Foodwell Alliance’s Soil Festival is May 6 - AJC

Foodwell Alliance’s Soil Festival is May 6 - AJC

Foodwell Alliance’s Soil Festival will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 6 at Maddox Park. The fundraiser will help support more than 300 farms, community gardens and orchards in metro Atlanta. Attendees can dine on food from local vendors, learn about the importance of healthy soil, meet local food leaders and engage in cooking demos, children’s activities and workshops on such topics as composting, beekeeping and gardening.

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New program helps East Point families donate food waste to grow healthy vegetables - Fox 5

New program helps East Point families donate food waste to grow healthy vegetables - Fox 5

One metro Atlanta city is giving families a way to help grow healthier food in their community without getting their hands dirty themselves. The City of East Point is starting a two-year-long pilot program that will let residents compost their food waste and turn it into soil for local farmers.

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Food Well Alliance, Westside Future Fund reflect on first year of 970 Jefferson - SaportaReport

Food Well Alliance, Westside Future Fund reflect on first year of 970 Jefferson - SaportaReport

With about 25 percent of Atlanta residents living more than half a mile away from fresh food, the Food Well Alliance (FWA) and Westside Future Fund (WFF) envisioned creating an affordable space for like-minded organizations to work alongside each other in the Westside. Together, the teams established 970 Jefferson St. NW — a hub of collaboration and food innovation with 19 nonprofits and local businesses under one roof. The space’s doors opened in the fall of 2021 and, now in its second year, the two leadership teams are reflecting on its impact. 

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Alpharetta becomes 2nd metro city to develop agriculture plan - AJC

Alpharetta becomes 2nd metro city to develop agriculture plan - AJC

Alpharetta Council Members voted recently to officially adopt a City Agriculture Plan. Food Well Alliance and the Atlanta Regional Commission selected Alpharetta as the second metro city to develop such a plan and helped guide the city through the process. Food Well Alliance will provide $75,000 in funding. The city will match those funds to help bring the plan to life.

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