Newark Street Community Garden Association

Winterizing Your Garden

The District Department of the Environment’s final wildlife gardening workshop of 2010 will be held on November 6 from 1pm-5pm at North Michigan Recreation Center (4925 13th Street NE).  The workshop will include presentations on landscaping for wildlife and gardening with native plants.  We will also have a special presentation by Greg Butcher, Director of Bird Conservation for the National Audubon Society.  Audubon is beginning an effort to increase awareness of and implement conservation efforts for the Wood Thrush, DC’s state bird.  Dr. Butcher will give a short talk about creating and conserving habitat for the Wood Thrush.  After the presentations we will be planting a garden of native shrubs and trees, which will mimic a multi-leveled forest ecosystem.

Participants will receive

·         live native plants

·         a birdhouse kit

·         the book Bringing Nature Home by Doug Tallamy

·         the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service guide on native plants of the Chesapeake Bay region

·         the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service guide invasive plants of the mid-Atlantic states

·         brochures and literature from Audubon and DDOE.

If you are interested please register at:

http://ddoe.dc.gov/ddoe/cwp/view,a,1209,q,501441.asp

Damien Ossi

Damien P. Ossi

Wildlife Biologist

Fisheries and Wildlife Division

District Dept. of Environment

1200 First Street; Fifth Floor

Washington, DC 20002

202-741-0840

damien.ossi@dc.gov



Dear DC Community Garden leaders,

	July, 2010
	Field to Fork July Newsletter!   Urban agriculture and food security in Washington, DC   Happy 4th of July! Welcome to the July edition of the DC Field to Fork Newsletter! Below you’ll find announcements, updates and event information about urban agriculture and food security in DC.  For updated info, check out the Events calendar on our website or stay tuned to our blog. To contribute to this newsletter, please e-mail dcfieldtofork@gmail.com Field to Fork website FIELD (Production) Join Neighborhood Farm Initiative for July Field Day As part of community-wide garden clean up day, NFI will be hosting a compost Q&A and workday, followed by a harvest potluck next Saturday, July 10 from 10-2. For directions to the garden, e-mail neighborhoodfarm@gmail.com. Come celebrate mid-summer in the garden! Next DC Crop Mob – Saturday, July 17th This month we’ll be working at Sharp’s at Waterford Farm in Brookeville, MD. Sharp’s grows vegetables and flowers, and is a popular agritourism destination in the fall. Carpooling will be arranged, and no experience is necessary! Email info@cropmobdc.com to sign up, or visit www.cropmobdc.com to learn more. Seed Saving Workshop with Ecolocity  Have you been growing your garden, but wondering if you’ll have to buy all new seeds next year? Worry no longer! EcolocityDC is hosting a seed saving workshop on July 20 that will help you learn how to save your seeds year after year, an ancient practice that’s still useful today. It will start with a short film about seed saving, include a bit of an intro about its history, and then go into a practical, hands-on workshop. If all goes well, you should be bringing some seeds home to plant in the future. If you already have experience with seed saving, come along as well. We’d love for you to share your expertise. Date: Tuesday July 20, 2010 Time: 7-9 PM Location: Emergence Community Arts Collective, 2nd floor, 733 Euclid Street NW, Washington DC RSVP on Ning, Facebook or Meetup. We hope to see you there! Join the Washington Youth Garden on July 24 for their annual summer Family Fun Day. Listen to live music, eat some healthy snacks from the garden, take part in gardening crafts and activities, and ring in the new Nature Explore Classroom. The beekeeper, Toni Burnham, will be on hand to give a show and tell of our two new honeybee hives. This is a free event open to the public, for friends of all ages. For more information and directions, please see the WYG website. Common Good Workshop: Common Uses for Less Commons Herbs When: July 31, 2010 Time: 11am-1pm Location: Common Good, 300 V Street, NW Get to know some of the less common herbs around the farm – skullcap, lobelia, passionflower, mullein, and calendula, to name a few! Discover how using these plants in teas, tinctures, powders, and poultices can benefit you, while they beautify your garden. Bring a mug! (Attendance at Herbalism 101 recommended.) Teacher: Herbalist & Health Coach Tricia McCauley. For more information see website City Blossoms Seeking Summer Intern City Blossoms is seeking dynamic, creative, garden-loving individuals to help lead programming and make greening the city exciting starting this summer. City Blossoms’programming includes regular weekly workshops at several locations in