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Spring Gardening with Miss Lady Bug at the Wylde Center

The
Wylde Center,
an Atlanta
non-profit organization dedicated to cultivating vibrant greenspaces and
inspiring communities of environmental stewards (www.wyldecenter.org), is hosting a
number of drop-in programs for children and families throughout the spring and
summer.  From rock-painting to seed
planting to arts and crafts, children will enjoy their garden experience with
“Miss Lady Bug”.  Pre-registration is
appreciated, but not required, and some programs may be cancelled in case of
rain.  For more information, and to
register, visit www.wyldecenter.org
and click on “Education”.  Contact Andrea@wyldecenter.org for additional assistance.



 



At Spring Gardening with Miss Lady Bug Miss Lady Bug will help
children plan and plant vegetables in the ground, as well as decorate and plant
a pot to take home.  The kids will enjoy
organic apples with Oakhurst
Garden honey as a
snack.  Children under age 6 must be
supervised by an adult.  Space is
limited, so pre-registration is recommended. 
The cost is $7 for Wylde
Center members and $12
for non-members.

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About the Wylde Center

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In
1997, an idea took root in the Oakhurst area of Decatur, Ga.  Neighbors Sally Wylde and Louise Jackson
envisioned a community garden where children could learn about the natural
world and enjoy hands-on gardening activities. 
With the purchase of a half-acre of property at the corner of South McDonough St.
and Oakview Road,
the Oakhurst Community Garden
was born.  From this small seed of an
idea, the Oakhurst
Community Garden
blossomed and grew, and quickly became one of the area’s most popular gathering
spaces, offering individual garden plots, educational programs, a destination
for school field trips and other youth groups and social activities for all
ages.



 



Today, supported by members, foundations, corporations
and donors, the non-profit has been re-named the Wylde Center
to honor its co-founder and to better encompass its expanded range of
properties and programs.  The Wylde Center
oversees four distinctive greenspaces, mangers a year-round educational program
for all ages, hosts social events and supervises the Decatur City Schools’ Farm
to School Program.  Staff and volunteers
engage children, families and individuals in activities designed to develop
creative skills in sustainable urban living, organic gardening, health and
nutrition.  The non-profit has grown from
a Decatur-based organization to one that is providing environmental educational
services for metro Atlanta.  Despite its robust growth, the Wylde Center
has stayed true to its original mission of cultivating vibrant greenspaces for
everyone to enjoy and inspiring communities of environmental stewards.  www.wyldecenter.org
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