With the help of the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and Food Well Alliance, the City of Alpharetta will craft a City Agriculture Plan. The ARC will help develop a plan to create sustainable food systems in Alpharetta, and the Food Well Alliance will help implement the plan — pledging $75,000 in funding to help bring it to fruition.
Read MoreAlpharetta is creating an agricultural master plan for growing healthy sustainable foods that could eventually be woven into city development. The plan has $150,000 in initial funding and will be approached similar to a master plan for economic development or recreation and parks, Amanda Musilli, Alpharetta community services manager said.
Read MoreWith the help of Food Well Alliance and the Atlanta Regional Commission, the City of Alpharetta will develop the next City Agriculture Plan. The plan will help create sustainable food systems in Alpharetta and in early spring, the city will seek input from residents during the community engagement phase.
Read MoreFood Well Alliance is searching for a second city to become part of the City Agriculture Planning initiative in partnership with the ARC.
Read MoreEast Point’s first Agriculture Plan focuses on urban farming and prioritizing equitable access to healthy foods.
Read MoreThe City of East Point has become the first in the Atlanta area to adopt a city agriculture plan following a unanimous vote at their April 19 meeting.
Read MoreWorking to build and support urban farms and gardens across Metro Atlanta since 2016, Food Well Alliance is now looking to implement the city's first agriculture Plan in East Point.
Read MoreFood Well Alliance received a $250 thousand grant from the US Department of Agriculture to create the Atlanta area’s first city agriculture plans.
Read MoreFood Well Alliance and the City of East Point city council brought back its bucket garden initiative, affectionately labeled the "Bucket Brigade" for 50 new families.
Read MoreThe City of East Point partnered with local food collaborative, Food Well Alliance and Metro Atlanta Urban Farm to create the ‘Bucket Brigade’ on Friday, April 17, 2020.
Read MoreIn partnership with Food Well Alliance and Metro Atlanta Urban Farms, East Point City leaders deliver 50 bucket gardens to food-insecure families
Read MoreGwinnett County and the City of Lawrenceville received a $10,000 grant from Food Well Alliance for a new community garden at Rhodes Jordan Park to provide vegetables and greens to nearby residents who may not have access to nourishing food.
Read MoreEast Point, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), and Food Well Alliance (a nonprofit that supports community-driven agriculture and urban food systems) recently completed six months of community engagement that culminated in the selection of a Steering Committee comprised of three community-appointed delegates and seven city-appointed delegates. It is now the steering committee’s goal to work with ARC and Food Well Alliance on the planning phase of the project.
Read MoreEAST POINT, Ga. — The newly appointed steering committee for the City Agricultural Plan held its first meeting in East Point last night at the ArtsXChange.
Read MoreIn August, East Point was selected as the pilot location for a plan to prioritize urban agriculture. Atlanta-based nonprofit Food Well Alliance, which is a collaborative network of local food leaders, is heading up the new program called the City Agricultural Plan. Guided by the planning expertise of the Atlanta Regional Commission, the goal is connect thriving community gardens and urban farms in order to provide greater access to locally grown food across the metro Atlanta Region.
Read MoreFood Well Alliance: We are connecting organizations that are working to make metro Atlanta's local food system resilient, including production, processing, distribution, consumption and recovery.
The creation of Food Well Alliance was made possible through funding from the founding benefactor, the James M. Cox Foundation, and through the vision of Jim Kennedy, chair of Cox Enterprises, and Bill Bolling, founder of the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Together, they saw an opportunity to build healthier communities across metro Atlanta by supporting and connecting members of our local food movement. Today, we support more than 300 community gardens, urban farms and orchards in the Atlanta region.
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