Sustainable North Atlanta Alliance

Sep 29

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…

Sep 22

Recess (Pretty Soon, Your Child May Not Know What That Is) -


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…

Sep 15

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 Green Community Certification -


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…

Sep 14

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…

Sep 13

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…

Sep 09

Wanted: 12 Strong People, and Folks Who Like to Plant! -


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!…