Prince Of Petworth » gardening http://www.princeofpetworth.com Welcome to the beautiful life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:04:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The 5pm Post – Benefit Concert in honor of DC Food Day and DC Urban Farming http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2011/08/the-5pm-post-benefit-concert-in-honor-of-dc-food-day-and-dc-urban-farming/ http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2011/08/the-5pm-post-benefit-concert-in-honor-of-dc-food-day-and-dc-urban-farming/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:00:43 +0000 Prince Of Petworth http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=44254

From an email:

This Friday Night at Ras Cafe. 8/26 8pm-2:30am
A weekly showcase for organizations and performing artists.

There will be information on how you, and/or your non-profit or
business can get involved in Food Day, which will take place on
October 24, 2011. Food Day seeks to bring together Americans from all
walks of life—parents, teachers, and students; health professionals,
community organizers, and local officials; chefs, school lunch
providers, and eaters of all stripes—to push for healthy, affordable
food produced in a sustainable, humane way. Food Day will work with
people around the country to create thousands of events in homes,
schools,churches, farmers markets, city halls, and state capitals.

This Friday, live performance from seminal DC artist Asheru.
Proceeds benefit Common Good City Farm (community garden at 3rd and
Vst NW)http://commongoodcityfarm.org/
Also a verity of musical selections by DJ RBI

Asheru is a hip hop artist, peabody award winner, educator, and youth
activist. He is widely known for performing the opening and closing
themes for the popular TV series, The Boondocks, as well as his
pioneering and innovative efforts to forward the Hip Hop Education
movement..

Mission of Common Good City Farm is to grow food, educate, and help
low-income DC community members meet their food needs. Our Vision is
to serve as a replicable model of a community-based urban food system.
$5 suggested donation
Ras Café
4809 Georgia Ave NW

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“Dear PoPville,

We live in a row house on 4th St NW in LeDroit Park. One of the things we love about LeDroit is the amount of trees and greenery, including numerous tree boxes on the sidewalks. However, our section of 4th St is actually fairly bare with few trees or other greenery. Is it possible to request that the city installs tree boxes on our block? What would we need to do? We would be willing to maintain them ourselves – and even possibly pay for the installation – but obviously we can’t just start ripping up the sidewalk and putting in plants ourselves! Would appreciate any advice others might have.”

]]> http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2011/08/dear-popville-requesting-a-tree-box/feed/ 15 Fruits (and Vegetables) of Your Labors – Vol. 17 – Mt. Pleasant http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2011/08/fruits-and-vegetables-of-your-labors-%e2%80%93-vol-17-%e2%80%93-mt-pleasant/ http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2011/08/fruits-and-vegetables-of-your-labors-%e2%80%93-vol-17-%e2%80%93-mt-pleasant/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 02:01:19 +0000 Prince Of Petworth http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=44174

“Insalada Caprese with heirloom tomatoes and sweet basil from my garden plus homemade mozzarella.”

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“I posted an article the first of the year asking advice about whether to build a roof deck or a green roof. I posted a second article after I decided to build the roof deck with information about roof decks. Now I am sending you some pics of my roof top garden in Bloomingdale. I have several ornamental plants that hang over the edge of the roof. A large herb collection with Basil, Chives, Rosemary, Mint, Sage, Dill. Vegetables I have Peppers, Grape Tomatoes, and Climbing Spinach. Fruits I have Strawberries, Blueberries, Figs and Kiwi.”

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“I’ve planted Basil, Cilantro, Hot & Sweet Banana Peppers, Tomatoes, & a Pumpkin plant. I planted the pumpkin first and it the vine has been growing really great. I finally actually started growing a couple of pumpkins last weekend. They are growing fast and since I took these pictures, they have almost doubled in size. The basil is out of control and the hot banana peppers have fed me well. I’ve been stuffing them with cheddar cheese and diced tomato, onion, and green pepper and wrapped them in bacon. Damn good! The sweet banana pepper plant hasn’t done a whole lot and the tomoatoes are getting picked off by the local rat or squirrel population. All in all, I’m proud of my 1st experience in planting and look forward to doing it better next year.”

]]> http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2011/08/fruits-and-vegetables-of-your-labors-%e2%80%93-vol-15-%e2%80%93-columbia-heights/feed/ 3 Fruits (and Vegetables) of Your Labors – Vol. 14 – Adams Morgan http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2011/08/fruits-and-vegetables-of-your-labors-%e2%80%93-vol-14-adams-morgan/ http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2011/08/fruits-and-vegetables-of-your-labors-%e2%80%93-vol-14-adams-morgan/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:04:11 +0000 Prince Of Petworth http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=43596

“Habanero plant in full swing in Adams Morgan/Lanier Heights.”

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“Here’s one week’s tomato yield from my community garden plot. Do any readers have great tomato recipes to suggest or methods for freezing? Or good places to donate them in Columbia Heights or Petworth?”

“What can I make with gigantic cucumbers, a bell pepper, and a bunch of cayenne peppers?!”

Hahaha, a strange salsa?

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“From the Kingman Park Rosedale Community Garden — we harvested some tomatoes, banana peppers, hot peppers, thyme, basil, mint, parsley and sage. Our website is here. We have 33 plots tended by over 50 resident gardeners, including two plots tended by the students from the Friendship Blow Pierce School on Benning.”

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The reader writes:

“This entire tomato family was subsequently transformed into an arrabiata sauce, with chili and basil from the same garden.”

Awesome.

If your garden has been kind to you, send a couple of photos with your neighborhood to princeofpetworth(at)gmail with Fruits (and Vegetables) of Your Labors in the subject line.

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From above:

“Attached is our Sunday harvest of basil, tomatoes, and peppers from our garden in Trinidad, NE.”

If your garden has been kind to you, send a couple of photos with your neighborhood to princeofpetworth(at)gmail with Fruits (and Vegetables) of Your Labors in the subject line.

From above:

“This is my friend’s garden in Bloomingdale. While most of the tomatoes have been picked, he has some nice-looking peppers and brussel sprouts coming soon. And a surprise watermelon! There are also a lot of delicious looking squash blossoms out front and planters full of herbs. It’s been a great summer for him!”

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