Posts tagged Gardens
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How composting in DC can help reduce food waste in landfills, especially during the holidays
DC’s Office of Waste Diversion is tasked with diverting 80% of the city’s waste by 2030. Here’s how composting is helping the District reach its goal. Keep reading…
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Events: How design and architecture may change in the age of COVID
Explore COVID-19’s impact on design and architecture. Find out why the public needs a voice in transit. Learn about DCRA’s new and improved residential permit process, and more in this week’s urbanist events. Keep reading…
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As the need for healthy food grows, urban gardeners step up
As DC residents cope with the coronavirus and an economy in freefall, urban farmers like Tully could play a role in meeting the fast-growing need for healthy food. Keep reading…
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Events: Nurture your green thumb virtually
Learn all the essentials of gardening, from dealing with pesky pests, to cooking and preserving your harvest with a virtual urban grower course series hosted by the DC Parks and Recreation. Keep reading…
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DC is trying to get food waste out of the landfill and back into the soil
DC is trying to reduce the amount of food waste that ends up in landfills and help residents compost it instead so it can enrich the soil instead of being trapped in a landfill. Food is the most common material found in landfills across the United States, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, and it produces climate change-inducing gases as it decomposes in this type of environment. Keep reading…
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A proposed change to DC Water fees would hit renters hardest
Since 2009, DC Water customers have paid a fee to help pay for the $2.7 billion federally mandated Clean Rivers Project which stops sewage from overflowing into our region’s waterways. As that fee has gone up, some customers with large parking lots such as churches and cemeteries say they have struggled to pay their water bills. Keep reading…
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Now that it’s warming up, check out these transit-accessible public gardens
Our region is lucky to have over 100 public gardens, most of which are free or very cheap! Visiting a public gardens can refreshing your mental, spiritual, and physical being. Here’s a rundown of the very best, all of which you can get to by taking Metro or the bus. Keep reading…
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Why urbanists should be enthusiastic about urban agriculture
Urban agriculture aims to eradicate food insecurity in cities, foster community, and otherwise contribute to the well-being of residents — all things urbanists seek. There are a dozen or so farms and more than 100 school gardens in and around DC, and research indicates they can have a surprisingly large benefit to residents’ quality of life. Keep reading…
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The 10 best “pits of death” in the Washington region
Did you know about the danger that could be growing in your neighborhood? Thanks to Montgomery County residents who are enraged at the thought of the government installing “Pits of Death” near their houses, more people are learning about the dangers of rain gardens. Keep reading…
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12 formal gardens in and around DC you’ll love to wander
The Washington region is blessed with some of the best formal gardens in North America. Here are 12 of them. Keep reading…