Whoa, what a day! The neighborhood showed up and showed out for the Southwest Community Gardens’ fifth annual spring kick-off, and first-ever SW Earth, Arts, and Music Day. The day started with volunteers coming into the garden to help weed, plant, and paint. Weeding needed to be done along our food fence area—a space we […]
Photo caption: Coy McKinney, second from left, and Pamela Daley, second from right, pictured here in SW Gardens. Editor’s Note: Do you want to have your voice heard? Do you feel your opinions are going unnoticed? Do you have an answer to a problem in the neighborhood? This series, called In Their Own Words, includes op-eds […]
Are you ready to get your hands in some Southwest DC dirt? Well, if you didn’t know, Southwest has a community garden located in Lansburgh Park (1098 Delaware Ave.) that has a communal section that’s open to everyone to participate. The spring kick-off marks the re-opening of the garden for the year, and the resumption […]
In our newest recurring article we look at our diverse workforce who have been living in the neighborhood for a while and delve into who they are, what they do, and how living here helps them to do what they do. (Left to right: Coy McKinney, Michael Koliner, Pam Daley) Name: Coy McKinney Occupation: Urban farmer at […]
Six months in, and the SW Community Garden in Lansburgh Park has already experienced nearly all the elements of a DC fall and winter, and even a polar vortex! Through it all, the plants have continued to grow. Since the garden’s opening on July 31st, 2013, a variety of herbs and vegetables have been grown, such as basil, […]
