A
lot of
folks are starting to grow vegetable gardens. Here's a
good gardening
calendar to
help you
figure out what to do when.
Registration
for garden plots begins for Rockville city residents Feb. 5
Home
Weatherization Meeting Feb. 6
Home
Weatherization Meeting Feb. 7
National
Preach-In on Global Warming
Feb. 13-14
My Organic Market is opening a new store, in Bowie, MD (grand opening events Feb. 13-15).
Home
Weatherization Meeting Feb. 20
Electric
Sunday TV and Computer Recycling Event in Fairfax County
Sunday,
Feb. 28
Washington
Home and Garden Show Mar. 12 - 14
Super Pet Expo
Mar. 19 - 21
25th annual Meatout
Mar. 20
Green Living
Expo
Mar. 20
April
is Sexual
Assault
Awareness Month . A teal
colored ribbon is
used to help raise awareness. a
poster from
the Department of Justice (pdf format)
National
Cherry
Blossom Festival Mar. 27 -
Apr. 11
Sakura
Matsuri Japanese
Street
Festival Apr. 10
4th
Annual Fashion for Paws
Runway
Show at the Embassy of Italy Apr. 10
Run
for Water Apr. 18
Earth
Day
Apr. 22
This
year, Arbor Day is celebrated in Maryland on Apr. 6, and in Virginia
and DC on Apr. 29.
info from
the National Arbor Day site
Baltimore
Green Week Apr. 17-24
Lots
of farmers markets begin opening around the beginning of May. A few are
open year round. You can find one at localharvest.org .
Fiesta Asia
Street Fair
May 22
Nuclear Tipping Point is a new movie about eliminating nuclear weapons. It features discussion by Former Secretary of State George Shultz, former Secretary of State
Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of Defense Bill Perry and former
Senator Sam Nunn. You can order a free copy of it on DVD at their website.
Occoquan
Spring Craft Show Jun
Springfield
Days
June 3-6
Occoquan
Spring Craft Show June 5
Celebrate Fairfax
June 11-13
Smithsonian
Folklife
Festival on the National Mall late June - early July
National
Book Festival
on the National Mall in the Fall
Solar
Tour of Homes is held
every Fall.
Green
Festival Oct. 23-24
for
more events, please check:
Arlingtonians
for a Clean Environment
bethesdagreen.org
Chesapeake
Climate Action Network (CCAN) events
CarbonfreeDC
Northern
Virginia Green
Drinks
find
a
local Sierra Club chapter
Potomac Conservancy events