The Lake Claire Community Land Trust is an acre and a half of gardens and outdoor space along DeKalb Avenue in Atlanta.
In the summer, it’s a maze of okra, squash, asparagus and tomatoes. Flowers drape into paths, honeybees go about their buzzy business, and an emu named Big Lou clacks his bill in his pen.
Sara Gottlieb, on the board of the land trust, manages the 40 community garden plots. She’s been gardening here for about seven years, “and I keep an eye on what’s growing, what’s flying around,” she says.
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