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Daniel Parson, Gardener at Gaia Gardens, Decatur, GA |
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Wednesday, 05 September 2007 |
on July 19, 2007, Daniel Parson the gardener at Gaia Gardens joined me on Beyond the Measuring Cup, on radiosandysprings.com. Daniel teaches gardening often in the Atlanta metro area and manages a very successful certified organic farm. He calls it a garden, but it definitely is more than that. It is a 5 acre garden market which is owned by the 67 households of East Lake Commons, a Co-housing community inside the city of Decatur, Georgia.
The difference between sustainable and organic is an important distinction. Sustainable farming means taking the whole environment into consideration. Using what is nearby to sustain the farm; to plan wild places as part of the process; to sell to consumers nearby so that fuel is not used to ship the produce. Organic farming is not necessarily sustainable. The attitude of the farmer to protect and use the environment responsibly is a major part of true sustainable farming practices. Our hope is that farms will be sustainable and organic. Organic is a name that has been designated by the government which requires certain practices and reporting to document that those practices are occurring.
Gaia Garden has a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) which involves people outside of East Lake Commons as well as those 67 families. A person receives 30 weeks worth of food for a year's charge of $600. The maximum number of people which the garden can feed has been reached every year for the past few years.
Check out more information about East Lake Commons and Gaia Gardens at: www.eastlakecommons.com.
You may call Daniel at: 404-452-4321.
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