Community Impact: Volunteers Rock!

Annual Earth Day Cleanup

Garden cleanup is more fun together! Some of our volunteers gathered together on March 29 for a fun and rewarding cleanup of Riverside Neighborhood Community Garden in Austell.

The event focused on the mini food forest MGE planted last year, and was a huge success with nearly 50 volunteers attending to mulch, weed, and build a new shed to house supplies. The forest is now starting to flower and produce fruit, creating impact for the community it serves. 

The forest is part of a massive, nationwide effort in advance of the U.S.A.’s 250th birthday in 2026. Other environmental efforts as a part of the celebration have included a National Liberty Tree Project, where at least one tree is being planted in each state in honor of the original Liberty Tree in Boston. (Learn more here.)

Are you interested in helping us for future cleanup and planting events? Check our Events page for volunteer opportunities!