Peirce Mill Update #4: Growing trees, growing soil
Our previous post documenting the soil generation activities at Peirce Mill was from April 2018, and can be found here. It was a brutal summer of 2018 weather-wise here in DC, due to copious rain followed by long dry spells followed by torrential rains followed by horrible heat waves. In short, exactly what the climate […]
26th of June 2018
Summer partnership with Jetties and DoorDash in DC
ForestPlanet is glad to be partnering with DC-area Jetties sandwich shops for the month of July. Jetties will plant one tree with ForestPlanet for each ‘Summer House‘ sandwich sold, either in any of their six area locations or via their exclusive delivery partner DoorDash. The Summer House is made from heirloom tomatoes, sliced avocado, sprouts, […]
28th of April 2018
Peirce Mill update #3: Winter Ground Cover Did It’s Job
Loyal readers will recall that there are 25 trees total in this micro-orchard, a small recreation of the much larger Peirce Orchard that existed in the 19th century. In April 2017 there were a total of 12 flowers on just three (3!) of the trees, indicating that there was trouble in paradise. A grand total […]
2nd of April 2018
ForestPlanet teams with the DC Breeze – One Ticket One Tree in 2018
ForestPlanet is very excited to be partnering with the DC Breeze during their 2018 season. Established in 2013, the DC Breeze proudly represents the District of Columbia and National Capital region in the professional American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL). The Breeze will be planting one tree for each home game ticket sold in 2018, and they’ll […]
27th of March 2018
Join us at GreenSlam with the Washington Nationals
ForestPlanet is glad to be working with the Washington Nationals and multiple environmental organizations to produce the inaugural ‘GreenSlam‘ event! Enjoy a night at the ballpark while supporting your favorite environmental cause, as the Nationals host the Philadelphia Phillies on August 21st, 2018. Nationals Park is the first Major League Baseball stadium to be awarded […]
13th of March 2018
Screening of ‘Normal is Over’, June 7th Washington, DC
ForestPlanet is proud to present the DC Premiere screening of an award winning film by Renee Scheltema – Normal is Over. This film chronicles the way humans have inadvertently imperiled our planet: species extinction, climate change, the depletion of critical natural resources, and industrial control of our food production. This unique documentary examines how our economic and […]
9th of March 2018
Welcoming a new corporate partner – Swarmbustin’ Honey
We’re very excited to announce a new partnership with Swarmbustin’ Honey They’re located in West Grove, PA, and the founder Mr. Walt has been perfecting the Apiary Arts for over 35 years. They raise their own well fed good looking Keystone State bees, and produce their own un-heated, un-filtered honey. A full line of products […]
7th of March 2018
The DC Environmental Film Festival
ForestPlanet is proud to be a sponsor of the 26th annual Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, March 15-25. There will be 100+ screenings at dozens of locations in the national capital area, making this festival one of the world’s largest. If you reside in or will be visiting our area please check out […]
17th of January 2018
First 1, First 100, First 10,000
January 18th marks our one-year anniversary, and we’re celebrating with gratitude that much of the ‘start-up’ slog is now in the rear view mirror: we recently received our 501(c)3 designation from the IRS, we’ve gone over the 10,000-trees-planted level, and we’re sneaking up on the first 100 followers on our Facebook page. We also put […]
2nd of November 2017
Peirce Mill Update #2: Ground cover blankets the orchard before winter
The crop cover blend over at the Peirce Mill orchard is doing well, thanks to some heavy rains in October and TLC from Tim Makepeace. The goal again was to plant a mixture of cover crops that would help nourish the soil for the orchard’s trees, and by the looks of things it’s all going […]