Saving green space is on the minds of many Georgians.
When the American Community Gardening Association members gather
in Atlanta Sept. 7-11, they’ll be looking for ways to keep
America’s urban centers greener.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman will deliver
the keynote address to open the 21st annual conference. Workshop
topics for the meeting include raised-bed gardens, community
gardening and leadership-training programs, kids’ gardens,
teaching gardening in elementary schools and the therapeutic
value of gardening.

Participants will learn more about finding funding for
community gardening projects, as well as organic gardening,
heirloom seeds and urban orchards.

Register Early

Early-bird registration is $175 for members or $200 for
nonmembers. After July 28, fees are $200 members and $225 for
nonmembers. Special student and youth rates are also available.
To learn more, contact Bobby Wilson or Cathy Walker. You
can reach them by phone at (404) 762-4077 or e-mail at
(uge1121E@arches.uga.edu).

ACGA is a national, nonprofit group of people who
support
urban, suburban and rural gardening and greening. They see their
effort as a way to improve the local quality of life. Visit the
ACGA Web site at www.communitygarden.org.

The University of Georgia Extension Service in Fulton
and
DeKalb counties sponsors the 2000 annual conference. Other
sponsors are the Atlanta Urban Gardening Program, Atlanta
Community Food Bank, Skyland Trail and the Atlanta Urban
Gardening Leadership Association.