Midway Woods Resident Launches "Plan to Plate"
Short on time, but want to eat better? A neighbor of yours might be able to help
August 19, 2010
Ashli McMahon, a fellow Midway Woods neighbor, is ready to make your busy life easier! Owner of local business, Plan to Plate, Ashli is dedicated to helping you save time and money, improve your eating habits, and increase your confidence in the kitchen.Read more...
Midway Woods Garden Featured on Local CBS 46 News
Beating the heat, and the odds. Thanks to Lesley Tanner and CBS 46 for the positive story!
August 17, 2010
Today, local Atlanta station CBSAtlanta, Channel 46 covered the Midway Woods garden on the 6:00 PM news.Read more...
Yes, it's hot. But we're still going!
90F, 95F+, the garden is still growing, thanks to our 30 member families.
August 15, 2010
Everyone is ready for a break from the weather, including our vegetables.Read more...
Midway Woods Garden on local blog, DecaturMetro.com
All news is good news if it promotes our cause!
August 09, 2010
Check out the brief blurb about your garden over at the local blog, DecaturMetro.com.Read more...
Thank you Midway Woods Neighborhood Association
$200.00 donation helps cover cost of garden
April 28, 2010
The Midway Woods Neighborhood Association has generously donated $200.00 to the Midway Woods Garden.Read more...
Membership update
27 member homes
April 14, 2010
We've passed our intial goal of 25 member homes and families. We still have some "fence sitters." Don't be shy, come on over and get dirty in a shady neighborhood.Read more...
Thank you Amber Greer-Weaver, Keep DeKalb Beautiful, James Burton
First of it's kind project in DeKalb.
April 14, 2010
Our community garden project could not have happened without the help of Amber Greer-Weaver at Keep DeKalb Beautiful and James Burton at DeKalb Sanitation.A "first" for DeKalb was the donation of county composted dirt for use in a community garden project.
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Pictures of Plowing, Tilling, Seedlings
April 14, 2010
We have some pictures up now on the photo sharing service Posterous.Unfortunately, we didn't take pictures of the seedlings after we stepped up the pots to larger sizes on April 10, 2010. But don't fret - you'll get to see them in person on May 1, when you stick those puppies in the ground!!!
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Rough Sketch of Garden Layout
Drawing is not to scale
April 14, 2010
This is a rough drawing of the garden layout.Read more...
Help start the garden, Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 9:30 AM
Yes, we really are doing it this time!
March 26, 2010
Daniel Sullivan, Head Gardener will lead the work effort tomorrow (March 27 at 9:30 AM).Get dirty and meet your neighbors as we clear away gravel and other items from the garden plot.
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Secretary’s report of Community Garden Organizational Meeting
March 25, 2010
March 26, 2010
About 20 people from Midway Woods gathered Thursday night (3/25/10) at Columbia Presbyterian church to hear an update about the Old Field Midway Woods Neighborhood Garden. (edit: The name of the garden is up for vote at a later time, on or after May 7.)Read more...
Garden Neighborhood Meeting, March 25th, 7 PM
To be held at Hazelwood Hall, Columbia Presbyterian Church
March 19, 2010
Are you interested in joining your Midway Woods neighbors to grow community and vegetables? Come to our first garden membership meeting on Thursday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m. at the Columbia Presbyterian Church in Hazelwood Hall.Read more...
Well on our way to 25 initial memberships
A big thanks to our Midway Woods Neighborhood Association
March 03, 2010
Thanks Jon, Heather, Dana, Daniel, Jessica!
At the neighborhood association meeting tonight (3/3/10), we picked up four new garden members (households), in addition to the founding 6 households. That brings our current membership to 10.Read more...
First tilling scheduled for March 31-April 4
Gettin' dirty in a "shady" neighborhood garden
March 01, 2010
Get Dirty on March 31, evening hours, weather permitting
Join us for the first day of tilling on March 31, at the new Midway Woods Garden (click the link for the location).This will be our first membership work day. We will try to break up as much ground as possible. Of course, if it's raining, we postpone until the next day. The window is open through April 4, or until the ground is ready.
If you're new to the project or want to get involved just show up with your work clothes, gloves, a shovel and whatever else you can bring (wheel barrow, stone rake, etc.).
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Follow The Midway Woods Garden on Twitter
You don't even have to register for an account!
March 01, 2010
Just book mark the Midway Woods Garden Twitter page
All you have to do is go to the MidwwayGarden Twitter page. Book mark it and then come back to it or this site anytime you want to know what we're up to!Read more...
It's true! Announcing the Midway Woods Garden
A Community and Neighborhood Garden
February 25, 2010
Yes, you have a garden!
The rumors you've heard and read are true. Gee Harvey's development on Oldfield Road, Oldfield Acres Way is in limbo at the moment and Mr. Harvey has agreed to let the neighborhood use portions of the property for a commuity garden. The Midway Woods Garden will be on lot 1 and 2.Read more...
