A community garden is a communal piece of land on which many people plant vegetables or flowers in divided plots. It’s a way to beautify a community, improve your diet, get some exercise, connect to the environment and save money on grocery bills, all at the same time. If you’re interested in doing any of … Continue reading 2017 Cottage City Garden Spring Opener
Floating Row Cover is awesome to help your veggies grow well into winter. We use hoop houses for our winterizing our beds. we’re growing leeks, chard, collard greens, spinach, kale, shallots, onions, potatoes, beets, lettuce, radishes and more! Continue reading Winter Gardening 2016
PTCHP is sponsoring a “Winter Gardening Class” on Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 7-9 p.m. at Colmar Manor Community Garden. While it is $10 for everyone else, it’s free to Cottage City and Colmar Manor Community gardeners. Creating a Thriving Winter Garden Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 7-9 p.m.-Colmar Manor Community Garden, 3701 Lawrence Street, Colmar … Continue reading Creating a Winter Garden
Cottage City Community Garden is hosting a Fall Clean-Up with the Port Towns Youth Council (PTYC) on Saturday, October 8th, between 9am 12pm. All are welcome to volunteer and help us continue to improve the Cottage City Community Garden. Middle School and High School students can receive service-learning credit for their participation. The PTYC will be weeding and spreading mulch … Continue reading Cottage City Garden Fall Clean-Up
Did you know when you save seeds from your garden that you are helping to preserve history? On Saturday, August 13, Mark Haskell of Friends and Foods taught the Cottage City Gardeners about Seed Saving. Traditional American foods are a hybrid of African, South American, European, and North American plants. Yams, okra, chilies, peanuts, and … Continue reading Seeds of Change: Seed Saving Workshop
Saturday, August 13th at 10am Cottage City Community Garden 4222 Cottage Terrace Cottage City, MD 20722 Cost: FREE! Join the Cottage City Community Garden for a workshop on seed saving! Chef and Master Gardener Mark Haskell will discuss why seed saving matters and teach basic techniques in growing, harvesting, storing and saving seeds from your … Continue reading Seed Saving Workshop with Chef Mark Haskell
Thanks to a grant written by the Town of Bladensburg, Big Belly Solar Trash and Recycling receptacles are now throughout our community. You can see these stations in Bladensburg, Cottage City, Colmar Manor, Edmonston and Mt. Rainier. These nifty receptacles use solar to compact trash and recycling to get more items per can and send … Continue reading Big Belly Solar Trash and Recycling Centers in the Port Towns
