Happy Thanksgiving from Decatur Active Living
November 23, 2011 Leave a comment
Happy Thanksgiving from Decatur Active Living staff. Enjoy the time with your family and friends on this special day.
Oakhurst Festival Set for this Weekend
October 7, 2011 Leave a comment
Artist, Music, Parade and activities for young people. You don’t want to miss this fun time in Oakhurst. Children and Youth Services and Decatur Active Living will have exciting arts and crafts for young people. Decatur Police Department will be conducting bike registration and Decatur Fire Department will conduct car seat safety checks at the Solarium from 10am-1pm. For more information visit www.oakhurstartsandmusicfestival.com
Healthy Monday- Squash your Produce Slump
October 3, 2011 Leave a comment
Add some healthy variety to your diet this week by enjoying fall’s bounty! Stop by your local farmer’s market and add fresh beets, squash, okra or pumpkin to your plate. These hearty vegetables are full of fiber and make a great Meatless Monday entree.
Parent Coach Atlanta Partners with Decatur Active Living
September 30, 2011 1 Comment
Are you really ready for parenthood? How will your child handle the arrival of your new baby? Do you wish parenting came with a manual? Certified teacher, parent coach, parent advice columnist and parent educator Susan Eppley of Parent Coach Atlanta is offering classes and workshops this fall. See class offerings below:
Leadership Parenting Class
Tuesdays in October, 6:30-8:30pm
Beacon Hill Center, 430 W. Trinity Place
$200 per participant, partner/spouse attends free
Are you ready to change the way you parent so you have harmony in your home? Parent Coach Atlanta offers 4 parenting classes to revolutionize the way you parent.
Week One: Parenting with Love and Leadership Part 1.
Week Two: Parenting with Love and Leadership Part 2.
Week Three: Top Three Preschool Behavior Problems Solved.
Week Four: How to Raise a Responsible and Resilient Child
For more information contact: Susan Eppley, Leadershp Parenting Coach at 404-429-7201 0r susan@ParentCoachAtlanta.com To register please call 404-377-0494 or vist Beacon Hill Center.
September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
September 14, 2011 Leave a comment
Childhood Obesity Fact
The financial implications of childhood obesity are sobering, at $14 billion per year in direct health care costs alone. Increased awareness and prevention of childhood obesity will save billions of dollars in unnecessary health care costs and promote healthier lifestyles to improve and prolong the lives of the next generation of Americans. Five steps parents can implement for their kids:
1. Be a Healthy Role Model
2. Make Healthy Schools the Norm
3. Ask the Family Doctor Key Questions
4. Instill Healty Values in Kids
5. Make a Commitment to Health
Buy Your Fall Plants Now at Oakhurst Garden
September 7, 2011 Leave a comment
From the Oakhurst Community Garden:
” Fall vegetable transplants are now available! We have 10 varieties of lettuce, one variety of swiss chard, and Russian Red kale. More varieties to come over the next week. Four packs are $2 each and available sun-up to sun-down.
How to pay? Drop exact cash or a check made out to OCGP in the locked black mailbox next to the front door. Plants available through October 15.”
Oakhurst Garden is located at 435 Oakview Road, Decatur, GA 30030 For more information click here.
4th Annual Urban Coop Tour Coming in September
August 22, 2011 Leave a comment
WHICH CAME FIRST, THE URBAN COOP OR THE TOUR?
Backyard chickens are in more and more in-townAtlantaneighborhoods with families, community gardens and neighborhood co-ops getting in on the action. The dual benefits of farm fresh eggs as well as the experience of reclaiming ownership of the food chain have inspired hundreds of people to get involved. You can’t get any more local than walking outside your door and gathering eggs….and the chickens are pretty cute, too.
The Oakhurst Community Garden Project and Georgia Organics are teaming up to present the 4th annual tour on September 24 and 25. Visit 24 urban coops in Decatur, Virginia-Highlands/Morningside/Inman Park and Grant Park/Ormewood Park. Each neighborhood will feature 8 coops on the self-guided tour.
The tour will highlight the benefits of backyard chickens as well as the potential pitfalls and solutions. Coop owners will be available to answer questions and provided details on their coop designs and to share their experiences with “the girls”.
Tickets are $15 for Oakhurst Community Garden Project and Georgia Organics members; $20 for early registration and $25 for day of tour and the tickets are valid for both days.
For more information please visit http://urbancooptour.com/
BBQ Blues and BlueGrass Festival Set
August 15, 2011 Leave a comment
Don’t miss the 11th Annual DeKalb Medical Decatur Barbeque Blues & Bluegrass Festival, at Harmony Park in Decatur. The gates open at 4pm and there will be live music until 10pm. Kids 10 and under admitted free. The event is brought to you by three non-profit organizations: The Community Center of South Decatur, The Oakhurst Neighborhood Association and Decatur Active Living. All proceeds of the festival will be invested directly into the Decatur community. For the band lineup and ticket information visit: www.decaturBBQfestival.com
Decatur Garden Tour This Weekend
May 13, 2011 Leave a comment
Outdoor spaces.
Entertaining places.
What a beautiful way to enjoy a day in Decatur, Georgia! Held this weekend on Saturday and Sunday, you will explore the city’s finest gardens. This year, the tour celebrates the 23rd year with 13 lovely gardens located throughout Decatur. Visit some unique garden and outdoor living spaces and celebrate with the theme “Outdoor spaces. Entertaining places.”
Your ticket is good all weekend and includes a Saturday twilight tour and entertainment. All proceeds are shared by the Oakhurst Community Garden Project and the Decatur Preservation Alliance and are used to support their operations and programs.
For more information on the gardens and tickets click here.
Active Living Celebrates Earth Day with a Oak Tree
April 22, 2011 Leave a comment
Alan Yorker, Decatur resident and gardener grew the little oak tree from an acorn which he found on the ground in Scott Park one early morning in 2004 just as it was sprouting with a bright green shoot. Alan planted the acorn in his garden plot immediately. Now seven years later the acorn has grown to be a young sapling nearly nine feet tall. The baby oak has outgrown the space in the Scott Park Community Garden and Alan offered the tree to the Lullwater Conservation Garden. The baby oak was moved on last Friday and has a new home among the mighty oaks at the Lullwater Conservation Garden. Some of the mighty oaks are approaching 100 years of age. Special thanks to the new care givers of the baby oak tree Kim Storbeck, president of the Lullwater Garden Club and Jane Kelly.
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