COVID19 Response Update: 4/28/2020
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Updates about live cooking demos, labor support for community gardens, Georgia Gives Day, and Atlanta’s Hometown Heroes.
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Food Well Live, April 24 - Wande Okunoren-Meadows & Willie Miller
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This weeks Food Well Live featured Wande Okunoren-Meadows of Little Ones Learning Center to discuss remote learning and childhood education, and Willie Miller of Miller City Farms to discuss his raised bed initiative in South Fulton.
Read MoreCOVID19 Response Update: 4/23/2020
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Our priority is supporting local growers and strengthening their capacity to provide healthy and delicious food for their neighborhoods. We are working collaboratively with a number of local organizations to create new revenue streams for farmers, provide financial relief where possible, and pull resources together to help consumers find local food. Visit our blog for updates about the programs and resources we’ll be offering.
Read MoreCommunities Awaken to the Value of Urban Agriculture
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As more people have come to understand that the source of our resilience is in the soil, community gardeners and urban farmers have seen that they can play a critical role in changing lives – not just during the pandemic, but into the future. When the COVID-19 crisis unfolded into a pandemic, growers became more motivated than ever to provide increased access to locally grown food. Food Well Alliance swiftly moved into high gear to support them.
Read MoreFood Well Live, April 17 - Will Sellers & Tenisio Seanima
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This week's Food Well Live featured Will Sellers of Wholesome Wave Georgia to discuss massive unemployment, enrollments in SNAP/EBT, and how to double dollars at farmers markets at plant sales. We also spoke with Tenisio Seanima of Nature's Candy Farms to discuss garden consultations and his work for the City Agriculture Plan in East Point.
Read MoreCOVID19 Response Update: 4/16/2020
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Updates about our community garden listening session, the Bucket Brigade in East Point, and a guide to online platforms for farmers.
Read MoreCOVID19 Response Update: 4/14/2020
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Updates about new resources for farms and gardens and an upcoming listening session for gardeners,
Read MoreFood Well Live, April 10 - Eva Dickerson, Katherine Kennedy, and Sara Lamond
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This week's Food Well Live featured Eva Dickerson of Thomasville Heights Farm to discuss how she's feeding their school community, Katherine Kennedy to learn how Concrete Jungle has pivoted to help food pantries with grocery delivery, and Sara Lamond of Community Farmers Markets to hear about their new online farmers market.
Read MoreCOVID19 Response Update: 4/9/2020
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Updates about our Plant. Eat. Repeat. workshops, Instagram Live content, and launching a new school gardens partnership called Project Giving Gardens with Captain Planet Foundation.
Read MoreCOVID19 Response Update: 4/7/2020
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Updates about financial support for farmers, labor support for farms and gardens, and updated resources for farmers during COVID-19.
Read MoreCOVID19 Response Update: 3/31/2020
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Updates about financial support for farmers, resources for farms during COVID-19, and a Greenhouse Party on Instagram Live.
Read MoreCOVID19 Response Update: 3/25/2020
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Updates regarding policy action, financial resources, and workshops. .
Read MoreMetro Atlanta Cities Receive $10,000 Grants To Support Urban Agriculture
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To catalyze their work in urban agriculture, Food Well Alliance offered a $10,000 Opportunity Grant to cities that were not selected to create a City Agriculture Plan this year. Four cities received grants: Alpharetta, Pine Lake, Hapeville, Clarktston, and Lawrenceville.
Read MorePine Lake Receives $10,000 Grant to Support City Agriculture
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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.
Read MoreLawrenceville Receives $10,000 Grant to Support City Agriculture
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To catalyze their work in urban agriculture, Food Well Alliance awarded a $10,000 Opportunity Grant to the City of Lawrenceville for the Lawrenceville Community Garden at the Lawrenceville Senior Center at Rhodes Jordan Park, operated by Gwinnett’s Health and Human Services Division.
Read MoreAlpharetta Receives $10,000 Grant to Support City Agriculture
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To catalyze their work in urban agriculture, Food Well Alliance awarded a $10,000 Opportunity Grant to the City of Alpharetta, which was spent on new fencing for the Alpharetta Farm at Old Rucker Park - an educational farm providing food, classes, and a creative learning space for the community.
Read MoreHapeville Receives $10,000 Grant to Support City Agriculture
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To catalyze their work in urban agriculture, Food Well Alliance awarded a $10,000 Opportunity Grant to the City of Hapeville to dedicate a space within the Tom E. Morris Sports Complex for local food advocates to join together and grow food for the community.
Read More2020 MLK Day Volunteer Opportunities
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In observation of the life and legacy of Atlanta hero and Civil Rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, January 20 is a federal holiday. What better way to pay tribute to Dr. King than by volunteering and giving back?
Read MoreKim Karris Among Four Named to Certified Naturally Grown Board
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Certified Naturally Grown is thrilled to welcome four new board members to our grassroots group! The new board members bring with them a true breadth of experience from different fields within the food system and all around the country. These new members hail from Virginia, Oregon, Georgia, and New York, and join the Certified Naturally Grown Board of Directors for a three-year term.
Read MoreA Giant Leap Towards Community Composting in Atlanta
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We have reached a new milestone for Community-based Composting in Atlanta. A $50,000 Sustainable Materials Grant recently awarded to Food Well Alliance by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will further the potential for a new Community Composting Lab under construction at Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture in Southwest Atlanta.
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