Braves’ Matt Olson and Travis d’Arnaud help plant fruit trees in southeast Atlanta

ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves players Matt Olson and Travis D’Arnoud helped with a good cause on Friday.

They helped with “Pitch In For The Planet,!” an initiative to bring access to fresh food across metro Atlanta.

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Channel 2 Action News was there as Olson and d’Arnoud helped plant fruit trees at Tapestry Garden in Southeast Atlanta on Friday.

Olson and d’Arnoud were joined by other volunteers as well.

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“For me doing this, hopefully brings the community together. to share memories together and to be able to walk down the street and grab some food,” d’Arnoud said.

This garden will generate more than 5,000 pounds of food yearly.

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