Please contact the organizer before attending this event to confirm that the event details have not changed since it was posted to the DUG Network’s community calendar.
Events Search and Views Navigation
Ongoing
Beekeeping Workshop
Beekeeping I: Building up the Hive Saturday, May 13, 10 am - 12 pm - Take a look into the hive as bees prepare for honey production - Learn about basic colony dynamics Beekeeping II: Production Mode Saturday, August 12, 10 am - 12 pm - Experience the bee colony…
Find out more »Community Herbalism Class six-week series
This class is intended for students who wish to understand the basics of community herbalsim (using easily-accessible plants within networks of friends, families, and other community groups). We will cover basics of herbal energetics, actions, and organ affinities; histories of herbal care; plant identification and wildcrafting; basic medicine-making; and, of…
Find out more »9:00 am
All About Fruit Day
Come celebrate All About Fruit Day with us. We have a fantastic collection of beautiful edibles busing at the seams and ready to plant. Great collection of hard to find pawpaw, jujube, persimmon and figs. Bring your question and share your ideas and experiences. We would love to see you.…
Find out more »10:00 am
Invasive Plant Removal Event
Help protect our watersheds and keep Arlington County parks beautiful. There are several monthly invasive plant removal events sponsored by Arlington County Invasive Plant Program. For more information and to register, email Sarah Archer at sarcher@arlingtonva.us or call 703-228-1862. First Saturdays @ Haley Park Second Saturdays @ Lacey Woods Park…
Find out more »School Garden Planting & Urbana Happy Hour
Join Slow Food DC and Snail of Approval Winner Urbana Dining & Drinks, as we plant seedlings at the nearby School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens. Afterwards, celebrate with good food and libations! The garden tour and planting will begin at 10:00am at School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens and last until…
Find out more »Family Garden Day/ National Pollinator Week Kick-off
Family Garden Day is a time for all members of the community and their families to join Washington Youth Garden staff to experience the garden with fun games, crafting activities, garden tours, and everyone's favorite garden veggie tastings. Though free, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Join Washington Youth Garden and Feed a…
Find out more »Risks Of Natural Gas Pipelines in Virginia’s Future
The proposal to build three pipelines through some of the most beautiful wilderness in Virginia poses a serious threat to the environment along the route. Thousands of Virginia citizens are motivated to stopping the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, the Mountain Valley Pipeline, the WB Xpress Pipeline, and expansion of the…
Find out more »11:00 am
Indian Cooking Workshop with Locally Grown Ingredients!
Come join us at Stationhouse Apartments on Saturday, June 17th, as we travel to India, the land of spices, for a fun and interactive cooking workshop where we will prepare and eat several vegetarian Indian dishes. We will also learn about how we can grow some of these vegetables right…
Find out more »7:00 pm
Good Food & Music Straight Outta West Africa
On June 17th, West Tribes is setting a West African table filled with GOOD FOOD Straight Out Of West Africa. West Tribes is the new food kid on the DC foodie block, with the sole mission to serve and delight your taste buds with the collective rich flavors of the…
Find out more »Let us know about your upcoming local event. If you don’t see your event on our calendar, you can submit your event for consideration on our calendar here. Please aim to share your events at least two weeks before the event so we have time to get the word out.