Join the Franciscans Monastery Gardening Guild's (FMGG)  third annual Tomato Sauce Canning Thursday, August 16 through Saturday August 18. There will be two shifts per day running from from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. which include:  cutting and processing San Marzano/paste tomatoes from FMGG's vegetable farm well as cooking tomato sauce and canning.  All proceeds are donated [...]

Enjoy the beautiful gardens at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land while learning about its plants, architecture, history and shrines. Free tours are held every Saturday, 11 a.m. and noon, with guides from the Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild. Meet at the visitor center, 1400 Quincy St. NE, Washington, DC 20017; myfranciscan.org and fmgg.org; 202-526-6800. Call [...]