Thursday, June 14, 2012
It will be held at 9 a.m. at the Oakhurst Community Garden.
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
The Decatur Library and the Oakhurst Community Garden Project (now called the Wylde Center) have presented a series of "Living Green" classes this year. They touch on subjects such as "Your Edible Garden," "Sustainable Landscaping" and "Drought and Rain Gardens -- Prepare for Both." The latest class in the series will be a compost workshop for the whole family. It will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Oakhurst Garden at 435 Oakview Road, Decatur. The garden says, "Join the staff of the Oakhurst Community Garden Project and learn all there is to know about composting. Families will rotate through hands-on stations learning stations. Learn how to take care of a pile, what do you do with the compost once it is finished? Please RSVP to …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Greg Levine honored for making "a contribution to the local community and its natural environment."
Greg Levine of Trees Atlanta was named the 2012 recipient of the Sally Wylde Cultivating Life Award. The award was established in 2010 by the Oakhurst Community Garden Project (renamed the Wylde Center) and the City of Decatur to recognize an individual or organization in Decatur who makes a contribution to the local community and its natural environment. Patch asked Levine to tell something about himself. He provided this information by email: My parents live in Lilburn and I am one of four children. I was born at Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta and currently live in Decatur with my partner David Gunderson. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Georgia. I am a International Society of …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
The late Sally Wylde founded the garden in 1997.
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
The Oakhurst Community Garden Project has been renamed the Wylde Center, after founder Sally Wylde. Stephanie Van Parys, executive director of the Wylde Center, said the change was needed because the organization is now a multi-dimensional nonprofit that outgrew its original brand. It's now much more than a community garden. The organization's headquarters will remain at the Oakhurst Garden at South McDonough Street and Oakview Road. The official name of that site will become Wylde Center at Oakhurst Garden. How big is the Wylde Center? It's now running these programs: Oakhurst Garden, the Sugar Creek Garden, Decatur Farm to School, environmental and education-based youth outreach programs, garden coaching, community-wide education and …
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Saturday was a perfect day to buy new plants or make crafts.
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Saturday, April 14, 2012
The Oakhurst Community Garden plant sale is a signature spring event in Decatur. The sale continues Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The garden will be busy again next weekend for Earth Day. A short distance away on Saturday, crafts were the order of the day at the Oakhurst Church Craft-A-Ganza.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Don't just sit around all weekend -- Get Out!
Oakhurst Community Garden Plant Sale When/where: Member preview from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 12. Open to the public 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 13-15 at the Oakhurst Community Garden Project, 435 Oakview Road, Decatur. Why go: A huge number of plants will be sold at the garden fundraiser. You can hear expert speakers, too. Food and drink will be sold. For details, go to www.oakhurstgarden.org. Price: Free admission. Agnes Scott Grad Will Talk About Science Writing When/where: 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13, at the Bradley Observatory on the Agnes Scott Campus. Why go: Sarah Scoles, a 2007 grad, will speak about “Science Writing and Writing Science.” A planetarium show and viewing with the telescopes will follow the talk, …
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
The award is named after the "founding mother" of the Oakhurst Community Garden Project.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
The Oakhurst Community Garden Project and the City of Decatur are accepting nominations through April 10 for the Sally Wylde Cultivating Life Award. As the garden webpage says, the annual award goes to an individual or organization in Decatur making an extraordinary contribution to our community and its natural environment. This award is presented to those who demonstrate qualities held dear and embodied by Sally Wylde, an artist, environmentalist, activist, and educator whose work and life have inspired people of all ages to become better caretakers of the earth, of one another, and of themselves. Wylde was the "founding mother" of the Oakhurst Community Garden Project and its first executive director. She died in August 2010. The award …
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Video shows the growing popularity of beekeeping. Inter Press Service story focuses on backyard chickens.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Two international news agencies recently highlighted the Oakhurst Community Garden Project. A video on CNN carries the headline "Are bees coming to backyard near you? Apiculture as a hobby is generating buzz. Here's a look at a class for new beekeepers." Garden beekeeper Cassandra Lawson leads the class and starts by saying that beekeeping used to be a fringe activity. "When I started beekeeping a while back it wasn't a very popular thing to do," she says. "Quite honestly, it was a little eccentric." But the students don't think so. They tell why they were motivated to take the class. The Inter Press Service story has the headlne "Urban Chicken-Keeping Movement Spreads Its Wings" and uses the garden's Chicks in the City symposium as an …
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Can't figure out what to do this weekend? Here are some ideas.
Editor's note: The Touch-A-Truck event scheduled for Saturday, March 3, has been postponed until April 21 because of the threat of bad weather. Oak Grove Young Children's School Consignment Sale When/where: Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3, at Oak Grove UMC Children's School, 1722 Oak Grove Road, Decatur. 9:15 a.m. on Friday. Sale also open 6-8 p.m. Friday and again for half price day on Saturday from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Information: http://www.ogycsconsign.org/. Why go: Moms, do you want to save money? You can find great bargins on children's used clothes and toys. Price: Free. First Fridays Dekalb Entertaining Success When/where: Friday, March 2, at 6 p.m. at the Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center at 3181 Rainbow Drive, Decatur…
Friday, February 24, 2012
Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are some ideas.
Ananse, the African Spiderman When/where: 9:30 and 11 a.m. Thursday and Friday, Feb. 23 and 24, and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, in the Winter Theatre at the Dana Fine Arts Building at Agnes Scott College, 141 E College Ave., Decatur. Why go: The Blackfriars of Agnes Scott College present an adaptation of the most popular of African folk tales. The wily trickster Ananse the Spiderman weaves a web of adventures in the jungle and the sky. Fantastic fables are highlighted with singing, dancing, drumming and storytelling. Price: $5, free for Agnes Scott students. Tickets available at the door. Reservations, 404-471-6248. Group reservations and information, 404-471-6250. Chicks in the City Symposium When/where: Starts at 8:30 a.m. to…
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Oakhurst Community Garden Project is leading the classes.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Are you interested in living a sustainable lifestyle, but aren't sure exactly how to start a garden or the best way to compost? The Oakhurst Community Garden Project posted this information about the "Living Green" series of classes that will be taught at the Decatur Library this year. The Oakhurst Community Garden Project, the City of Decatur and the DeKalb County Public Library are collaborating on the classes. The best news: all the classes are free. Except for a compost workshop, the events will take place at the Decatur Library at 215 Sycamore St. Here is the list of classes: For more information, contact Andrea Zoppo at andrea.zoppo@yahoo.com.
Maureen
9:44 am on Friday, May 11, 2012
Congrats, Greg! more ›