PLANNING & PLANTING: Food Well Alliance officials happy with initial response to City Agricultural Plan in East Point - South Fulton Neighbor

Food Well Alliance has officially kicked off the planning process for the first ever City Agricultural Plan in East Point. The plan aims to protect and expand urban farming and gardens as well as put community ideas into action as rapid development continues in the metro-Atlanta area.

At a recent kick-off event, members of Food Well Alliance, East Point Mayor Deana Holiday Ingraham and additional city staff greeted more than 100 attendees and discussed the city’s food assets as well as mapped out places in need of gardens and access to produce.

“I was blown away by the initial response, interest and enthusiasm in East Point,” said Kim Karris, Food Well Alliance’s Executive Director. “The kick-off event was high-energy and there was a lot of excitement. Some of the people who attended realized for the first time where food assets are in their ward and others had suggestions and ideas about where would be ideal locations for gardens, farms and more.”

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