Posts Tagged ‘Karen Washington’
Rise and Shoot Farm’s Karen Washington Promotes New York Community Gardens
“If you come into the garden feeling sad, you will leave feeling happy.” March 31, 2018 On this day, garden activist Karen Washington gave a speech to help spur the community garden movement in New York City. Karen Washington has done so much for the Bronx as an urban gardener. The theme of her talk…
Read MoreMarch 31, 2020 Starting Seeds, Renee’s Garden Seeds, John Lineback, William Ralph Meredith, Elmer Ivan Applegate, Muriel Wheldale Onslow, April Poems, Life List by Olivia Gentile, and Karen Washington
Today we celebrate the man who invented the cottonseed huller. We’ll learn about a Canadian legal eagle who loved gardening and one of Oregon’s pioneer botanists. We’ll celebrate the work of a female biochemist who made some remarkable discoveries about bloom color by studying snapdragons. Today’s Unearthed Words feature words about March. We Grow That…
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