Official Grand Opening of Atwood Community Gardens (October 22, 2011)
This day marked the culmination of an entire year of building the vision of Atwood Community
Gardens from the ground up.  Many thanks goes to the community partners whose support made
everything we accomplished at Atwood possible.  Please enjoy the photos from the day's event!
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779 Atwood Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30310
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2011 ATWOOD COMMUNITY GARDENS GRAND OPENING DAY
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Guests start arriving, asking questions about future plans for training, and touring Atwood
Community Gardens to see the new features completed by the Lowe's Heroes.
Students from
the HABESHA
agriculture &
entrepreneur
Students from
training program
the HABESHA &
chicken
coop.Works
urban
Debra Robinson
from SWOOM
Atlanta Market
Project and
volunteers from
the Georgia
Aquarium and
Environmental
Protection
Agency.
Eric Allen talks
with NEXT Steps
Exec Director
Dana Jewel
Harris and
volunteers from
the Georgia
Aquarium.
Sis. DeBorah
from the Mother
Clyde Memorial
Community
Garden &
Pepper Farm
give kids from
the neighboring
Westview
community (a
nationally
recognized food
desert) a tour of
Atwood.
Kwame from
Congo, Robert &
Jamila from
Patchworks City
Farms and Eric
Kwame from
Allen from The
Friends of the
Congo, Robert &
Jamila from
Patchworks City
Farms and Eric
Allen from The
Vigor Consortium
have a
discussion with
Dana Jewel
Harris.
Ladies from the
St. Anthony
Catholic Church
visit Atwood with
questions about
future community
projects with
Atwood.