“Arlingwoman” is a local gardener who volunteers with Plot Against Hunger. She blogs about AFAC, the Central Library vegetable garden and Garden Talks at arlingwords.wordpress.com. Central Library was hopping on Sunday, and not just because it’s a great place to check out books and media. Puwen Lee had conspired with Lynn Westergren to design a fence for the part of [...]
The garden at Central Library will soon be growing interesting and flavorful vegetables! Two weeks ago, Don Weber, one of AFAC’s Plot Against Hunger volunteers planted peas, carrots, lettuce and spinach. Kristin Thompson followed up with more carrots, lettuce seedlings and spring onions. Volunteers will be making a push to clean up and plant the rest [...]
Lettuce: “Me too!” Over the weekend, Arlingwoman sent us a garden note and photos of the lettuce and broccoli: “Even temperatures in the twenties haven’t vanquished them, though freezing rain might. I think they’ve got a warm micro-climate there…” “Arlingwoman” is a local gardener who volunteers with Plot Against Hunger. She blogs [...]
“Arlingwoman” is a local gardener who volunteers with Plot Against Hunger. She blogs about AFAC, the Central Library vegetable garden and Garden Talks at arlingwords.wordpress.com. Signage. It isn’t something most people think much about unless it’s lacking or intrusive. I have been thinking about it lately because I often see people at the Central Library garden walking along reading the signs. [...]
Bright Eggplants and Finches “Arlingwoman” is a local gardener who volunteers with Plot Against Hunger. She blogs about AFAC, the Central Library vegetable garden and Garden Talks at arlingwords.wordpress.com. Ah, Labor Day weekend! It means we are in late summer and have only a few weeks left before the autumnal equinox. While I have been busy planting [...]
Extending Your Garden Season Get the Fall Vegetable Planting Schedule. “Arlingwoman” is a local gardener who volunteers with Plot Against Hunger. She blogs about AFAC, the Central Library vegetable garden and Garden Talks at arlingwords.wordpress.com. I mentioned in last week’s blog that I had started planting for fall. Just as in the transitioning spring garden, there [...]
Arlington Public Library is the Urban Libraries Council’s 2012 Top Innovator for Sustainability. The prestigious honor–awarded among ten categories for which there were nearly 200 nominations–salutes the Library’s earth-friendly approach of “Bikes, Buildings, and Broccoli.” The ULC judges hailed Arlington Public Library for expanding “the library’s role in promoting, informing, and modeling the county government’s [...]
Soil, sun and water lead to vegetables, herbs and flowers. But it’s partnership that sustains the Central Library Community Garden. The Library has been named 2012 Community Partner of the Year by Arlington Food Assistance Center, which serves some 1,600 families in need. AFAC distributes the food grown at Central and helps maintain the plot [...]
Have you seen the new sub-irrigated planters at Central Library? They’re a demonstration container garden from Rooftop Roots – a nonprofit that plants, supports, and advances the establishment of gardens on unutilized, urban rooftop space in the DC area. Planters like ours allow people in urban areas to use rooftops, balconies, and patios to grow vegetables in [...]
