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Fresh Oasis Community Garden
Fresh Oasis Community Garden at the ArtsXchange is an inviting space where individuals, families, and groups can grow produce for themselves as well as provide educational classes and volunteer opportunities. With support from East Point Grown and Food Well Alliance, we are planting for our future to raise awareness of sustainability and healthy living through gardening.
Mar 01, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM"TICKETS" are Volunteer Shifts. Join us as we revamp the front yard by removing old material and adding a healthy layer of fresh compost to build healthy soil. We will be working towards installing an ecologically beneficial garden!
Events & Classes
Fresh Oasis Garden Goals
EXPAND URBAN AGRICULTURE
Fresh Oasis Community Garden was established in 2020 and is part of East Point's City Agriculture Plan to prioritize urban farming and equitable access to healthy foods. The city's largest community garden, we are also a USDA's People's Garden.
PROMOTE WELLNESS
The benefits of gardening are endless. Through your garden here, you can experience improved nutrition, exercise, strengthened emotional health, community identity, a restored environment, enhanced education, and land enrichment.
GROW YOUR OWN FOOD
The initial cost for 2' x 2' garden beds is $60 per bed for the first year, then a flat rate of $40 each following year. The cost includes compost and irrigation. We also offer various gardening classes!
Here are some details about the Fresh Oasis Community Garden Beds.
The initial costs for garden bed:
$80 per 6' x 3' bed for the first year, with a $50 annual renewal fee
Additional benefits to having a garden bed with FOCG include:
Free soil and seeds
Free access to our Garden Like a Boss workshops taught by garden manager, tenisio seanima
Special opportunities offered by ASC Fresh Oasis Community garden
East Point residents are eligible for a FREE garden bed!
Thanks to a neighborhood grant from the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, the ArtsXchange is offering East Point residents the opportunity to apply for a FREE bed in our garden.
About Garden Beds
Garden Bed Application
Apply for a garden bed today! Please complete all fields in this form.
Please limit applications to one per household. Before submitting application make sure to review the Garden Rules and Regulations and the Garden Waiver Form. Applications are not a guarantee for a bed. Bed acceptance letters will be issued within two weeks of receiving the application.
Fresh Oasis Garden Manager & Justice 40 Cohort Liaison
tenisio seanima
tenisio seanima, the inaugural Urban Agriculture Manager for East Point, GA possesses an unwavering passion for creating positive change, which earned him the reputation as a service-driven leader across the Southeastern United States. During the past two decades, he has cultivated extensive experience in the arena of cooperative development, food policy, agricultural sales, leadership, mass media, and social activism.