenings*, *except once a month at Marvin Gaye Urban Farm****
*Weekly Request for Help*
*Need More Help at Lederer Gardens*
We've doubled our growing area this year at Lederer Gardens which means we
have lots to harvest but also lots to maintain. We could use help with
maintenance and harvesting if anyone can join.
*Lederer Gardens Open Farm Hours (can self-harvest during open hours too)*
Mondays - 10-2pm
Wednesday - 9-2pm (harvesting for giveaway 9-11am)
Fridays 10-2pm
Saturdays - 7-10am
*Need Produce Bags and Large Plastic Totes*
We're running low on plastic bags to use as free produce bags during our
weekly veggie giveaways. We could also use large plastic totes to help
wash and store our veggies in. Feel free to drop these off at any veggie
giveaway or farm open hours.
*Help us spread the word about our weekly veggie giveaways*
Below is the official veggie giveaway flyer. Please help us share this
flyer with local listservs, civic groups, and if possible print them out
and post them in public areas near the farms.
Thanks!!!
*DPR Communal and Partner Farm Locations*
*Lederer Gardens *
Ward 7 - 4801 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE
Street parking on Nannie Helen Burroughs next to farm
*Marvin Gaye Urban Farm *
Ward 7 - 5000 Nannie Helen Burroughs NE
Street parking on Nannie Helen Burroughs next to farm
Contact: paulsenbarb@xxxxxxxxx
*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 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
(202) 262-2138
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