We had a great time at the 2024 Spring Garden Kickoff! Here is a rough table of contents, followed by some links.

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00:0:05 Welcome from FOUA Board Member & Plot Committee Member Becky Halbe

00:4:10 Welcome – Arlington County Board Chair Libby Garvey

00:7:45 Composting for Multi-Family Dwellings – Douglas Krietemeyer, Environmental Sustainability Planner, Arlington County Department of Environmental Services dkrietemeyer@arlingtonva.us 703-228-0443
https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Programs/Recycling-and-Trash/Residential/Organics-Waste/Food-Scraps-Collection

00:24:25 Ozone Bio-Indicator Garden at the Walter Reed Community Center – Barbara Hoffheins, Jon Bell, & Anne Doll
https://armn.org/2021/11/08/armn-ozone-garden-work-continues-at-walter-reed-community-center/

00:41:45 George Mason University’s Sustainability Program, Greenhouse, and Gardens – Doni Nolan, Manager dnolan6@gmu.edu
FB/IG/YT/LI/X: @SustainMason https://green.gmu.edu/

01:03:07 Featured Plot Against Hunger Garden: Historic Arlington House Kitchen Garden – Plot Against Hunger Committee Members Jen Hankins & Sandy Newton, Plot Against Hunger
IG: @arlington_house_kitchen_garden Sign up via https://arlingtonurbanag.org/

01:15:57 Gleaning – FOUA Board Member Pete Riley
https://arlingtonurbanag.org/gleaning/ Sign up via https://arlingtonurbanag.org/

01:21:22 Produce Bagging Center – Plot Against Hunger Committee Member Laila Leikvold
https://arlingtonurbanag.org/donating-your-garden-produce/ Sign up via https://arlingtonurbanag.org/

01:25:55 Randolph Elementary School Food Pantry – Cassie Ravo
Sign up via https://arlingtonurbanag.org/ or email volunteer@arlingtonurbanag.org with questions.

01:30:21 Spring Saturday Work Parties & Senior Experience – FOUA Board President & Plot Committee Member Emily Landsman & Plot Against Hunger Committee Member Jen Hankins
https://arlingtonurbanag.org/spring-saturday-work-parties-2024/

01:32:19 Seed packet donations and a special video message from Epic Gardening
https://arlingtonurbanag.org/seed-donations/
https://www.epicgardening.com/ @EpicGardening on all the socials

01:35:40 Door prize time! Thanks to Epic Gardening for donating 4 $25 gift cards!
https://www.epicgardening.com/ @EpicGardening on all the socials

01:39:44 Virginia Cooperative Extension Offerings – FOUA Board Member & Arlington/Alexandria VCE Agent Kirsten Conrad https://arlington.ext.vt.edu/

Thank you to Nenad Mladenovic for event recording and video production.
Arlington Friends of Urban Agriculture is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, tax ID 84-2182585. All donations are tax-deductible. https://arlingtonurbanag.org/donate/

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Tool Swap!

Before you throw away or donate, consider sustainable solutions within our own community exchange!

Extra tools you don’t plan to use again? Old items that still have some life? Clean out your shed and find items that you think others could use or might need. Bring them to the Kickoff and find the Tool Swap tent and table outside. These donations will be marked as FREE, organized, and then offered to those attending the Spring Garden Kickoff on first-come first-served basis. At the end of the event all unclaimed items will be collected and donated.

Tools for swap or donation should be in good, serviceable condition. No scrap metal, please.

OK TO BRING ?
Shovels  *  Spades  *  Forks  *  Hoes  *  Rakes
Cultivators  *  Hand tools  *  Strange tools  *  Hoses  *  Water Wands
Picks  *  Ploughs  *  Heat mats  *  Funny hats

MAYBE NOT ?
Buckets/Pots  *  Motor powered  *  Battery powered
Fluids/Powders/Chemicals  *  Broken/Damaged/Heavy rust
Clothing (other than hats)