Pine Lake Receives $10,000 Grant to Support City Agriculture

In October, 2018, Food Well Alliance launched an initiative to create City Agriculture Plans for every city in Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb, and Clayton through a partnership with Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). Seven cities applied, including the City of Pine Lake, and we held local Food Forums to find out what was happening on the ground in each city during spring of 2019. After six months of forums, site visits, and internal deliberation, the City of East Point was chosen to pilot City Agriculture Planning with ARC.

With East Point well underway in their planning, Food Well Alliance wanted to support the incredible work happening in the other cities that applied. To catalyze their work in urban agriculture, Food Well Alliance awarded a $10,000 Opportunity Grant to the City of Pine Lake, for installation of  a teaching garden adjacent to the lake, in the epicenter of town. 

The garden will further the mission of local non-profit, the Stewards of Environmental Education and Design (SEED), while transforming public land into a useful and productive space for all who visit. The garden will contain herbs and native trees and be a central location within Pine Lake to weave a story of food and community across the city. 

We appreciate the support and dedication for city agriculture from the City of Pine Lake. Thanks to their incredible team, vision, and residents who are excited about the work, Pine Lake is poised to be a leader in local agriculture. To learn more about how their municipality supports agriculture through the SEED program, visit https://pinelakega.sophicity.com/SEED.aspx