Our Green Atlanta

Please vote YES on Tuesday for the Transportation Referendum and cleaner air, transit on the Atlanta BeltLine and beyond, bike lanes, road improvements, and so much more!

Vote YES for the Atlanta BeltLine + transit, transportation, and PROGRESS for our region on July 31! Wow – I didn’t realize it’s been so long since I last wrote for Our Green Atlanta! Spending the past year planning the most eco-friendly wedding possible accounts for much of the ...

Articles like this one in the New York Times simultaneously depress and inspire me - mostly the latter when it mentions impactful, large-scale projects like the Atlanta BeltLine - Official Fan Page.

We visited White Oak Pastures in south Georgia almost a year ago where we got to meet the first batch of chicks in what is now a large, organic chicken operation.

does this bother anyone else? While reading a gardening magazine this morning, I saw that you can vote for the American Garden Award online. All seven entries were either registered or trademarked. I can't believe we've gotten so far from naturally-occuring plants that not a single one is even considered for an "American Garden Award." How sad.

Did you realize that kids who eat organic foods have ONE SIXTH the pesticides in their bodies that kids who eat regular foods do?!
On that note, here 10 great tips from Georgia Organics on how to make an impact with every meal you eat!

http://www.georgiaorganics.org/forEaters/10waystovotewithyourfork.aspx

10 Ways to Vote with Your Fork Did you know that fresh produce loses its nutrients quickly? Food that is frozen or canned soon after harvest is actually more nutritious than some "fresh" produce that has been on the truck or supermarket shelf for a week or longer. Knowing your farmer gives you insight into the seasons, the weathe

I just found out about a cool garden and plant sale program at a church in Ormewood Park:
http://ourgreenatlanta.com/2011/04/04/ormewood-park-church-embraces-environmentalism-with-vegebtable-garden-and-plant-sales-to-support-community-members/

Ormewood Park church embraces environmentalism with vegebtable garden and plant sales to support com ...to join me on Linked In!...to follow Our Green Atlanta on twitter!...to become a fan of Our Green Atlanta on facebook!

The call for submissions is here for Art on the Atlanta BeltLine and so is the page, so go check it out and join us for artists' walks this weekend and next!