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Happy New Year!
Congratulations to the Blair Road Community Garden Association 2021 Board of Directors! The election committee collected 48 ballots by the end of the day on December 7 and the votes were unanimous for the appointment of the existing board members as well as a new Section B captain, Medhanit Ephrem. A special thanks to all who […]
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Annual Fall Meeting
SAVE THE DATEGoing Virtual (Video Chat and Phone In)SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14th @ 10:00 AM-Noon Details sent on November 1st to registered members via email and postcard: Check your mailboxes!
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Volunteers Wanted – Inspection Committee
The BRCGA Board of Directors announces the “2020 Mid-Season Plot Inspection and Committee”. The Mid-Season Inspection is a pre-inspection prior to the National Park Service’s (NPS) official review of our garden for safety and violations. We invite members to participate in this important community task by joining a team of fellow members to conduct a walk-through of […]
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COVID-19 Safety
Guidelines specific to preventing the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) √ If you are sick and/or have been exposed…………STAY HOME! √ Please WEAR a face covering or mask when around others not in your family. √ Gardeners must follow SOCIAL DISTANCING (a minimum of 6ft distance from others) regulations while in the garden. √ GATHERINGS of […]
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Fall 2019 Membership Meeting
Greetings fellow gardeners! FRIENDLY REMINDER Annual Fall Membership Meeting Saturday November 2, 2019 @ 10:00 A.M Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library 7420 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20012 We will be having our annual elections. Announcements will also include a reflection on the 2019 gardening year and updates to the bylaws. We look forward […]
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Spring 2018 Membership Meeting
Greetings fellow gardeners! FRIENDLY REMINDER Annual Spring Garden Meeting Saturday April 14th, 2018 @ 10:00 A.M Greater St. Paul Baptist Church (lower level meeting room) 5720 South Dakota Avenue., NE , Washington, DC 20011 We will be having a special election for a new President. Several announcements will be made as well as a fencing […]
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Honey Bees; Heros of Our Planet — Crooked Bear Creek Organic Herbs
Have you ever had the opportunity to observe the busy work of a tiny honey bee as it meanders from flower to flower on a clear, sunny day? There’s something truly captivating about honey bees that draw us deeper into their world. We see honey bees frequently in books, movies, and television, where they are […] […]
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Planning Guides for 2018
Click to access GE007_Vegetable_Planting_Calendar_for_Central_MD.pdf https://www.almanac.com/gardening/planting-calendar/DC/Washington
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2018 BRCG Calendar
The 2017-2018 Board of the Blair Road Community Garden has gotten off to a great start planning events for the 2018 garden season. We hope we can help all of our gardeners have a productive and bountiful year. To that end, the BRCG Board has established a garden calendar for the 2018 garden season. It is mandatory […]
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’tis the season … for planting Garlic
Many of Blair Road Community Garden members have already started planting a favorite local crop: Garlic. There are many strategies for planting garlic: Plant it just before the ground freezes. (When is that exactly?) Plant it just before Halloween. (What if it’s still warm outside?) Plant according to the lunar calendar. (Does that actually work?) […]
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