DPR Communal Farm Weekly Update: Fall Workshop Series Starting!!!

[Miller, Christine (SMD 1A05)]

View this email in your browser DPR Communal Farm Weekly Update   Hello all,      Hope everyone is well.  Below is the weekly communal farm update on available produce to give away, volunteer opportunities, and requests for help this week.    *** If you don't want to receive weekly updates or want to only receive updates about when the produce giveaways start/stop please respond to this email​ ***                     Thanks!                        Highlights   Communal Farm Fall Workshop Series Starting!!! This Fall we're hosting lots of food demos, workshops, and activities at all our communal farm veggie giveaways. This Week's Schedule Below Tuesday - Edgewood Rooftop Farm - 11-12pm Baba Ganoush Food Demo by Chantel Bennett Learn how to make this amazing eggplant dip.  Will be lots to sample too! Wednesday - Lederer Gardens - 11-12pm Herbal Medicine Giveaway by DC Mutual Aid Apothecary (DCMA) DC Mutual Aid Apothecary (DCMA)  will be popping up at the Lederer veggie giveaway with fresh herbs, herbal glycerites, elderberry syrup and a bulk dried herb section for tea blending. DCMA provides free herbal products and education to the community and is a chapter of Herbalists Without Borders.  --- Check Out the New Powell Communal Farm Veggie Giveaway!!! Every Thursday 11-12pm Located in Powell Park - 3149 16th St NW We can use help harvesting and setting up the giveaway from 9-11am if anyone is free.  Thanks!!! Follow the Powell Communal Farm on Instagram!!! --- Available Produce This Week     Can self harvest during open farm hours or pick up harvested, washed, and wrapped produce at the weekly veggie giveaways       Edgewood Rooftop Farm            Crops ready to harvest   Warm Weather crops: Tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, squash, cucumbers, beans, cut flowers, basil, okra, herbs Cool Weather crops: Collards, kale, chard, snow peas Weekly produce giveaways Tuesdays 11-12pm  Can self-harvest if volunteering during open hours  Tuesdays 10-1pm Saturdays 9-11am Lederer Gardens            Crops ready to harvest      Warm Weather crops: tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, squash, zucchini, cucumbers, cut flowers, beans, basil, okra Cool Weather crops: Collards, kale, chard, lettuce, herbs, kohlrabi Weekly produce giveaways Wednesdays 11-12pm  Can self-harvest if volunteering during open farm hours  Mondays 10-2pm  Wednesdays 9-2pm Some Fridays  (check schedule below first) Saturdays 7-10am Sundays 7-10am    Powell Communal Farm Crops ready to harvest      Warm Weather crops: peppers, cut flowers, beans, basil, okra Cool Weather crops: Collards, kale, chard, herbs Weekly produce giveaways Thursdays 11-12pm  Can self-harvest if volunteering during open farm hours  Thursdays 10-2pm  Saturdays 11-1pm    Volunteer Schedule     If possible give us a heads up if you're coming any day and we'll let you know if there's a weather cancellation      August Evening Farm Open Hours Schedule  Evening Open Hours are for volunteering, self-harvesting, and training Communal Farm Leaders  Wednesday August 31st - 6-8pm - Powell Communal Farm (rescheduled from last week) ***Looking for more Communal Farm Leaders to train to host weekend open farms hours at Lederer Gardens. Email us for more details.​​​   Weekday Open Hours  Monday – Lederer Gardens – 10-2pm Garden maintenance  Watering, weeding, fertilizing, pest/disease control, etc Tuesday - Edgewood Rooftop Farm - 10-1pm 10-11am - Harvest and set up veggie giveaway  11-12pm - Edgewood Veggie Giveaway  12-1pm - Garden maintenance  Watering, weeding, fertilizing, pest/disease control, etc  Wednesday  Lederer Gardens - 9-2pm       9-11am – Harvest and set up veggie giveaway    11-12pm – Lederer Veggie Giveaway    12-2pm - Garden maintenance  Watering, weeding, fertilizing, pest/disease control, etc   Thursday – Powell Communal Farm - 9-1pm 9-11am - Harvest and setup veggie giveaway 11-12pm - Weekly Veggie Giveaway 12-1pm Harvest for Shrine of the Sacred Heart food program Garden Maintenance - watering, weeding, fertilizing, pest/disease control, etc Friday  -  Lederer Gardens - 12-4pm (late start but really need help if you're free) Garden maintenance  Watering, weeding, fertilizing, pest/disease control, etc Saturday - various times and places Weekend Farm Open Hours – Volunteer and self-harvest  Lederer Gardens – 7-10am Edgewood Rooftop Farm – 9-11am  Powell Communal Farm - 11-1pm Marvin Gaye Urban Farm - 9-2pm  9-11am - Harvest and set up veggie giveaway 11-2pm - Veggie Giveaway Contact: pauls...@gmail.com  Sunday - Lederer Gardens - 7-10am   Volunteer and self-harvest  Garden maintenance  Watering, weeding, fertilizing, pest/disease control, etc   ***Weekend and evening open farm hours are for volunteering and self-harvesting.  There's no official veggie giveaway on weekends or evenings, except once a month at Marvin Gaye Urban Farm***          Weekly Request for Help    Need More Help at Lederer Gardens  We've doubled our growing area this year at Lederer Gardens which means we have lots to harvest but also lots to maintain.  We could use help with maintenance and harvesting if anyone can join.  Lederer Gardens Open Farm Hours (can self-harvest during open hours too)  Mondays - 10-2pm Wednesday - 9-2pm (harvesting for giveaway 9-11am) Fridays - 10-4pm  Saturdays - 7-10am    Need Produce Bags, 5-gallon Buckets, and Large Plastic Totes We're running low on plastic bags to use as free produce bags during our weekly veggie giveaways.  We could also use large plastic totes and 5 gallon buckets to help wash and store our veggies in.  Feel free to drop these off at any veggie giveaway or farm open hours.   Help us spread the word about our weekly veggie giveaways  Below is the official veggie giveaway flyer.  Please help us share this flyer with local listservs, civic groups, and if possible print them out and post them in public areas near the farms.         Thanks!!!           DPR Communal and Partner Farm Locations                 Lederer Gardens                  Ward 7 - 4801 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE                  Street parking on Nannie Helen Burroughs next to farm      Marvin Gaye Urban Farm Ward 7 -   5000 Nannie Helen Burroughs NE Street parking on Nannie Helen Burroughs next to farm Contact: pauls...@gmail.com    Edgewood rooftop farm                  Ward 5 - 300 Evarts St NE         Street parking on Franklin and Evarts (watch out for street sweeping)               Powell Communal Farm      Ward 1 - 3149 16th St NW      In park in between tennis courts and church     Parking lot now open!!!          What to bring?                              Volunteering - Please bring your own water, garden gloves if you have them, sun protection if needed, and a mask.              Picking up veggies - Please bring bags and a mask        Josh Singer DC Parks and Rec (DPR) Community Garden Specialist Joshua...@dc.gov (202) 262-2138 Want to change how you receive these emails? 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