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State recognition, official announcements, and public presentations for the vacant-lot-to-farm work in Washington, DC and Maryland.

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Recent Volunteer Day

The DC Iotas at the farm. Community groups continue to make Sennel Gardens what it is.

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The Farm in Frames

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Three growing seasons of vacant-lot-to-farm transformation, harvest days, film crews on set, and the state recognition that came of it.

Peak summer production at Sennel Gardens
Vacant lot before transformation, Spring 2023
First tilling of the vacant lot, Spring 2023
Staking rows, Spring 2023
Full growth, Summer 2023
Harvest beds, Fall 2023
Mulched rows, Fall 2023
Building infrastructure, Spring 2024
Bed preparation, Summer 2024
Winter cleanup, 2024
Overwintering crops, 2024
Row cover technology, Spring 2025
Greens growing under row covers
Harvest day, Summer 2025
Brassicas and marigolds, Fall 2025
Kale close-up, Fall 2025
Car trunk full of harvested greens for distribution
Six totes of harvested greens ready to distribute
Manny working in the hoop house while being filmed
Manny walking a vacant lot with the film crew
Manny at the Maryland State House meeting with legislators on urban farming tax incentives
Receiving the NourishMD grant plaque from Maryland DHCD
Team celebrating the NourishMD grant award
Working the rows
Lush garden with sunflowers
Inside the hoop house
Fall garden with IBC water tanks

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