Garden Tour: West Broad Market Garden

Take a tour of the West Broad Market Garden and learn firsthand about urban agriculture at this important site in Athens history. The Garden is located on the playground of a former African-American elementary school where the principal established garden plots for families in 1904. Today the Garden is growing healthy food and providing job opportunities for high school students and residents of the neighborhood. The program will include history of the school, conversations with school alumni and current gardeners, a tour of the garden, and information about land use. Location details will be provided to class participants.

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