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BECAUSE. EARTH. PARTY. Sat the 29th, 2-5:30 pm. Petworth.

HI all, It’s back on!!! After being potsponed last week due to rain, it’s on this Saturday, 2 – 5:30 pm, during the Petworth Porchfest (2 bands on my porch! 2 bands across the street!) Co-host is Max Broad. What in the world does B.E.P. mean? 1 pm – backyard party begins (right around the […]
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LIGHT OUTS, DC – March 25th – for one hour.

Green Neighbors DC has joined as a supporter of International Dark Sky Association’s planned event – Lights Out Hour DC. It’ll be on the evening of March 25th, from 8:30-9:30 pm. As International Dark Sky Association says – “We believe that it’s high time that DC participated.  We want to see this Capital city join […]
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How to get Solar from the City

GREEN NEIGHBORS DC PRESENTS….. EMAIL GREENNEIGHBORSDC@GMAIL.COM for the zoom link! More info: DOEE Partners with Organizations to Install Solar Panels for DC Residents The DC Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) is partnering with local organizations to install solar on single-family homes and develop community solar projects for renters. Through a partnership with the DC […]
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GNDC Planning Meeting – It’s on Monday for a change! Nov 27th, 6:30 – 7:50 pm. Zoom.

We are planning to have a live meeting after this next wave of COVID. But for now, it’s zoom and a guest speaker – Please join us. We’d love to get new members interested in green activities in our neighborhoods. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/160337372 Meeting ID: 160 337 372Password: 412382 – shouldn’t be needed. AGENDA 0. […]
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Celebrate the Sweeter and Woodier Sides of Fall

Cider and Woodworking Workshop!! DC Tool Library Pavilion, Twin Oaks Community Garden, 1380 Taylor St NW, 1 – 3 pm. Hello all! Let out your frustration (or relief) about politics by pressing cider with one of our two cider mills. We’ll have apples, but feel free to bring your own. (We’ll clean down the machine […]
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Fall/Winter Garden Prep, Sat 2-3:30, at 1380 Taylor St NW

Come join us this Saturday, 2 – 3:30 pm, for a workshop on how to prep your garden for fall & winter, led by Carol Herwig, a long-time Petworth area landscaper and arborist. It’ll be at under the covered pavilion of DC’s newly jumpstarted Tool Library, in the Twin Oaks Community Garden, 1380 Taylor ST […]
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GDC Monthly Planning Meeting, 9/18, 6:00 pm – Workshops/Speakers!

HI. Interested in helping us plan speakers and workshops for the fall and winter? As we manage DC’s Public Tool Library (see under Projects above) we now are able to really provide opportunities to learn. Some of what we are considering: Also, we’ll hear the latest on two DC bills that will affect solar power […]
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We’re Going to the Fair! The DC State Fair, this Sunday the 11th.

Green Neighbors DC will be having a booth at the DC State Fair, on the Saint Elizabeth campus in Anacostia this Sunday! 10 am to 5 pm. There will be 8000 – 10000 attendees!! Yowzer. Where: Gateway DC at Saint Elizabeth’s East (Google map to entrance), and our spot is D1, as shown here: MAP When: […]
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GNDC Tours the Anacostia River by Boat – Spots Open – July 22nd and Aug 12th!

UPDATE: Both boats are full – but we are starting a waiting list for July 22nd (Friday’s) – we think we can also squeeze in 2 more people. August’s tour is now full with a waiting lists. —– Pick a Date!: Tour 1: Friday, July 22nd at 2-4 PM for 18 people    Tour 2: Friday, August 12th at […]
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Have You Heard the Buzz? The use and sale of gasoline powered leaf blowers is now illegal in DC.

By Catherine Plume, Executive Committee member, Sierra Club – DC Chapter, shared with permission from the SCDC newsletter. While some people love gasoline-powered leaf blowers for their efficiency, as many abhor them for high-pitched noise they produce. But did you know that gas-powered leaf blowers are also a major source of pollution and a health […]
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