By November 1, nearly two hundred beds, neatly divided by alleyways, will be ready to be rented to island residents who long to take advantage of year-round gardening here to produce nutritious food in a sundrenched and deer-free location. A children’s garden and another for demonstration are on the drawing board. And somewhere down the line, bees and fruit trees, arbors, and berry bushes will be added. The soil is about to be tilled, amended, and planted with a cover crop which will be tilled in preparation for opening day.
One-third of the $50,000 estimated startup costs have come from donations from The Landings Landlovers’ Green Thumb Garden Club, Landings Landlovers, and Skidaway Audubon. As part of ongoing fundraising, a benefit dinner will be held Sunday, August 29 at Cha-Bella restaurant. All proceeds will benefit Skidaway Farms, with Chef Matthew Roher and partner Steve Howard co-hosting in honor of their partnership with Skidaway Farms.
About The Landings on Skidaway Island
The Landings on Skidaway Island is located less than ten miles south of historic Savannah, GA and occupies approximately 75% of Skidaway Island. Six championship golf courses frame the center of this private island golf community set on a 6,500-acre island. Residents enjoy four elegant dining clubhouses, miles of walking and biking trails, 34 tennis courts, two deep-water marinas and a variety of other coastal amenities. Named “one of the nation’s best residential communities” by the Urban Land Institute, and “Best Neighborhood” by Savannah Magazine, homes at The Landings range from $250,000 to $1 million plus; home sites from $120,000.
The Landings
Savannah, Georgia
