Cox Foundation donates $2.1 million to urban farming initiative - AJC

The James M. Cox Foundation on Monday announced a $2.1 million donation to an a nonprofit that supports community gardens and urban farms in the Atlanta metro area.

That nonprofit, the Food Well Alliance, has supported growers at 195 gardens and farms in Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett counties. The nonprofit was started in 2015 by James M. Cox Foundation Chairman Jim Kennedy and Atlanta Community Food Bank Founder Bill Bolling. Since then, the nonprofit has raised $21.3 million, $16.7 million of which has come from the Cox Foundation.

“Food Well Alliance is connecting growers, gardeners and farmers who provide locally grown food to the people in their communities,” Kennedy said in a statement. “We are proud to support their efforts.”

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