Sustainable Brookhaven: Community, Sustainability, Action

05/18/2016

Atlanta has created a Director of Urban Agriculture. Bravo!

05/09/2015

See y'all at the Chicken People Potluck Picnic, 3pm today, 2949 Redding Rd. Bring snacks or drinks to share and come enjoy the company of other Brookhaven backyard chicken aficionados!

04/07/2015

A new natural beekeeping meetup group for metro Atlanta!
http://www.meetup.com/Atlanta-Beekeeping-the-Natural-Way/events/221659029/

Beekeepers of all levels of experience are welcome at this Meetup where we will share ideas and support one another in our endeavor to keep bees as naturally as possible. We will meet at the Buckhead

09/29/2014

This looks really cool! Wouldn't it be fun to do something similar in Brookhaven?

http://makerfaireatl.com/

What is a Maker Faire? Simply put, a Maker Faire is an event created by Make magazine to “celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset”. But don’t take our word for it. Take a look at just a tiny fraction of the photos from last year’s Atlanta Mini Mak…

05/21/2014

Some info from Briarwood Park about their next cleanup day and upcoming meetings and celebrations:

"[C]ome help us clean up Briarwood Park Saturday morning, May 31, 9am-2pm. We’ll have a great day of fun moving woodchips, working in the community garden, mowing grass, picking up trash and blowing the trails. Please bring work gloves, water, long sleeve pants and shirts, eye protection, sunscreen and mosquito repellant. Hopefully, the pool will be open for an after work party swim.

Then we celebrate Tuesday evening, June 3nd, for the monthly Briarwood Park Conservancy meeting. We’ll give an update of the bathroom construction schedule, discuss the park improvements progress and preview the daylilies about to bloom. Hamburgers and hotdogs at the Forest Patio with ice scream sandwiches for the kids provided by Briarwood Park Conservancy. Bring your own drinks. There are no conflicting City meetings that night."

05/02/2014

Cleanup Day for Blackburn Park on Sunday!
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/blackburn-park-volunteer-clean-up-day-tickets-11375766223?utm_campaign=new_eventv2&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eb_email&utm_term=eventurl_text

Join us on Sunday, May 4th from 1-4pm at the main entrace of Blackburn Park as we work to beautify the view from Ashford Dunwoody Road. We will be planting flowers, picking up trash, repairing broken fence and generally improving the curb appeal of the park. Bring shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, cli…

04/13/2014

Show up and give your input into the Parks and Rec plan for Brookhaven:

"The City of Brookhaven will host two simultaneous public forums for the Parks and Recreation Master Plan on Monday April 14, 2014 at 6:30 in the Briarwood Park Recreation Center and Lupton Hall of Oglethorpe University. The purpose of these meetings will be to collect public input and comments about the development of the City’s parks. Please see the attached public notices for more information about the location of these meetings.

Thanks,

Daniel Hall
Deputy City Clerk, City of Brookhaven"

04/10/2014

Learn how to camp without leaving a trace this Saturday at the Chamblee Library!
http://www.dekalblibrary.org/component/option,com_events/Itemid,133/agid,21306/day,12/month,04/task,view_detail/year,2014/

DeKalb County Public Library - A Place to Grow

04/09/2014

Brookhaven's own Vital Awareness invites you to the Southeastern Sustainable Livestock Conference to learn about humane food, farming, and the impact our food dollars have on farm animal welfare and the environment.
http://www.southeasternsustainablelivestock.org/

Southeastern sustainable livestock conference 2014

04/03/2014

If you care about our local watershed, please consider joining the efforts of our very own North Fork Connectors! www.northforkconnectors.org

Please join the North Fork Connectors in celebrating Earth Day by cleaning up a section of the North Fork of Peachtree Creek. (Sign up to volunteer for the clean-up at http://NorthForkConnectors.org)
Who: Teens and adults
What: Stream Clean-up
Where: North Fork of Peachtree Creek near the intersection of Corporate Blvd.
When: April 19th 9:00 am - Noon (Rain Date April 26th)
How to Participate: PLEASE SIGN UP PRIOR TO THE EVENT through http://NorthForkConnectors.org
Please wear long pants, long sleeve shirts, work gloves and sturdy shoes (no sandals or open toe shoes). Bring a refillable water bottle. Wear sunscreen and insect repellent, as appropriate. Bring any tools from home that would be helpful in collecting trash (e.g., trash poker (fancy name for a pointy stick), long tongs). You will be required to sign a participation application and waiver the day of the event. Have Fun!
*Note to participants: This site has a steep bank and lots of trash, and is appropriate for those participants physically prepared for this type of terrain. Children may participate by helping to sort recycling.
For questions about the event, please email [email protected]. The North Fork Connectors is an organization whose mission is to create a public linear park along the North Fork of Peachtree Creek for walking, cycling, and paddling. Our goal is to bring together communities, organizations, businesses, and governments to make this significant revitalization a reality.

North Fork Connectors

03/08/2014

Get your local delicious on this morning with the Riverview Farm Mobile, at Cook's Warehouse from 10-noon!

03/05/2014

Now's the time to act if you've been thinking about backyard beekeeping! Increase yields from your fruits and vegees, get honey and beeswax, and have hours of fun watching your bees work for you :) Lots of local beekeepers are members of the Metro Atl Beekeepers Association and would love to mentor you through your first season.
http://www.metroatlantabeekeepers.org/