Entries Tagged as 'drought'
November 6th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
This was a propitious week for us, the beginning of our winter CSA subscription. The first box from Even’ Star Organic Farm in Lexington Park, MD arrived on Thursday. Inside the box were some lovely Beauregard sweet potatoes along with one very long Courge de Longue squash (very much like a butternut squash), some arugula, […]
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October 17th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized
The District of Columbia is experiencing a drought with a rain deficit of almost 9 inches. But you’d hardly know it if you were visiting the local Whole Foods this morning. There, a worker was out power-washing the sidewalk. A bright red pickup carrying a huge compressor was parked in front of the store with […]
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