Monday Morning Gardener - May 11
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This week, Food Well Alliance Community Garden Manager Fred Conrad shared his expertise about blackberries, basil, and rhubarb.
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Food Well Live, May 8 - Khari Diop & Lelo Jones
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This week's Food Well Live featured Khari Diop of Think Green, Inc, to discuss his work supporting community gardens and senior citizens, and Lelo Jones of Outdoor Fresh Farm to talk about garden education, garden installations, as well as learn more about Lelo's new show on IGTV.
Read MoreCOVID19 Response Update: 5/7/2020
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Updates about our community garden support, the Farmer Fund, and Project Giving Gardens.
Read MoreCOVID19 Response Update: 5/5/2020
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Updates about labor support for farms, the Farmer Fund applications, and Giving Tuesday Now.
Read MoreFood Well Live, May 1 - Brent Hall, Lauren Cox, and Chef Zu
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This weeks Food Well Live featured Brent Hall of Freewheel Farm to discuss his farm and how he's pivoted online, Lauren Cox of Georgia Organics to talk about Food Fight Georgia and The Farmer Fund, and Chef Zu of Kings Apron to share more about his online cooking demos for healthcare workers and garden installations.
Read MoreCOVID19 Response Update: 4/30/2020
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Updates about labor and mechanical support for farms, the Farmer Fund, and a home garden initiative in South Fulton.
Read MoreCOVID19 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.
Read MoreFood 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.
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