bloomingdale: Common Good City Farm: "Out like a lamb"

From: Common Good City Farm On Behalf Of Common Good City Farm

Sent: Monday, April 2, 2018 1:32 PM
Subject: Out like a lamb

Out like a lamb?

As you may have noticed, our seasons haven’t been like “normal” lately. We knew it for sure when we broke an all-time heat record in mid-February, but even the tried and true “in like a lion and out like a lamb” didn’t really apply in March. The late snows are hard for the farm—we have tons of beautiful little seedlings ready to get planted in the ground!

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Herbalism 101

Dive deeper into a holistic plant study for medicine with this 8 week course taught by April Rameé of Antler Alchemy at Common Good City Farm.

Learn how to:

- form a relationship to learning about plants

- how to use plants in a holistic approach to gain health

- choose plants for healing .

This course will run every Wednesday from April 4 to May 23 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.

To see the class syllabus and register: http://bit.ly/2GPFnBb

50% scholarship positions are available for income qualifying residents. To apply, please see here: https://goo.gl/forms/gC6fMTK4DlVLvs4Z2

Join us for our season kickoff celebration on Saturday, April 28!

10 am - 1 pm: in the Park at LeDroit and Common Good City Farm

Free Food, Go-go, Seedling Sale, Farm Tours, Kids Activities

3 - 5 pm: at ANXO Cidery, 300 Florida Ave NW for our 10 Year Anniversary Happy Hour!

Donate and earn drink specials & ANXO will donate proceeds to Common Good City Farm.

Beekeeping levels I and II

Join us at Common Good City Farm to learn about our bees! These workshops can be attended together or separately.

Beekeeping I: Building up the Hive

Saturday, May 5, 9 - 11 am

- Take a look into the hive as bees prepare for honey production

- Learn about basic colony dynamics

Beekeeping II: Production Mode

Saturday, August 25, 9 - 11 am

- Experience the bee colony in full swing

- Learn about the honeybee life cycle

- Sample some honey

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beekeeping-workshop-registration-44753616271?aff=enewsletter

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

Our City Farmers program has started and we appreciate the hard work our volunteers have been putting in! If you're interested in volunteering once a week on the farm (a 12 week commitment), check out our City Farmer opportunities and sign up to work with our youth programs, do farm work or assist with our farm stand. Read all the details and register here. If none of the times currently listed work for you, please check back soon because more registration openings will be added mid April!

Did you know?

You can make a monthly recurring donation to Common Good City Farm through Network for Good. Monthly donations help us sustain and grow our educational programs, and provide a steady source of income for the farm. Help us celebrate 10 years with a $10/month donation!