We don't have a peck of peppers to pick yet but we have a few.
24 August 2009
coffee repurpose
Leftover coffee containers from the office repurposed as mouseproof bulk containers!
18 August 2009
When it Used to Rain in Washington DC
One day, back during the times of rain in Washington DC, our house decided to have an adventure to Red Rocks, the local pizzeria. Our former housemate Ben was moving out, and we thought a proper farewell was in store. Red Rocks has fantastic outdoor seating that we were all extremely excited to enjoy together on such a cool and breezy summer afternoon.
Little did we know the evening would turn into a memory of torrent and deluge. Of soaking clothing and moist pizza. Of belly-aching laughter and sticking it out just because. Of broken traffick lights and impromtu citizenship.
When it used to rain in Washington DC, us green-viners made quite the memory...
What unexpected memories have you made in the rain? I'd love to hear stories and see pictures in the comments below.
peace & rain dances,
rachael
Vegan Potluck Picnic and Open Mic on 9/13 - 1pm
The Green Vine Co-op will be hosting it's second vegan potluck/open mic!! This time we are changing it up a little bit. It will be on Sunday, September 13th at 1pm (the weekend after labor day)!!
Bring your favorite vegan dish or drink to share!
Share some food with good people and good music. Check out developments in our garden. Sing, dance, talk and eat some more.
If you are smart and eco-friendly, bring your own reusable plate/fork!
We hope to see you there!!
Check out our facebook event.
Any questions email, thegreenvinecoop@gmail.com.
-The Green Vine Co-op
09 August 2009
NEW Bike Co-op in Petworth!!
I have great news!! There is now a bike co-op in Petworth. It is called The Bike House (http://www.thebikehouse.org/). I am currently a member of The Bike House.
We have been around since May and are coming into full swing. If you have a bike that needs some fixing or you just want to learn how to fix bikes please stop on by. We host a clinic every Saturday from 12:00pm to 3:00pm behind the coffee house, Qualia at 3917 Georgia Ave., NW (you can come through the coffee house or come through the back ally). Just bring in your parts and we can help you put it together. We do ask for a suggested donation of $5 to $10 so we can build a base to get a permanent space to consistently do our work.
Please feel free to stop on by on Saturdays or if you want to get more involved email, thebikehouse@gmail.com.
-Brian
31 July 2009
Vegan Potluck/Open Mic Success
As I'm sure many of you know, we had a vegan potluck/open mic at our house on Saturday, July 25th. We had been planning this for a long time and we really didn't know what to expect. It turned out to be a huge success with 40+ people showing up. There was array of people from our respective work places to friends to couch surfers.
Unlike some potlucks, mostly everyone brought something and we had an abundant amount of food and everything was sooo tasty. We had everything from vegan mac and cheese to gluten free cookies to chick pea patties.
The open mic was fun with performances that made you laugh and maybe feel slightly weirded out.
It was so much fun that we may start having these once a month. We have a house meeting on Sunday to discuss it! We will keep everyone updated with upcoming events.
The only bad thing about the night was that none of us in the house took any pictures, if anyone reading this has some pictures of the night send them on our way.
Brian
30 July 2009
21 July 2009
so, we are famous.
While just so happening to click through Craigslist's Missed Connections, I happened to find this gem of a post. I was so excited to see this identifiable person-- Brian!! --that I didn't even make it through the rest of the post before excitedly running downstairs to tell him. Turns out, Brian is not only the hot ginger cyclist, but he is also apparently reckless. Not the usual Missed Connections posting, I must say.
ginger cyclist with the bicycle tattoo - w4m - 22 (New Hampshire & U St. NW)
Date: 2009-07-21, 5:55PM EDT
You know, you were kind of hot -- bonus points for wearing a helmet, and whoever inked that bike on your right calf did a nice job. So it's a particular shame that you rode like such a douchebag, nearly mowing me down in your haste, although I clearly had the right of way.
So please, look where you're going, Attractive Douchebag Cyclist. You don't ever want to *need* that helmet, and anyway, it's just bad form to crash into innocent girls. Makes all the other cyclists look bad.
- Location: New Hampshire & U St. NW
- it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
Yes!
Even though my experience of Yes! Organic Markets has been overpriced and understocked, I'm kinda psyched that they're opening a store a few blocks from our house at Georgia and Taylor. Its nice to have an option other than Safeway. I'm also not convinced the location is a brilliant strategy for Yes! but I'll take it while it lasts.
20 July 2009
14 July 2009
Verticillium wilt?
The leaves on a few of our tomato plants are turning yellow and drying up. How should we save them (organically)? Luckily we have lots of tomato plants all over our front and back yard.
06 July 2009
05 July 2009
01 July 2009
Protest for Human Rights
So...we have our first couch surfer at the green vine co-op this week! Her name is Sauatina Sanchez and she reins from the great city of Seattle. She has come to D.C. to kick off her grassroots campaign to help mobilize the LGBT community. Her goal is for the LGBT community to stand up, be heard, be seen and demand equality.
This initiative is merely two weeks old and she has already started this impressive website and blog! Check it out and be sure to comment on it to help boast it's readership.
If you are interested in getting more involved contact her at protestforhumanrights@gmail.com.
Photo from http://www.protestforhumanrights.com/
28 June 2009
Potatoes
Potatoes have been one of my favorite gardening experiences despite how much the bugs love them. There's something magical about planting one little seed potato and a few months later digging through the soil finding countless more. This year, we put our potato plants in a plastic container, which has an added advantage--once the plants start to get bigger, we add more soil so they grow more roots and produce more potatoes.
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