Washington, D.C., Takoma Park, and Baltimore, as well as family-oriented weekend events, volunteer days and various community events. Experience in education (schools, summer camps, out-of-school programs) is required and Spanish-speaking skills are a plus. Gardening and/or Arts knowledge/confidence is extremely helpful! Must be available to work weekdays and some Saturdays. Internship includes hands-on experience in leading workshops as well as varied administrative tasks. A small stipend is provided for successful completion of this internship. Potential for part-time employment in the fall is contingent on the completion of this internship. Please send your resume along with a cover letter to Lola Bloom lola@cityblossoms.org or Rebecca LemosRebecca@cityblossoms.org Neighborhood Farm Initiative in need of Supplies! NFI is seeking donations for their summer Green Youth Corps program at Fort Totten and Lederer gardens. They are looking for: hoses, garden tools, SNACKS for the kids, potting soil, watering cans, gas powered weed wacker and lightweight folding tables. If you or your organization can donate, please e-mail neighborhoodfarm@gmail.com. TO (Distribution) DC Food for All Workshop: DC Food for All’s next workshop is coming up July 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 at Bread for the City’s conference room, 1525 7th Street NW. Come for the conversation and connections, stay for the food. Email dcfoodforall@gmail.com to RSVP. You are Invited: Summer Harvest Festival with Healthy Solutions! The Summer Harvest Festival will feature: farmer’s market, Let’s Move! Community education, walking trail, health screenings, demos, food tastings, the “Ultimate Salad Competition” for kids! When: July 10, 2010 Where: Washington Parks and People Riverside Center, 5200 Foote St, NE For more information: Call (888) 415-2667 or see www.summerharvestfestival.com 3rd Annual Parking Lot Picnic with Bread for the City July 22, 2010 6pm-8pm 1525 7th Street, NW, WDC 20001 FREE! Come join clients, staff, volunteers, donors and neighbors for an evening of good food and good musicin celebration of all that Bread for the City accomplished over the past year. To RSVP please visit the website Local Foods and School Garden Week Mark your calendars, on October 11-15th DC Farm to School will celebrate the passage of the Healthy Schools Act, and fresh, seasonal, local foods and school gardens in schools and cafeterias District-wide! They’ll send around more information soon for schools interested to participate, and about community events (including garden tours, VIP speakers, educational programs and more). Would you like to help organize the event? Email Andrea at (andrea@dcfarmtoschool.org). Job Opportunities with DCCK! DC Central Kitchen has several open positions including: nutrition educator, fresh start culinary director, campus kitchens program manager, and more. To see full job description or to apply see the DCCK website. FORK (Preparation and Preservation) Restaurant Proceeds Support DCCK  For the whole month of July, you can support DC Central Kitchen by eating at Willow, which will donate 10% of the proceeds from sales of some special dishes as our “Eating Well – Doing Good” partner of the month. Willow views itself as a high end neighborhood eatery with deep ties within the Arlington community. Chefs O’Grady and Jansen have been longtime supporters of the DC Central Kitchen and have participated in numerous events over the years. They have crafted this exquisite menu in further support of the program’s mission of combating hunger and creating opportunity. Willow 4301 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA (703) 465-8800 www.willowva.com
		What’s Inside: NFI Field Day DC Crop Mob Ecolocity Workshop WYG Family Fun Day City Blossoms Internship DC Food for All Workshop Summer Harvest Festival Local Food and School Garden Week Job Opportunities Willow Supports DCCK JULY RECIPE: Is your garden overrun with basil? Make Pesto! 1 c. packed, chopped basil 1/3 c. olive oil 2 Tbs pine nuts 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped 1/2 lemon (squeeze) Blend all ingredient in food processor or blender (except for olive oil). After blending, slowly pour in olive oil. Serve with bread or on your favorite pasta! Tutorial Video: Extracting Honey
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Thank you  American Plant company for the lovely birdbath in the Rock Garden.
 
The gift was arranged by gardener, Carol Bok.
 
Thank you American Plant Company and Carol Bok!

The May 2010 issue of Washington Gardener Enews featured inside are Annual Water Garden Plants, the new PINK blueberry, upcoming local garden events, To-Do list for the next month in the garden, and much more.   You can view the issue online at: http://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2010/05/water-graden-annuals-and-pink-blueberry.html