By Pamela McKinney, Southwest Gardens President With spring approaching, we at Southwest Gardens are eager to open back up the communal section for the community again this year. Southwest residents founded the garden in 2013 and were intentional about maintaining part of the garden as resources for the community. We are excited to have grown […]
First-Ever SW Earth, Arts, and Music Day at Community Gardens
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 […]
Ron McBee Memorial Tree at Southwest Gardens
On Saturday, November 9th, at 2:00pm, the Southwest Gardens Community gathered with community leaders and friends to plant a cherry tree to honor the passing of “The Mayor of Southwest,” Ron McBee. Ron served as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in Southwest from 2007 until the time of his death in Autumn 2013. Ron was instrumental […]
Gordon Biersch Navy Yard Hosting Southwest Community Gardens Fundraiser
The community garden recently built in Lansburgh Park was chosen to be the recipient of a holiday happy hour fundraiser to be held on Wednesday, December 4th, from 6 – 8 p.m. at Gordon Biersch brewpub at 100 M St SE. Southwest Community Gardens, a project of the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly, will be highlighted as the sponsored charity […]
Community Garden in SW Receives Major Award to Facilitate Construction
Community gardening is about to expand in Southwest DC. Southwest Community Gardens, one of the local organizations for which the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA) serves as fiscal sponsor, has received a national garden makeover award from Fiskars Brands, Inc. which will allow the group to build a community garden in Lansburgh Park (on Delaware and […]