Gaia Gardens at East Lake Commons Co-Housing...

The gardens are an urban oasis consisting of 5 acres of certified organic land between East Atlanta and Decatur. Established in 1998, Gaia is an integral part of the co-housing community. After five years as garden manager, Daniel Parson has moved to Clinton, South Carolina with his wife, Molly, who is now teaching in the English department at Presbyterian College. The new garden manager is Rachel Kaplan, who has interned at both Serenbe Farm and Gaia Gardens. The produce is marketed through a 60-member Community Supported Agriculture Program (CSA), at the Morningside Organic Farmers’ Market, and the new East Atlanta Village market. During the season you’ll see a multitude of vegetable and cut flower varieties along with perennial herbs and fruits. The cash crops are part of a seasonal rotation that includes intensive cover cropping.