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Dunwoody Community Garden

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Community Garden drawing votes in national contest

The garden at Brook Run Park is trying to get supporters to go online and help win a free fruit tree orchard.

Dunwoody's community garden at Brook Run Park is attempting to land a free fruit orchard to expand upon what's already a community cornerstone. The free orchard is part of an Edy's Fruit Bars promotion to foster community through gardening - which matches up pretty well with the aim of the local community garden. The voting is online and so far - not bad. The community garden's Facebook page posted an update Thursday morning. The group is currently in 9th place by a few votes. "We need to just keep voting and adding voters … if we do we will be awarded our orchard in June then no more voting," reads the post. So far, the local garden - according to votes - is well behind gardens in Kalispell, Mt. and Denver Co., but with 3,245 votes it …

Last Chance: Composting Class

Dunwoody Nature Center to host class this weekend at Brook Run Park

It's getting time to stake the tomato plants, put some fertilizer in the garden and then let the summer days take over. Before that happens, you might want to learn a little more about how to make your backyard garden thrive. It's the last chance to sign up for Saturday's composting class hosted by the Dunwoody Nature Center. The class will be at the Dunwoody Community Garden in Brook Run Park. The session from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. will talk about backyard composting practices, and how to turn clippings and other yard waste into nutrient-rich soil you can use in your garden. The class is $5, can be signed up for online, and also includes instruction on how to make sure your compost is organic.        

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