Grand Opening Celebration at the Edgewood Community Learning Garden, Oct. 25

To celebrate the grand opening of the Edgewood Community Learning Garden at 1503 Hardee Street, Atlanta, GA 30307, the Wylde Center is throwing a free celebration for the public. Everyone is invited to the garden on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 2-5 p.m. The afternoon will include refreshments, face painting, children’s activities, music and more. Visit www.facebook.com/events/1529264430652021/?ref=22 for more information. Volunteers are needed for the afternoon. Please sign up at www.signupgenius.com/go/9040d4ba8a92eab9-edgewood.

Recently, the Wylde Center partnered with The Zeist Foundation, an Atlanta-based family foundation that addresses the needs of at-risk children and families through education, arts and culture and health and human services, on the next phase of development of the Edgewood Community Learning Garden. The 3/4-acre education garden is open daily to the public during daylight hours, and includes a chicken coop, 11 raised vegetable beds, a 1,700-gallon rain harvesting cistern and a composting site. In addition to a new brick walkway and teaching pergola, plans include increased square footage for fruit and vegetable production, a larger chicken coop, bees, a butterfly garden and a tree house. www.wyldecenter.org

About the Wylde Center

In 1997, an idea took root in the Oakhurst area of Decatur, Ga. Neighbors Sally Wylde and Louise Jackson envisioned a community garden where children could learn about the natural world and enjoy hands-on gardening activities. With the purchase of a half-acre of property at the corner of South McDonough St. and Oakview Road, the Oakhurst Community Garden was born. Today, supported by members, foundations, corporations and donors, the non-profit has been re-named the Wylde Center to honor its co-founder and to better encompass its expanded range of properties and programs. The Wylde Center oversees four distinctive greenspaces, a year-round educational program for all ages, social events and the Decatur City Schools’ Farm to School Program. Staff and volunteers engage children, families and individuals in activities designed to develop creative skills in sustainable urban living, organic gardening, health and nutrition. Despite its robust growth, the Wylde Center has stayed true to its original mission of cultivating vibrant greenspaces for everyone to enjoy and inspiring communities of environmental stewards. www.wyldecenter.org