This spring, RCE Greater Atlanta was fortunate enough to host a three-day gardening
workshop for students from institutions around Atlanta that brought students together in
Georgia Tech's community garden and highlighted the importance of urban agriculture. This
workshop represented all of the best features of the RCE, combining knowledge from university
and community experts, highlighting the communal side of sustainability, bringing people
together, and enriching our next generation of change-makers.

Our experts were able to impart individual and community-scale gardening knowledge,
applicable in dorm rooms or full garden beds. Many thanks to Tamsin Leavy, Dr. Jeannette Yen,
Brent Verrill, Grace Kim, and Dr. Rashid Nuri. Students got an introduction to permaculture
principles, information on how to grow in any space, insights into community gardens, and lots
of time in the garden! In addition to gardening education, we worked on improving the soil
quality and garden towers in Georgia Tech’s community garden, valuable improvements that will
outlive this event.

We also had a very multi-institutional group at the workshop, with students from Georgia
Gwinnett College, Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, Emory University, and Spelman
College; it was great to see so many RCE institutions represented! If you were able to attend, we
hope you took home not just a connection to the earth, but a connection to a fellow student.
We want to encourage those who attended and everyone in the RCE network to stay involved
with urban agriculture across Atlanta, check out below some of the ways to get involved in
Atlanta’s gardens:

• Georgia Tech Community Gardens:
  • Kendeda Rooftop Garden, work days on Tuesdays from 11am - 12pm
  • Community Garden, work days on Saturdays from 9am - 11am
• Urban Farm in Ormewood:
  • Follow them at @urbanfarminormewood on Instagram to keep up with events and volunteer days!
• Truly Living Well:
  • Check out their website for an events calendar: https://www.trulylivingwell.com/events

Find more gardens with Food Well Alliance!

Make sure you’re connected to the RCE Newsletter and Google Group to hear about these
opportunities for students, sign up to become a member if you aren’t in the Google Group!
And many thanks to our sponsors for this event, the Regenerative Built Environments
Micro-Research Grant through the Kendeda Building, and the Innovative Partnerships Program
through ORAU.