Bringing back victory gardens to battle food deserts, improve health, fight climate warming, combat food insecurity, and reduce violence. Planting a garden has the power to change the world. “We are once again in the position where we, as everyday citizens, have the opportunity to use our gardens as a force for change. Instead of…
In 2017, Columbus State University and Chattahoochee Valley Community College partnered with local organization, Turn Around Columbus to create The Martin Luther King Outdoor Learning Trail. Now it’s being highlighted in the Georgia State Senate Outdoor Learning Committee. Spanning 2.2 miles in length, the MLK Outdoor Learning Trail features 11 historical markers. They tell the…
Today, residents of the Chattahoochee Valley Community gathered for a special bridge dedication to pay homage to a late local heroine, and anti drug advocate. The new Brown Avenue Bridge was dedicated in honor of the late Mrs. Zelma Hennessey. A resolution from Senator Ed Harbison explains Hennessy’s legacy in Columbus. Click links below for…
A unique Columbus asset, The Dr. Martin Luther King Outdoor Learning Trail was highlighted in the Georgia State Senate Outdoor Learning Study Committee.
Turn Around Columbus’s projects prioritize high need communities and areas, inclusive programs that do not exclude at-risk youth or other marginalized communities, holistic education based programs that build lifetime skills and create youth employment opportunities, and efforts that simultaneously create sustainable community educational resources and lasting community pride. To learn more, click the link: https://mccmeetingspublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/columga-meet-d1da4f3fd5164141b33561d962d81ec7/ITEM-Attachment-001-c9b0938fbc72442494d05fc10d05a22f.pdf
“Give vegetables and he eats for a day but teach him to plant a garden and he eats for a lifetime.”