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Martinis in the Garden
Saturday, May 17, 5 - 8 p.m.
Martinis, food, and auction. $40 admission.
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Purchase tickets.

2008 Beekeeping Camp
Ages 7 - 12
June 9 -13, June 16 - 20
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - noon
$150 per week, scholarships available
Register for one week or two
Registration information coming soon
More information (PDF)

Donate Books to the Oakhurst Library
Oakhurst Community Garden has a new lending library of garden-related books for children and adults. We invite friends and supporters of the Garden to borrow books that interest them and return them within a month's time. All of these books are valuable; some of them would be difficult or costly to replace. Please treat the books carefully -- just as you would plants in the garden. If you or your children have similar books you are ready to let go of, please bring them to the Garden office and leave them in the box marked for donations near the new bookshelves. Be sure to look over our growing collection when you visit the Garden.

Worm Bins and Rainbarrels for Sale!
POWER TO THE GREEN, DUDE!
Recycle your kitchen scraps and reuse your rainwater with worm bins and rain barrels built by Decatur High School students at the Oakhurst Community Garden Project.

Use the worm bins to make natural plant fertilizer from kitchen scraps and newspaper! It's fun, cheap, and eco-friendly, keeping biodegradable waste out of the waste stream.

Use the rain barrels to save rain water to use for your outdoor watering needs. In this time of severe drought every drop of water counts! Purchase your own rain barrel to collect rainwater from your roof and gutters.

Worm Bin Prices
Large bins (outdoor, doubles as garden bench) - $150
Small bins (indoor or outdoor) - $40
Rain Barrel Prices
50-gallon barrel - $120

All proceeds go to the students who build the bins and barrels as part of the Gr-O-Town Entrepreneurs, a group of Decatur High students who work at Oakhurst Garden twice a week to learn sustainable gardening and entrepreneurship skills.

For more information or to order your products, contact Kyla Zaro- Moore, 404-371-1920, ocgp@oakhurstgarden.org.

Thank you for your support to benefit your environment and GO GREEN!

See the full classes schedule.

Worm Compost: The Basics of Great Worm P-P! CLASS FULL
Sunday, May 18, 4 - 6 p.m.

Garden First Aid Kit
Wednesday, May 28, 7 - 9 p.m.

Japanese Cooking: Savory Pancakes and Fried Noodles
Friday, May 30, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Build a Rain Barrel for Your Garden
Saturday, May 31, 10 a.m. - noon

A Living Wreath: Succulents
Sunday, June 1, 4 - 6 p.m.

Mushrooms and three classes on how they can change your life:

1.Introduction to Mycology: How mushrooms can save the world!
Saturday, June 7, 4 - 6 p.m.

2.Make and Take Your own Mushroom Kit
Saturday, June 21, 10-noon

3.Make and Take Your own Innoculated Log
Saturday, June 28, 4 - 6 p.m.

Science Exploration in the Garden for ages 7-10, parents optional
Aerodynamics: Sunday, June 1, 4 - 5 p.m.
Soapstone Pendents: Sunday, June 8, 4 - 5 p.m.
Exploring Insects: Sunday, June 15, 4 - 5 p.m.
The Stream Runneth: Sunday, June 22, 4 - 5 p.m.

Fermentation: The Making of Kraut
Wednesday, June 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Effective Watering Techniques: Making an Olla
Thursday, June 12, 7 - 9 p.m.

Two Hand Clay Work Classes with Christine Tholl in the Garden:

1.Windchimes in the Garden
Saturday, June 14, 10 a.m. - noon

2.Terra Cotta Birdhouse or Birdfeeder:
Sunday, June 22, 1 - 3 p.m.

Seed Saving: Saving spring and summer!
Thursday, June 26, 7 - 9 p.m.

Peppers, Tomatoes, Basil -- Oh My! Summer Seasonal Cooking for your Kitchen
Saturday, June 28, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Wild Things
Summer 2008 4s/5s on their own
Fridays, June 6-27, 9-10:30 a.m.
Summer 2008 2s/3s with an adult CLASS FULL
Fridays, July 11-August 1, 10-11:30 a.m. with a parent/caregiver