DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. – The Atlanta chapter of the National Black MBA Association collaborated with the Atlanta Community Food bank in order to improve the community gardens being planted adjacent North DeKalb Mall.
The Community Gardens are neighborhood initiated, maintained by residents in low-income neighborhoods and community volunteers. The Black MBA volunteers helped further the gardens by committing to the following:
* Planting
* Seeding
* Weeding
* Turning the soil
* Building new beds
* Moving materials
Volunteers and neighbors come together to grow fresh, healthy food to nourish communities and neighborhoods. The benefits of Community Gardening are boundless. It stimulates social interaction,beautifies neighborhoods and produces nutritious foods while reducing food budgets.Each garden is a joint effort where friends and neighbors not only share responsibilities.