Community Garden
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In-Depth
How UGA Community Garden is Adapting to Climate Change
On an early fall evening in Athens, rows of fig trees and native crops bask in the sun at UGArden, the University of Georgia’s student-run community garden. But beneath this calm green canopy, there’s a growing unease among local gardeners. “It’s not normal anymore,” says UGArden executive board member, Owen…
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Athens-Clarke County
The Faces and Future of Community Gardening in Athens
As she steps through the gates of the Mae Willie Morton Community Garden, Barbara “Lady B” Sims can’t help but start picking the turnip greens growing in a garden bed close to the entrance. She moves toward a garden bed with collard greens and sighs. “I was hoping that people…
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COVID-19 Coverage
UGA Green Roof Garden Coping with COVID-19 Harvest Loss
Due to the mandated University of Georgia campus closure in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Abbie Dillon, the Office of Sustainability’s Urban Agriculture intern working to maintain the Green Roof Garden, was barred from campus and forced to abandon numerous crops. As a result, the Green Roof Garden…
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Athens-Clarke County
ALT Community Gardens Push for Ordinance Change
Athens, GA — With temperatures finally on the rise, now seems as good a time as any to get outside and start working in your garden. You can eat or give away the crops you grow, but don’t try selling them because its against city ordinance — at least for now.…