Marv Gaye Greeng Center, partnership wh Washgton Parks & People - Nature Sacred

Contents:

• MARV GAYE GREENG CENTER
• MARV GAYE GREENG CENTER, PARTNERSHIP WH WASHGTON PARKS & PEOPLE
• MARV GAYE GREENG CENTER
• DEPARTMENT OF JTICE VOLUNTEERS MARK EARTH DAY WH COMMUNY SERVICE AT MARV GAYE PARK
• MARV GAYE RECREATNAL PARK
• HARVT FTIVAL AT THE MARV GAYE GREENG CENTER

MARV GAYE GREENG CENTER

Long believed to be a private lot, the Marv Gaye Greeng Center sat empty and abandoned for years.

MARV GAYE GREENG CENTER, PARTNERSHIP WH WASHGTON PARKS & PEOPLE

After disverg that the lot was fact public property and part of the Marv Gaye Park rridor, we were able to, along wh a wi range of muny partners, to reclaim this long-fotten plot of earth and transform to the vibrant cultural, nutrnal, enomic, and tnal hub that is today.

MARV GAYE GREENG CENTER

In addn to servg as a base of muny stewardship and programmg of Marv Gaye Park, DC’s longt municipal park, the one-acre se provis troductory green job and enterprise trag through Parks & People’s Green Corps program, cultural and tnal programmg through our ParkArts program, park-based health through our Heart & Soul program, and year-round food through our Communy Harvt program.

The Marv Gaye Greeng Center is equipped wh a stage for performanc, expendary learng garn beds, grills for h produce okg mos, a new outdoor farm kchen g soon, and even has an on-se office space. Food grown at the Marv Gaye Greeng Center is given out to lol Ward 7 and 8 fai at no st and ed healthy okg monstratn at our Riversi Healthy Livg Center around the rner.

DEPARTMENT OF JTICE VOLUNTEERS MARK EARTH DAY WH COMMUNY SERVICE AT MARV GAYE PARK

If you are terted volunteerg at the Marv Gaye Greeng Center, ll at 202-462-7275 or vis here to sign up. Check out photos below of past events and volunteers at the Marv Gaye Greeng Center! Nature Sacred partnered wh Washgton Parks & People to elevate the Marv Gaye Greeng Center, a base for tnal and stewardship programmg across the street om Marv Gaye Park, to a full-fledged Sacred Place.

Parks & People’s own urban agriculture s, the Marv Gaye Greeng Center and the Columbia Heights Green, provi year-round healthy food and programmg opportuni for public land reclamatn, green planng and sign, arts and cultural events, job trag, volunteer support, and advocy for muny greeng efforts. Together wh our partners at DC Parks and Recreatn, DC Department of the Environment, DC Urban Greens, and the UDC College of Agriculture, Urban Staabily, and Environmental Scienc (CAUSES), we operate a mol urban farm and native refortatn nursery around the rner at the Marv Gaye Communy Greeng Center. The historic se of Marv Gaye’s profsnal sgg but the old Crystal Room nightclub, Riversi featur a 2, 000-square-foot assembly space, a brand new 1500-square-foot mercial kchen and fe, a bike repair statn, and an door growg place now home to 560 anic produce seedlgs.

Marv Gaye Greeng Center.

MARV GAYE RECREATNAL PARK

We disvered that the lot was fact public property, an anic part of the Marv Gaye Park rridor!

HARVT FTIVAL AT THE MARV GAYE GREENG CENTER

We have opportuni at our one-acre urban farm, the Marv Gaye Greeng Center, along wh Marv Gaye Park, the park adjacent to the greeng center. Volunteers may also head to Marv Gaye Park and help out wh thgs such as tree plantg, vasive speci removal, trash clean up, stream clean up, and general park betifitn. Marv Gaye Park / Riversi Center (601 Divisn Ave NE).

Monday-Friday: Open Farm hours at Marv Gaye Greeng Center, 9 am-5 pm. Marv Gaye Communy Greeng Center at (5000 Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, NE).

Moreno marked a day of service, mendg volunteers om the Jtice Department’s Environment and Natural Rourc Divisn (ENRD), Washgton Parks & People and the DC Green Corps as they ntue work on environmental rtoratn projects near the Communy Greeng Center Marv Gaye Park Northeast Washgton, D. “The story of Marv Gaye Park’s renewal is an spiratn. 2012 will mark the nth nsecutive Earth Day service celebratn at Marv Gaye Park.