Project HUG Work Days
Things are starting to move quickly now on the Highlands Urban Garden in Virginia Highlands Park. We are in Phase III and ready to plant. Remember if you haven’t signed up to volunteer in the garden, you can do so ...
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Press Release: Plot Against Hunger’s Spring Garden Kickoff Begins March 13
Plot Against Hunger’s Spring Garden Kickoff Begins March 13 A week-long event includes online events and live gardening demos (Arlington, VA) The Plot Against Hunger’s annual Spring Garden Kickoff has a new look this year, with a week full of ...
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Kraus Farm Donating Seedlings!
Kraus Farm is partnering with Arlington Friends of Urban Agriculture to ensure ALL members of our community have access to fresh produce. And with the pandemic at our heels, this is more important now than ever! You can purchase plants ...
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Plot Against Hunger 2021 Spring Garden Kickoff
Feeding Our Community, One Garden at a Time Spring Garden Kickoff: March 13 from 10:00am – 11:30am: Join us for a virtual program with remarks from Arlington County Board Chair Matt de Ferranti and County Board Member Libby Garvey, discussions ...
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Plot Against Hunger Finds a New Home in 2021
(Arlington, VA) This month, the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) will transition ownership of its Plot Against Hunger program to the Arlington Friends of Urban Agriculture (FOUA). Since its inception in 2007, over 600,000 pounds of fresh produce has been ...
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Filling a Raised Bed Garden
Here are some tips and resources for when you need to fill a raised bed vegetable garden: START YOUR BED WITH LASAGNA GARDENING METHOD (aka SHEET MULCHING) Lasagna gardening is a no-dig, no-till organic gardening method that results in rich, ...
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Welcome to the HUG! We're about 9 months in and ready to plant some veggies. We take a walk through the garden and chat about our progress and how you can get involved.
Check out the Slow Food DC Share a Seed opportunity at Arlington Farmers Market through April.![]()
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www.slowfooddc.org/share-a-seed
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We’re looking for some volunteers for this Saturday, 4/3 at the Tuckahoe Elementary School garden. We will begin at 1 pm and probably work until 4. You're welcome to stay as long as you'd like in that time. We have a number of garden tasks that need to be tackled. Please bring your own tools if you have, garden gloves, water, a hat, and a face mask. ![]()
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We have limited work spots and wait list spots. You must sign up in order to work so that we can maintain distance between volunteers. Sorry, no walk-ups will be allowed.
Did you know that Culpepper Garden senior living community has 23 raised garden beds, tended by residents and volunteers? Plants, vegetables, and herbs are grown in their chemical free garden and residents keep whatever they grow. Three beds are community garden beds and most of the vegetables grown here are donated to local food pantries. Vote for them in the Nature's Path Organic Foods Garden for Good contest and they could win $5000!![]()
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www.naturespath.com/en-us/gardens-for-good/#culpepper-memorial-garden