Our Programs

 

 
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Workshops and Events

Organic Gardening 101, Backyard Livestock, DIY Rain Barrel Building, Growing Your Own Transplants - these are just a few of the free gardening workshops offered each year at E.A.T. South. We also organize special events like our annual Seedy Saturday Seed Swap and tomato plant give aways. Check our calendar or Facebook page for workshop and event information.

 
 
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Can You Dig It after school & summer

Can You Dig It is sixteen weeks of after school activities and six weeks of farm summer camp organized in partnership with Montgomery’s community centers. Farm games, bug hunts, and cooking lessons come together to give children a taste of the farm in all seasons. We are grateful to Big Cedar Education Foundation for supporting this program.

 
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Community Harvests

When Covid-19 shut down our educational programs, we had a garden full of vegetables and began sharing them with a local church food pantry. Community Harvests provide sustainably grown fruits and vegetables to groups who help people access good food. We want to thank Whole Cities Foundation for funding the expansion of our garden so that we can continue Community Harvests as we restart our educational programs.

 
 
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Volunteers & Internships

Volunteers support all aspects of E.A.T. South’s work - from planting and weeding to teaching children during field trips and summer camps. No experience is necessary. Volunteer opportunities are posted on HandsOn River Region, Facebook and our calendar.

E.A.T. South also hosts university interns throughout the year. Our internships combine working in the garden with public education. We partner with Tuskegee University for summer internships.

To schedule a volunteer project a group or find out more about internships, contact Farmer Caylor.


Community Composting

Our goal is to produce enough compost at the farm for all of our needs and eventually share compost with our garden community. We need your kitchen scraps, coffee grounds, brown paper and more.

Contact Farmer Amanda if you would like to join our composting program and start bringing your scraps to the farm.

Pictured: Volunteers help build aerated static hot piles. The end of a tool is used to make holes to facilitate airflow in the compost pile (to keep the microbes happy).