1. Organized and Built Urban Gardens
Partnerships & Volunteers Involved
JumpStart
Georgia Organics
Project Open Hands
AmeriCorps VISTA
AmeriCorps NCCC
Atlanta Housing Authority
AmeriCorps State/National
The Atlanta Mobile Market
Atlanta Regional Commission, RSVP
Farmer D Organics Garden Center
Returned Peace Corps Members
Atlanta Community Food Bank-Master Gardeners
Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture

2. • First Urban Garden - Peachtree Road Senior High Rise
• Second Urban Garden at O’Hern House
• Third Urban Garden at Welcome House
Volunteers were recruited to assist with building
the following urban gardens:
VOLUNTEERS RECRUITED

6. O’HERN HOUSE
GARDEN BUILD
DAY!
WHILE WE BUILT THE
GARDEN, THE DANCING
DIVES FROM THE
HARRIETT G. DARNELL
SENIOR MULTIPURPOSE
FACILITY PERFORMED FOR
THE RESIDENTS IN THE
GARDEN. WE SHARED
HEALTH INFORMATION, ETC.
FROM ATLANTA REGIONAL
COMMISSION, HEALTHY
SNACKS FROM PROJECT OPEN
HANDS, AMERICORPS VISTA,
AND ENJOYED LUNCH IN THE
GARDEN!
Truly Living Well Urban Farm, JumpStart Staff,
Dancing Divas, ARC/DCA Staff, & Project Open
Hands Volunteers

10. Urban Garden at Peachtree
Road Senior High Rise

11. Urban Garden at Peachtree
Road Senior High Rise

12. O’HERN HOUSE URBAN GARDEN

14. URBAN GARDEN
BUILD DAY AT
WELCOME HOUSE

15. Jacqueline Wright,
AmeriCorps VISTA
Leader, SLSK organized
the Garden Build &
Information Resources
Day. Ms. Virginia
Spencer, Director of
Welcome House
Greeted Everyone.
HEALTHY
FOOD
HELPFUL
INFORMATION
BUILDING A GARDEN
ALONG WITH

16. PREPARING TO PLANT
Seeds and plants donated from:
- Truly Living Well
- Atlanta Community Food Bank

17. INSTRUCTIONS TO
VOLUNTEERS AND
PARTNERS
ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK’S
MASTER GARDENER
• Atlanta Community Food Bank
• Returned Peace Corps
• Atlanta Regional Commission,
ARC, RSVP
• The Atlanta Mobile Market
• AmeriCorps VISTAs
• Truly Living Well Urban Farm
Partnerships

18. Members of Returned Peace
Corps Posed Before Working
AmeriCorps VISTA Leader Posed
Before Working
THE TEAM HAD TO MOVE THE “GOOD STUFF—SOIL” FROM TRULY LIVING
WELL URBAN FARM FROM THE PARKING LOT TO THE GARDEN AREA.

20. SHOLVING SOIL
AND
REMOVING
LEAVES
HARD LABOR!
FIRST
THINGS
FIRST
BEFORE
PLANTING

21. GRANT, RETURNED PEACE
CORPS VOLUNTEER WAS
ON THE MOVE

22. INFORMATION
TABLE
AMERICORPS VISTA
TEAM & RSVP
VOLUNTEERS,
ATLANTA REGIONAL
COMMISSION, ARC
The team shared
brochures on the
latest information
concerning the
New Healthcare
Law, health
insurance benefits,
& other
information ARC
had to offer
throughout the
region.

23. The Atlanta Mobile
Market
Shared
Information
About An
Alternative Food
Source for
Residence at
Welcome House

24. Soil almost in place—time to plant…

26. HEALTHY SNACKS
Volunteers and
residents took a break
and enjoyed the
healthy fresh veggies
prepared by Jacqueline
Wright. She also
shared some healthy
eating tips at the
display table.

27. HEALTHY
REFRESHMENTS
FOR VOLUNTEERS
Healthy
Refreshments