The first of three public meetings for the Henderson Park master plan will be held this Wednesday: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 6:30pm – 8:00pm Tucker Recreation Center, Room #2 4898 LaVista Road, Tucker, GA 30084 Sorry for the late notice, but I just discovered it on the DeKalb County Parks & Recreation web site. Hope [...]

Dave Butler called to say that the parcel of land, of which our proposed garden site is a part, is subject to the county’s master plan process and we’ll have to work through that process to get our garden started. Initial steps in the master plan process include putting the contract out to bid, selecting [...]

I submitted our proposal to the Parks and Recreation Department today.  In it, we asked Parks to allow us to establish a community garden on the empty lot (2731 Henderson Road) adjacent to the Henderson Park soccer field.  The proposal included aerial maps, photos, the description and layout of our proposed garden, general info on [...]

I’ve received enough replies to confirm that there’s sufficient interest to get a garden going in Henderson Park. On January 20th, I met with Dave Butler at Henderson Park to get his opinion of the suitability of the site for a community garden and his advice on how to proceed. Dave recommended that we form [...]