The Wylde Center http://wyldecenter.org Cultivating Environmental Stewardship Fri, 17 May 2013 19:44:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Beer Garden Event June 22, 2013 http://wyldecenter.org/events/the-beer-garden/ http://wyldecenter.org/events/the-beer-garden/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:26:20 +0000 oakhurst http://wyldecenter.org/?p=100794 BeerGarden Wylde Center]]> BeerGarden Wylde Center]]> http://wyldecenter.org/events/the-beer-garden/feed/ 0 Thyme to get Wylde! Spring membership drive through May 31. http://wyldecenter.org/get-involved/become-a-member/thyme-to-get-wylde-spring-membership-drive/ http://wyldecenter.org/get-involved/become-a-member/thyme-to-get-wylde-spring-membership-drive/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 01:24:30 +0000 oakhurst http://wyldecenter.org/?p=100747 PrintJoin today and support our goal of 100 new or renewed memberships to the Wylde Center from May 1-31.   We make membership easy and affordable for your budget. Did you know that you may pay your membership over 12 months?  For example, join at the $125 level and pay only $10.42  per month!]]> Print Join today and support our goal of 100 new or renewed memberships to the Wylde Center from May 1-31.   We make membership easy and affordable for your budget. Did you know that you may pay your membership over 12 months?  For example, join at the $125 level and pay only $10.42  per month!

]]> http://wyldecenter.org/get-involved/become-a-member/thyme-to-get-wylde-spring-membership-drive/feed/ 0 Plant Sale Continues Through June 15 http://wyldecenter.org/events/plant-sale/plant-sale-availability-may-17-2013/ http://wyldecenter.org/events/plant-sale/plant-sale-availability-may-17-2013/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:11:16 +0000 oakhurst http://wyldecenter.org/?p=100736 herbsStop by for a great selection of tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, squash, okra, beans, cucumbers, herbs, fruit trees, shade and sun plants plus more!  Sale is open every day from sun up to sun down.  Self-service model. Please drop payment in the lock box located in the front door.  435 Oakview Road, Decatur.]]> herbsStop by for a great selection of tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, squash, okra, beans, cucumbers, herbs, fruit trees, shade and sun plants plus more!  Sale is open every day from sun up to sun down.  Self-service model. Please drop payment in the lock box located in the front door.  435 Oakview Road, Decatur.

]]> http://wyldecenter.org/events/plant-sale/plant-sale-availability-may-17-2013/feed/ 0 Thank you, Decatur Garden Tour Sponsors! http://decaturgardentour.com/ http://decaturgardentour.com/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:32:31 +0000 oakhurst http://wyldecenter.org/?p=100722 184276_10151322237556589_25237132_nThe gardens soaked up the rain and the visitors soaked up the views.  Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor -Simmons | Fouts | Fichtel Architecture And Design for supporting the event. We would also like to thank the following sponsors for their support as well: Lampe-Farley Communications, Natalie Gregory, Garden*Hood, Plant Creative Landscapes, Peter Block [...]]]> The gardens soaked up the rain and the visitors soaked up the views.  Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor -Simmons | Fouts | Fichtel Architecture And Design for supporting the event. We would also like to thank the following sponsors for their support as well: Lampe-Farley Communications, Natalie Gregory, Garden*Hood, Plant Creative Landscapes, Peter Block Architects, Russell & Herrera, LLC, Pam Hughes with Harry Norman Realtor, Leslie Erickson with Prudential Georgia Realty, and the Oakhurst Neighborhood Association.

]]> http://decaturgardentour.com/feed/ 0 Thank you to our Plant Sale Festival Sponsor http://wyldecenter.org/events/plant-sale/100656-2/ http://wyldecenter.org/events/plant-sale/100656-2/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:18:03 +0000 oakhurst http://wyldecenter.org/?p=100714 Cummin Landscape Supply miniThank you to our Presenting Sponsor – Cummin Landscape Supply!  Give them all a call for all your landscape material needs – from compost to flagstone, Cummin has what you need. They are conveniently located on Memorial Drive near the intersection of Boulevard/Memorial.]]> Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor – Cummin Landscape Supply!  Give them all a call for all your landscape material needs – from compost to flagstone, Cummin has what you need. They are conveniently located on Memorial Drive near the intersection of Boulevard/Memorial.

]]> http://wyldecenter.org/events/plant-sale/100656-2/feed/ 0 Thank you Earth Day Sponsors! http://wyldecenter.org/events/decatur-earth-day-festival/ http://wyldecenter.org/events/decatur-earth-day-festival/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:30:28 +0000 oakhurst http://wyldecenter.org/?p=100614 tiny Funk PiratesThe Decatur Earth Day Festival was a big success!  Thank you to the Decatur Business Association and the Waldorf School of Atlanta for sponsoring the event.]]> The Decatur Earth Day Festival was a big success!  Thank you to the Decatur Business Association and the Waldorf School of Atlanta for sponsoring the event.

