Clairmont Heights Civic Association

From Decatur Dispatch via neighbor Jim Smith: From Idle Flood Plain to Productive Garden.  The North DeKalb Mall Community Garden was started in the summer of 2012 as a trial run for an urban community garden. ...  Keep DeKalb Beautiful participated in providing compost and mulch; The Atlanta Community Food Bank provided many of the seeds used, and Global Grower’s Network has been involved in the planning and coordination of this effort. The garden was given the support and encouragement of Commissioner Rader’s office.  The initial plot is 100 ft. long x 60 ft. wide and is farmed by a Bhutanese refugee family living less than a mile from the mall. ... North DeKalb Mall is the primary leader in this trial effort. However, other interested parties (neighborhoods, churches, et al) are invited to participate in the garden by having their own plots, or volunteering to help new gardeners, and to be a part of the community garden and its programs...." [Read more]