Whew, what a couple days in Atlanta! And, who knew such incredible Community Gardening and Urban Agriculture work was going on here in Metro Atlanta?! I remain impressed.Here are the gardens, farms, folks, and programs that I visited in the past 48 hours (in chronological order). Links route to the garden/farm website, listing on the American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) website, or...
Wind, ice, chance of snow, and I'm headed north. Brrr.This coming week, I'll be making a run to Atlanta in my little-truck-that-could for a community garden educational trip.* While in Atlanta, I plant to a) visit metro-area community gardens, b) attend a "Train the Trainer" workshop co-hosted by the American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) and the Atlanta Community Food Bank(ACFB), and,...
This past week, I made a trip up to North Carolina to my alma mater, Warren Wilson Collegefor homecoming with two friends, fellow alums. Warren Wilson is a work college, which means that all students on campus have a 15-hour-per-week job. Most of the routine maintenance and tasks are performed by students. For example, there's a plumbing crew, a library crew, cafeteria (dish-washing) crew, etc....