]]> http://wyldecenter.org/events/decatur-earth-day-festival/feed/ 0 Spring Plant Sale is now open! http://wyldecenter.org/events/plant-sale/ http://wyldecenter.org/events/plant-sale/#comments Sat, 09 Mar 2013 12:52:58 +0000 oakhurst http://wyldecenter.org/?p=100535 1219974_lettuce_on_a_fieldStop by the Oakhurst Garden to purchase plants for your vegetable garden.  Look for the most diverse selection of vegetable varieties you will find anywhere!]]> Stop by the Oakhurst Garden to purchase plants for your vegetable garden.  Look for the most diverse selection of vegetable varieties you will find anywhere!

]]> http://wyldecenter.org/events/plant-sale/feed/ 0 March-April Class Program now available for online viewing http://issuu.com/wyldecenter/docs/wylde_center_spring_classes_program?mode=window&viewMode=doublePage http://issuu.com/wyldecenter/docs/wylde_center_spring_classes_program?mode=window&viewMode=doublePage#comments Sat, 09 Mar 2013 12:44:59 +0000 oakhurst http://wyldecenter.org/?p=100531 WyldeCenterGardens 332Community learning series for adults, youth, and children. From cheesemaking to quails to worms to hugelkultur – make the Wylde Center your first stop for the best selection of do-it-yourself classes in Atlanta. Teach yourself a new skill for your entire life.]]> Community learning series for adults, youth, and children. From cheesemaking to quails to worms to hugelkultur – make the Wylde Center your first stop for the best selection of do-it-yourself classes in Atlanta. Teach yourself a new skill for your entire life.

]]> http://issuu.com/wyldecenter/docs/wylde_center_spring_classes_program?mode=window&viewMode=doublePage/feed/ 0 Wylde Center? What does the new name mean? http://vimeo.com/55235103 http://vimeo.com/55235103#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:23:41 +0000 oakhurst http://wyldecenter.org/?p=100266 Wondering what has changed, what has stayed the same since the Oakhurst Community Garden Project name changed to the Wylde Center?  Watch this Tin Rooster Media produced video for your answer.]]> Wondering what has changed, what has stayed the same since the Oakhurst Community Garden Project name changed to the Wylde Center?  Watch this Tin Rooster Media produced video for your answer.

]]> http://vimeo.com/55235103/feed/ 0 Rats taking over your chicken yard? http://wyldecenter.org/2012/09/rats-taking-over-your-chicken-yard/ http://wyldecenter.org/2012/09/rats-taking-over-your-chicken-yard/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:49:01 +0000 oakhurst http://wyldecenter.org/?p=100040 Rats are not attracted to your chickens per se, but actually to the availability of food. There are rats in all urban areas, you just don’t generally see them. In fact, among the most attractive things to an urban rat are bird feeders or a compost pile (contact DeKalb Extension for a great leaflet on [...]]]> Rats are not attracted to your chickens per se, but actually to the availability of food. There are rats in all urban areas, you just don’t generally see them. In fact, among the most attractive things to an urban rat are bird feeders or a compost pile (contact DeKalb Extension for a great leaflet on rat-proofing the latter). Also, the rat problem is somewhat seasonal. If you can nip problems in the bud in early spring and fall, there usually isn’t much of a problem for the rest of the year.

Here are some basic things to try:

  1. Take feeders inside at night (not inside the hen house; you don’t want to encourage rodents to try to get in as they can hurt your birds)
  2. Don’t put out more food or scraps than the chickens will consume by bedtime
  3. Give the chickens an occasional day without food, so they clean up anything around the coop

Then you need to start bringing in the big guns:

  1. Bait stations: pet proof ones can be placed along the external perimeter of the coop, or elsewhere in your garden. Our neighbor’s pest control company provides these, filled with an anticoagulant bait. The rats eat the bait, then die elsewhere later. We’ve never had a problem with chickens, pets or other wildlife getting into the bait station.
  2. “Humane” traps that trap live rats for disposal, usually drowning (don’t relocate them!)

Resources to help Predator Proof Your Coop

We highly recommend talking to Robert Leonard, 404-281-8146, a carpenter who offers rat-proofing of chicken coops by enclosing feeding areas with hardware cloth, and a door that is closed at night so the rats can’t get to food or leftovers. He also teaches a class at the Wylde Center called “Predator Proofing your Coop”.

Just want to get rid of my chickens.

If you have really decided to get rid of the chickens, try putting a message on the Oakhurst Garden’s chicken group: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/citychickens/. There’s usually someone willing to take strays. Similarly, the Atlanta Backyard Poultry Meetup Group, http://www.meetup.com/chickens/ has message boards where you can advertise chickens needing a home.

Contributed by Anne-Marie Anderson, GCLP at The Celtic Gardener

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