September 2009
14 posts
Join Us For Art Fest →
As October rolls in to town, so does Art Fest and hopefully so do you. This year you may need to take a slightly different route due to the wash out of Holcomb Bridge Road (see map and directions…
How To Get To Historic Downtown Norcross →
Just Think of Bob →
“Bob made it his personal passion.” These words reverberated in my head all night after I saw this short CBS Atlanta news video. As you may or may not know, Dunwoody citizen Bob…
Recess (Pretty Soon, Your Child May Not Know What... →
This boy is a recent addition to the burgeoning home-schooled world. I saw him for a few minutes one day when he was between one hands-on activity and another. A seasoned farmer at our…
Get Dirty and Dance in the Rain →
We began walking down our street toward the elementary school, my younger daughter in her stroller, me behind her, pushing past the cars parked in the bike lane on West Jones Bridge (yes, this…
Bridges to Cross in Our City's Pursuit of ARC... →
This bridge is just beyond the pavilion area to the right of the Dunwoody Community Garden at Brook Run. A month ago, you couldn’t even see the pavilion, never mind the bridge. A massive…
A Barrel of … →
Raindrops. Just like pennies make dollars, raindrops make gallons – gallons of precious, life giving water. Free from Mother Nature. If only I could collect the raindrops and save them…
The Take →
This was a twofer week. The City of Norcross had two fun, free, back–to-back city wide events. Both were well attended, assisted in part by marvelous fall weather, but mostly because of…
Interact Caught in the Act →
Current (and future) members of Norcross High School Interact Club are caught in the act recently on Fall Planting Day at Norcross Charity Garden (see their Facebook page). They joined…
Wanted: 12 Strong People, and Folks Who Like to... →
We need you this Saturday, September 12 at 10 AM to help fill the food pantry raised beds with Farmer D soil at the Dunwoody Community Garden at Brook Run! Twelve strong folks needed!…
Evoking Memories of Europe, Right Here in Dunwoody →
I traipsed around Europe one summer during college with my friend, Julie, from Maine. Ten countries, twenty bucks a day, including food (lots of cheese and bread on river banks) and hotels…
There Are Currently No School Veggie Gardens in... →
Sope Creek Garden Expansion from Sope Creek on Vimeo.
This is Sope Creek Elementary in Cobb County. Fall planting season is NOW. I hear Vanderlyn has said it does not have…
Make Your Own Rain Barrel Class →
Make your own rain barrel class sponsored by Sustainable Norcross Saturday, September 19th 9:30 am-11:30 am Lawrenceville St. in Norcross Cost: $50 per barrel. Assemble your own from…
The Conclusions I Came To While Sitting on the... →
So I’m sitting on the concrete (there are no benches) waiting for my younger daughter to be dismissed (she is one of a couple dozen walkers in a school of close to, what, 800—I park the car…
August 2009
2 posts
On my Soap Box →
Ok folks, I’m warnin’ ya. I’m fired up…and I’m not the only one. Other parents are talking, asking questions, demanding answers and wanting change. As you know, my daughter started…
Celebrating Each Moment →
So I know I’ve been gone for a while. Hopefully you’ve missed me, but if not, I’ll get over it. I’d like to say I’ve missed you, but honestly, the last several weeks have been so busy for me,…
July 2009
16 posts
Alpharetta is now a Green Community →
Information provided by the Atlanta Regional Commission. The cities of Alpharetta and Decatur, along with Cobb County, were the first three communities to qualify for Green Communities…
Milk, check. Eggs, check. Bread, check. →
This past Tuesday, and back in town after my period of much needed rest, my daughters and I ventured to the Whistle Stop Farmer’s Market for the first time. Heavens no, it’s not the first…
This Week at Cane Creek →
This week brings a lot more tomatoes…Lynn and her crew harvested over 400 pounds worth on Tuesday. Luckily I found a great way to use a bunch of yellow tomatoes (recipe below) and…
Slow Food, Pro Food, Mo Food →
Over the past month or so there has been a discussion brewing online around the topic of “Pro Food”. This phrase was coined by Rob Smart in a blog post titled “Pro Food is…” on his …
This Week at Cane Creek →
The rains have returned to Cane Creek and the plants are looking great. This week I will be getting a LOT of heirloom tomatoes (just like last week) in all shapes, sizes and colors. Here…
Where the Sidewalk Ends, Community Begins--Two... →
Story #1 This is Mike Berry (right), a Civics teacher at Dunwoody High School, and Graham Goldberg, a rising senior and member of the Student Government Association, and a seemingly…
Three Very Short Videos that Feature... →
Wildcat Creek at the Dunwoody Nature Center from Pattie Baker on Vimeo.
