Posts Tagged ‘gardening’

You’re never too young (or old) to learn about the environment. Last week, the District celebrated the third annual School Garden Week where students of all ages (including those of us not technically in school anymore) participated in a variety of educational and fun …

Totally out of the blue, the White House farmers’ market begins operation today on Vermont Ave. between H st. and I st. NW. The market is operated by FreshFarm, who runs several of DC’s best farmers’ markets.

Delay your lunch break and check out the goods from 3:00 to 7:00 pm. The market will be back each Thursday through October.

Will Michelle be there with some of her veggies?

Photo Credit: Flickr User …

You Say Tomato

When I was growing up, a “cherry tomato” was red, about an inch in diameter, and was OK. A mild-mannered little sibling of what I knew as a “tomato.” At some point, I learned about plum, beefsteak and grape tomatoes. But it wasn’t until recent years, as I made more and more trips to farmers’ markets, that I discovered the amazingly varied world of tomatoes—a world that …

This one is for Simone.

Few DC residents have big beautiful yards to garden in, but that doesn’t mean you have to suppress your green thumb. All across the Metro-DC area, there are community gardens for locals to nurture and cultivate their own little piece of ground.

Community gardens are pieces of land set aside and divided up for communal gardening. The process by which you reserve a space in a community garden …

Along the 14th St. NW corridor near S st., you may have noticed two “Garden District” shops. One sells outdoor gardening supplies, while the other sells indoor gardening supplies. What you may not have noticed is that this locally owned gardening shop is also environmentally friendly.

Garden District was started by Joe Carmack in 2002. A George Washington University alum, Joe has studied landscape design and loves working in planting design and …