Burundi Farmers “Our Community Farm Project” Harvest Festival
Decatur Metro | September 29, 2010Remember a post from a while back that referenced the Burundi Farmers who started a farm project on a parcel on New Street in Decatur?
Well it’s comin’ on harvest time in the South, and you know what that means. It’s festival time!
Buy your tickets HERE for the October 23rd “Our Community Farm Project” Harvest Festival and Picnic and head over to the New Street urban farm “for a celebration, featuring Burundi and regional African cuisine, restaurant-sponsored side dishes, and a ceremonial roasting of an animal. The event will also feature farm tours, a farm stand, music performed by refugee artists, locally created crafts, a lucky numbers auction, face painting, henna, and a children’s garden activity.”
Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 after October 20th. Children tickets are $10 a pop. The farm is located at 121 Sams St, next to Avondale MARTA Station. More info on tickets and the “Our Community Farm Project” can be found HERE.
If you can’t make the event, but would still like to support these farmers in our community, there’s currently a wish list of items you can donate on their website. The list currently includes: 5 gallon buckets, compost thermometer probe, hanging scale, chain link fencing, bales of hay, organic fertilizer, shovels, hoes, pitchforks or other garden tools.
Thanks to Andisheh for the event info!












Unfortunately this ovelaps with the Glennwood Harvest Festival from 10 to 3 PM on the same date, but not totally. OCFP’s is from noon to 4 PM. They are close enough in location that one could easily hit both events.
How wonderful! Refugee Family Services is a great, vitally important organization. I’m heading off to buy a shovel or two, just to play some small role in this very special project.