The 7th Street Garden

Offering youth and adults alike a safe, outdoor setting to learn, grow, and nourish.
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      • Build an Herb Spiral
      • Opening Day! March 31, 2007
      • Intro to Urban Gardens Course
      • Community Meeting. Thursday, April 19 6:30pm
      • Container Gardening
      • Summer Fundraiser Invitation
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The Roots

PHONE: (202) 441 9678

E-MAIL: 7thStreetGarden@gmail.com

ADDRESS:  7th Street, NW between P & Q (1523 7th Street, NW)

DIRECTIONS: We encourage you to bike or take public transportation.  3 blocks South of Shaw/Howard Metro (Green and Yellow Lines), 3 blocks North of Mount Vernon Square Metro (Green and Yellow Lines).  Parking limited. 

  • Washington D.C.

    • DC Food Finder
      An Interactive Map of Food Resources in DC
    • DC Urban Gardeners
      The most comprehensive online gardening resource in D.C.!! Promoting and publicizing sustainable gardening practices and environmental stewardship in the District of Columbia.
    • District Community Gardens
      Interactive map of community gardens in D.C.
    • District Community Gardens
      Directory of Community Gardens
    • DC Farmers Market Interactive Map
    • Capital Area Food Bank
      Distributing Food and Nourishing D.C.
    • Food Rockz Blog
      One of our favorite local blogs about food.
    • Garden Rant Blog on DC Area
    • Casey Trees Foundation
      Re-treeing D.C.
    • Bread for the City
      Providing DC residents food, clothing, medical care, legal and social services
    • Mountain View Farm and Blue Ridge Education Center
      Organic Farm and Education Center
    • One DC
      Organizing neighborhood equity
    • Earth Conservation Corps
      Provides hands-on education, environmental training, professional experience, and leadership skills for disadvantaged young people
    • DC Hunger Solutions
      Fighting hunger in the nation's capitol
    • America the Beautiful Fund
      Source for Free Seeds! Encourage volunteer citizen efforts and to protect the natural and historic beauty of America.
    • DC Neighborhood Info
      Detailed data on DC wards, neighborhood clusters, etc. on poverty, crime, and other pertinent information
    • DC Schoolyard Greening
  • Garden Resources

    Helpful links for your Garden
    • UMass Soil Testing
      Great place to send your soil to get tested for heavy metals, pH, etc.
    • Food Yield Chart
    • Hardiness Zone Map
    • Lead in the Soil
  • Urban Garden Projects

    • Growing Gardens, Portland Oregon
      Providing assitance and education for low-income residents to promote small scale home gardens
    • The Food Project, Boston Massachusettes
      Creating personal and social change through sustainable agriculture
    • Grow Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
      Model Teach Facilitate Sustainable Urban Agriculture
    • Local Harvest
      find farmers' markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies.
    • Womens Garden Bike Tour
      Three-month-long bicycle journey to tour and document food-producing garden projects from Washington D.C. to Montreal - and back again.
    • New Urban Farm in East New York, June 2007
      Mayor supports tranformation of vacant lot to urban gardens.
    • Urban Edible Homestead!
      May 2008
  • Sustainable Design & Landscapes

    • Whole Systems Design LLC
      Creating sustainable Whole Human Habitats
    • Permaculture Activist
    • Herbn Wisdon and Wild Thyme Farm
      Garden & permaculture Education
    • Rancho Mastatal
      Natural Building and sustainability education institute, Costa Rica
    • Lost Valley Education Center
      Intentional Community and Education Center
    • Create a School Garden