(I think the apartment complex below is just over the Sandy Springs line) …
Re-opening Pandora's Trash Box →
Yes folks, it’s time to re-open Pandora’s dirty box, AKA the dreaded Gwinnett County trash plan. I’m sure some of you were hoping that the last year’s plan would just get swept under…
The Dunwoody PowerPark →
The idea of having a bike path cutting across Dunwoody under the power lines was tossed aside pretty quickly last night at the Comprehensive Plan community meeting because the land is…
And Speaking of Stream Buffer Variances →
So, what about the stream buffer variance being sought by the Goddard School applicant? I am not an expert in that area, so I reached out to my counterpart in Norcross, Connie Weathers, who is the…
Where We Are with Green Community Certification: a... →
Warning: Big, fat newsy detailed blog post ahead! (I tried to make it as skimmable as I could, for your reading enjoyment.) When I started this blog a year ago, my intention was simple:
Who Says We Don't Have Transportation Alternatives... →
“We can build a beautiful city, yes we can, yes we can …”
Never Underestimate . . . →
Introducing Citizens for The Dunwoody Community Garden from Pattie Baker on Vimeo.
Click on the video above (you may need to click twice—I’m having a little trouble with…
From Waste to Wonderful--Teen/Tween Reporters... →
So this past weekend was the big Go Green Expo at the Cobb Galleria and for weeks people in my “green world” had been asking if I would be there. Frankly, I felt “greened out.” There’s a big…
This Week at Cane Creek →
The first blueberries of the season are arriving as well as the first tomatoes grown outside the hoop house. The farm is drying up (if you have ever been there you will know that the…
Pro Food is... →
Rob Smart, a food entrepreneur, defines a new term for eaters Pro Food is: Pro Farm
Pro Consumer
Pro Cooking
Pro Eating
Community-Oriented
Entrepreneurial
Read the complete definition over at …
June 2009
27 posts
The Cities with Local Food Supplies Win →
So, we’re talking about greenspace at our next community meeting about the City of Dunwoody Comprehensive Plan. You know by now how critically important I believe it is to have a local food…
All Aboard Frosty Caboose! →
So my daughter and I were on our way to the Chamblee library because after returning the nine-disc Mermaid Chair book-on-CD to the Dunwoody drop-off, which is open even though the library…
Rest →
My friend Jennie recently returned from an amazing trip out west with her family, and posted many pictures of their travels on Facebook for viewing. After buzzing through all of her…
Dignity →
So I’m reading through the Atlanta Regional Commission’s document titled Lifelong Communities: A Regional Approach to Aging and one word keeps jumping off the pages. Dignity. Dignity….
Calling All Volunteers →
Summer volunteer opportunities abound. Are you looking for a family oriented activity that is free, close to home and fulfilling? Sustainable Norcross has quite a line up for…
My Jolly Green Giant →
My Dad grew up in the 50’s and 60’s on a potato farm in rural southeast Michigan. Along with his three brothers and two sisters, they helped their parents take care of the farm by doing…
Dunwoody's Very Own Cycling Joe →
So I’m at the Dunwoody Farmers Market yesterday and I’m making my way around meeting some new farmers, Floyd from Moss Hill Farm in Milton, and Todd from Luna Ridge Farm in Milton, when I…
A Video Tour of the Garden →
My friend Pattie (the amazing eco-writer and local sustainability goddess) recently toured the new Jones Bridge Community Garden in Peachtree Corners (AKA, the Lushes Garden). Check out her…
Dunwoody Food Gardeners #2: Meet Angela Minyard →
I first heard of Angela Minyard when she left this comment on the Dunwoody Food Gardeners group on our social networking site: I will have a pretty big veggie garden this year. Last…
Don’t Be A Litter Bug… →
But help us make them. Yep, that’s the plan according to Whistle Stop Farmers Market Children’s Activities volunteer Alice Hinterschied. The pavilion in newly renovated Thrasher Park will…
Rain, Rain, DON'T Go Away! →
We can all agree we’ve had a very wet spring, right? So wet, in fact, that Wednesday, Georgia officials from the Environmental Protection Division lifted the stringent outdoor watering…
Sharing the Fruit Harvest →
Ways to share a communities fruit harvest: Portland Fruit Tree Project is an all-volunteer, grassroots organization based in Portland, Oregon. Their mission is to increase equal access…
This Week at Cane Creek →
The summer CSA is off to a good start at Cane Creek Farm in Cumming and it is time for me to plan our meals for the week based off what we get in the share. Here is the list of…
A Mom Named Mim Who Wouldn't Take No for an Answer →
So I’m picking up my CSA box of farm-fresh crops at the church drop-off point in Peachtree Corners yesterday (after stopping at Farmer D’s new location at the corner of Holcolm Bridge and…
Video of Grand Opening of Thrasher Park and The... →
Thank you,Keith for this video and all the encouragement. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUykow0il9Y
What on Earth Is a Night Sky Ordinance, and Why... →
So I’m trotting around Home Depot the other day, noticing how there is still no sign of a CFL lightbulb in any of the fixtures in the lighting department (no matter how many claims Home…
Feels Like Home →
So as you know, the opening day of the new Whistle Stop Farmer’s Market was last Tuesday, and if you weren’t able to make it (and you may be the only one in the greater …
The Results Are In →
And we like them! The City recently held a Three in One Recycling Day and it was an overwhelming success thanks to people like YOU. City of Norcross…