Blair Road Community Garden

At the well-attended Spring membership meeting, we heard an update from DDOT about the Metropolitan Branch Trail construction going on this summer. Go to: the DDOT website for more details. DDOT is hopeful that the construction adjacent to the Garden will be completed this summer. However, weather problems could delay completion. If you have any…

Be on the lookout for your 2024 registration package in the mail. It is time to get ready for the 2024 gardening season! You must submit your registration form and payment by mail, in-person, online, or in our shed dropbox no later than Tuesday, March 1.

All gardeners are responsible for removing all trash and garden waste from the Blair Road Community Garden. The Board will try to provide for bulk pickup on community work days, but neither the National Park Service, nor DC Government are willing to collect bagged trash from the parking lot area. Your signed permit to use…

Did you know that the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation has 3 Communal Farms? Described as “organized as communal production farms, managed by DPR staff and community volunteers, with the purpose of providing various ways for community members to receive free food, volunteer, and participate in hands on educational opportunities,” these farms will be…

Welcome to the Blair Road Community Garden 2024 Season! As you know, we hold several inspections during the growing season to ensure that we are all following the rules set out by the National Park Service, and our membership. All first-year gardeners are required to join the inspection teams, and all seasoned gardeners are welcome.…

APRIL/MAY UPDATES THANK YOU to all gardeners who joined our first Community Day on Saturday, April 22! We got a lot of work done, including weeding pollinator gardens, getting a headstart on the Food Security Plot, and removing multiple weed trees. Here are a few photos from the day. Please send any others you may…

WHAT: The Blair Road Community Garden Mandatory Annual Spring Meeting. WHEN: Saturday, April 15 @ 10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Lamond-Riggs Library (5401 South Dakota Avenue NE) WHO: YOU! All members of the Blair Road Community Garden are required to attend, or let the Board know why you cannot: blairroadcga@gmail.com or 202-643-8570. WHY: Review…

All members should have received a copy of our December 2022 Newsletter via postal mail. It summarizes the Fall Membership Meeting, introduces new Board Members, and thanks retiring board members, none of whom are leaving the garden (yay!). The BRCGA Board is working hard to prepare renewal packets for all those who qualify to renew…