Events
5th Annual Rooting DC Free Urban Gardening Forum Saturday, February 18
Rooting DC works to build community, empower citizens and share information and skills to grow a healthier, happier DC! Offering family-friendly and how-to gardening workshops, roundtable discussions, cooking demonstrations and an information fair. The event will run from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at Coolidge High School, located at 6315 5th St., NW. For more information and to register, please visit www.rootingdc.org or call 202.638.1649.
Whole Foods 5% Day for DC Greens Wednesday, December 14
Shop at Whole Foods P Street and Whole Foods Georgetown on Wednesday, December 14th! Whole Foods will donate 5% of all sales from the day to double food stamps and WIC at the Mount Pleasant, 14th & U, Bloomingdale, Glover Park-Burleith and NoMa Farmers’ Markets for the 2012 season. Everything you buy on December 14th counts towards this, from Amaryllis bulbs to vegetable chips. Food or flowers. Sandwiches or a big shop for the holidays. Stock up on Wednesday. We are trying to raise $20,000 so that we can match the face value of food stamps and WIC coupons and double the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables that our customers can buy. Please spread the word to everyone you know!
Throughout the day, local chefs and foodies will be demonstrating their favorite holiday dishes. Come join them and pick up supplies in support of our farmers’ market matching program!
Georgetown
- 12pm-1pm: Suzanne Simon and Bettina Stern, Loulies
- 1pm-2pm : Oliver Friendly, Eat and Smile Catering
- 5pm-6pm: Ris LaCoste, Ris
- 6pm-7pm: Dwayne Hickman, The Reef
P Street
- 12pm -1pm Brian McBride, Brasserie Beck
- 1pm-2pm: Peter Smith & Gina Chersevani, PS7
- 5pm-6pm: John Melfi, Blue Duck Tavern
- 6pm-7pm: Jinny Fleischman, Company’s Coming
The Last Farmers’ Market of the Season! Saturday, November 19
Join us to celebrate the end of the farmers’ market season! Bring your kids to see live long-haired angora goats, learn about wool spinning, and listen to the fabulous jug band Snakehead Run. Come have lunch from Takorean Food Truck. See you there!
Give to the Max Day! TODAY, November 9
One day only! DC Greens is participating in Give to the Max Day on TODAY, November 9. The small DC non-profit with the most individual donors on NOVEMBER 9 will win $10,000! Donations can be as small as $10. Please help us win the prize by donating on November 9. Click here to make a donation.
Serve-a-thon for Walker Jones’ Teaching Kitchen November 5 – 6
Citizen Effect has selected DC Greens to be a partner in its DC4DC campaign! Help us raise money for a teaching kitchen at Walker Jones Elementary School by working at the Farm at Walker Jones on November 5 – 6. Sign up to be a Citizen Philanthropist and join our “Serve-a-thon” by clicking here.
Plum District Fundraiser for DC Greens ends October 31
Plum District—a website that connects moms with daily deals in their community—has partnered with DC Greens! For the month of October, Plum District will donate $3 for every free Daily Deals subscription that’s generated by clicking on this link! Plum District supports the busiest people in the community—moms. And for them, the Internet is often the best tool to (re)discover what’s in their own backyard. Plum District was created just for moms and helps them get the most out of their day—for their families and for themselves.
Fiber Arts Festival Saturday, October 22
Come learn heritage techniques of working with wool from the Second Sunday Spinners. These knowledgeable women will demonstrate skills like spinning yarn, carding, combing, felting, Navajo spindling, and knitting. Live animals like sheep and rabbits will be on hand to help children understand the process of creating fibers from start to finish. The festival will run from 9 a.m. — 1 p.m. at the Glover Park-Burleith Farmers’ Market. Jug band Snakehead Run will provide folksy tunes.
BikingTown DC Tours September 24 – 25 & October 1 – 2
We are pleased to partner with Cultural Tourism DC to support its BikingTown DC tours. Before joining one of these Bike Tours over the weekends of September 24 – 25 and October 1 – 2, come by the bike clinic for a free tune up! Our free bike clinic runs from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Saturdays. To learn more about BikingTown DC, visit Cultural Tourism DC.
DC School Garden Week September 26 – October 1
DC Greens is a proud sponsor of DC School Garden Week. This year teachers, students and staff from across the District will celebrate by participating in teacher workshops and garden tours, organizing garden events, competing in a photo contest and sharing their successes. School gardens are valuable teaching resources for all grade levels across subjects because they provide spaces for exploration, meaningful interaction with the environment, and hands-on learning opportunities. They are living outdoor classrooms that bring life into traditional curriculum. For more information, visit dcschoolgardenweek.org.
DC Greens Fundraiser at Chipotle Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Our Chipotle fundraiser was a great success! Thanks to everyone who came out to Glover Park and ordered delicious burritos, and a big thank you to Chipotle! In just one night, DC Greens raised $1,200. The funds will help continue our efforts to support local agriculture and seed-to-table education!
Schoolyards Re-Imagined July 12, 2011
Author Sharon Gamson Danks gave a presentation about greening schoolyards at the Walker Jones Education Campus. Afterward a reception was held on The Farm at Walker Jones and light summer fare created by Chef Allison Sosna using harvest from The Farm was provided.
Stoddert Garden Community Planting Day April 23, 2011
DC Greens partnered with the Stoddert Elementary PTA, administration, and Whole Foods Market to design, implement and maintain a 4,000 square foot curriculum garden on the new grounds of the Stoddert Elementary School. The garden features a recycled-bottle greenhouse, an outdoor classroom and a sizable plot of garden land for edible and native plants. It also is graced by an entryway designed by Patrick Dougherty. To follow the progress of the Stoddert Garden, visit the Stoddert Garden blog! Funds to build the garden were generated from the 2010 Glover Park-Burleith Farmers’ Market, a Whole Foods 5% Day, and a Building Healthy Communities Home Depot grant. Whole Foods has signed on to ‘adopt’ the garden and will be providing support along with DC Greens into the future.
Author Sharon Gamson Danks gave a presentation about greening schoolyards at the Walker Jones Education Campus. Afterward a reception was held on The Farm at Walker Jones and light summer fare created by Chef Allison Sosna using harvest from The Farm was provided.
