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Georgetown's Rose Park Society
August 24, 2010
"When are you going to eat that?” Not a question you expect to hear about the tomato you're about to buy, but one common-place in the European open air markets Leslie Wheelock frequented while living in France.“The whole concept of freshness, where the green grocer selects the fruit for you, according to your needs was something I missed.” explained Leslie. When she returned to Georgetown with her family in 2001, it was not only a quest for quality produce but also the yearning for a community meeting place and the camaraderie it garners that inspired Leslie to establish the producer-only Rose Park Farmer’s Market at 26th & O Streets with "fresh local food for fine local neighbors."
With the help of Friends of Rose Park and the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation, farmers began offering their locally grown produce (as well as organic meats, pastries, and fresh flowers) on the driveway between the tennis and basketball courts. Soon the market grew, and has been occupying the grassy edges along the baseball field for the past three years.
It must be Wednesday afternoon. Where else can you hear the sounds of tennis balls, kids laughing (the playground is behind the basketball court), and dogs barking (thanks to Midland Farms and their doggy treats) while cyclists and runners pass by neighbors of all ages exchanging news of the day while they decide on dinner.
Stop to smell the flowers, and meet your neighbors at Rose Park Farmer's Market every Wednesday afternoon 3:00 pm- 7:00 pm from mid-April through the last Wednesday in October.
With the help of a few more market manager (and marketing) volunteers, Leslie and co-manager Mary Carroll Platt would love to expand. If you want to help, please contact Leslie Wheelock at law.wheelock@gmail.com
For information on this year’s Rose Park Farmers, read more here.
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"Symphony of the Soil" at Embassy of France
August 18, 2010
On August 24th, The Embassy of France will host The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital and FRESHFARM Markets's presentation of the work-in-progress screening of the film, Symphony of the Soil, about the key role that soil plays in life on earth.
Two 20-minute work-in-progress clips from Symphony of the Soil, an upcoming multi-part documentary film series directed by Deborah Koons Garcia, are the centerpiece of the event. Filmed on four continents and drawing from ancient knowledge and cutting edge science, Symphony of the Soil highlights the importance of healthy soil in creating nutritious plants that contribute to human well-being and the sustainability of our earth.
The first clip from Soil and Life examines soil in all its complexity and mystery. Renowned scientists explore soil as a protagonist of our planetary story, including the birth of soil, its life cycle, the many creatures making up the soil community, nutrient cycling, and biological processes such as the carbon cycle and the nitrogen cycle.
The second clip from The Anthropogenic Era investigates the human relationship with soil, the use and misuse of soil in agriculture, deforestation and development, and the latest scientific research on the significant role of soil in ameliorating the most challenging environmental issues of our time.
Ann Yonkers, Co-Director of FRESHFARM Markets, will moderate the panel with award-winning filmmaker Deborah Koons Garcia, Chef Cathal Armstrong of Alexandria’s Restaurant Eve, celebrated sommelier and writer Derek Brown and Zach Lester of Tree and Leaf Farm.
Derek Brown, who was named "Bartender of the Year" for 2009 by Washington City Paper and whose D.C. bar, The Passenger, was recently named one of the 10 best new cocktail bars in the nation by Bon Appetit magazine, has created a special cocktail for the event. The reception will also feature fresh tasting bites from Benjamin Lambert of Restaurant Nora.
The event will take place at the Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Rd., on Tuesday, August 24 at 6:30 p.m. and will include a light reception. Tickets are $30 and are available online only at http://freshfarmmarkets.ejoinme.org/MyPages/FRESHFARMMarkets2010MovieNight/tabid/226336/Default.aspx. For further information on the event, visit www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org.
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Fashion’s Pre-Night Out at Hu’s Wear
August 11, 2010
Official neighborhood partner of the upcoming global Fashion’s Night Out (FNO) event September 10th, The Georgetown BID hosted a media soiree Wednesday evening at Hu’s Wear to celebrate with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres by Design Cuisine, and to announce their host committee.
Pictured above starting from bottom row left to right: Janice Wallace (The Capitol Fashionista), Kelly Collis (CityShopGirl), Angie Goff (WUSA-9TV), Jeff Dufour (UrbanDaddy). Top row left to right: Rachel Cothran (Project Beltway), Mary Amons (Labels for Love), Paul Wharton (Evolution Look) and Lana Orloff (Washington Life).
(Photo By: Judith Beermann)
Tara Hu's Wear's Tara Luizza, Marlene Hu Aldaba and Tanya Semsarzadeh
Launched in cities here and abroad, and for the first time ever in D.C., FNO, a collaboration with Vogue and local sponsors, is designed to bring the fun back to shopping and celebrate each city’s unique style all on the same night.
(Photo By: Judith Beermann)
Keith Lipert Gallery's Keith Lipert with Hu's Wear's Marlene Hu Aldaba
Jim Bracco, Georgetown BID Executive Director said “I’m proud to be a part of this terrific event, and it’s great to see it in Georgetown, D.C.’s style district.”
(Photo By: Judith Beermann)
BID Marketing Director Nancy Miyahira and Jim Bracco, BID Executive Director
One of the biggest and most exciting global fashion events to ever come to D.C., Georgetown’s FNO will bring together over 60 stores, restaurants, salons and spas for an evening full of special fashion events, promotions and extended shopping hours.
(Photo By: Judith Beermann)
Fashion's Pre-Night Out at Hu's Wear
(Photo By: Judith Beermann)
UrbanDaddy's Jeff Dufour with BrightestYoungThings.com's Svetlana Legetic
(Photo By: Judith Beermann)
Jim Bracco (BID), Beth Gallagher (Sky Consulting), Debbie Young (BID), Kelly Price (BID)
Performers from Cirque Du Soleil’s new production “Ovo” (opening September 9th at National Harbor) will be dazzling shoppers in Georgetown. Tickets to this production will be included in some of the signature eco-friendly FNO shopping bags available for a $10 purchase. Proceeds from the sale of the shopping bags will benefit Labels For Love, the charitable organization to protect women and children founded by Mary Amons (also star of "Real Housewives of D.C.”).
(Photo By: Judith Beermann)
Mary Amons
For more information on Fashion’s Night Out, visit www.fashionsnightout.com. To volunteer, contact Laura Corridon at lcorridon@georgetowndc.com.
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