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The Big Green Bean Glean of 2022
Have you heard of a “Green Bean Bee”? It’s sort of like a quilting bee, but with green beans. To glean green beans, at the farm we pull up the entire plant (otherwise we would be in the field for ...
2022 Garden Talks
Wednesdays May – August at 7 pm, in Library Garden by main parking lot entrance Free, no registration required Arlington Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy Street Sponsored by Friends of Urban Agriculture and Master Gardeners in partnership with Arlington County ...
2022 Spring Garden Kickoff: Looking ahead to summer
May 21, 2022, Arlington Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., Arlington, VA COVID cautions – Mask requested indoors and whenever within 6 feet of others. Auditorium has air purification systems. Register form below. 9:45 am Doors open – get ...
Cure Winter Cabin Fever by Planting Peas & Lettuce
Blog by Kirsten Ann Conrad, Agriculture Natural Resource Extension Agent, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and FOUA Board Member Peas If you are tired of winter and hunger for spring, try planting peas as soon as the soil dries and the soil ...
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 ...
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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