We need your help getting the City Agriculture Plan conversation in Austell started! Join us at The Alchemist Den on April 28 to share your thoughts!
At Tummy and Soul, Urban Recipe celebrates growth with gratitude! The event helps raise critical funds to support food co-ops and food security programming. Because of their collective efforts, hundreds of families are food secure and belong to a caring community!
Food Well Alliance and WABE are excited to host Atlanta's premier urban agriculture event! We're creating a family-friendly event where attendees of all ages can gather to learn more about urban agriculture and our local food leaders. Soil Festival will be held at Atlanta’s historic Maddox Park on Saturday, May 4 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
We need your help getting the City Agriculture Plan conversation in Austell started! Join us at Pat Maxwell’s on May 19 to share your thoughts!
There will be something for everyone. Vendors with garden accessories and tools, a wide variety of plants, including natives, heirloom plants and vegetables, herb and cut flower starts, and the popular “Pass-Along-Plant-Sale” featuring thousands of plants from the Master Gardeners’ own gardens. Other attractions include speakers, a Children’s Corner, the Fleatique, the popular Ask-a-Master Gardener Booth, delicious food and much more.
In celebration of Earth Day, Food Well Alliance is giving away free compost to gardeners! Whether you are growing food in your backyard or have a bed at a community garden, all growers are welcome to stop by on Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20.
This summit features 35+ innovative policy makers and industry leaders, and is hosted in partnership with Emory University and Spelman College. Speakers and participants will discuss how to empower eaters through policy pillars of access, affordability, and healthy choices, identify the gaps and barriers that hinder these things, and brainstorm potential solutions.
We need your help getting the City Agriculture Plan conversation in Austell started! Join us at Frog Rock Brewing Company on April 9 to share your thoughts
In partnership with Food Well Alliance, UGA Extension, and North Fulton Farm Bureau to host an event where farmers and food entrepreneurs can connect, learn and grow their business. Join us on Monday, April 8 from 4-6 PM at 970 Jefferson Street NW.
Our Spring Seedlings will be ready for planting our farm at Wimberly's Roots Community Kitchen and Garden in Winder on Monday, April 8.
Add native plants to your gardens and containers to grow a more wildlife-friendly greenspace. The CNC native plant sale, with knowledgeable staff and volunteers available for questions, is a unique opportunity for you to shop from an incredible selection of plants native to Georgia. The plant sale will take place outdoors, rain or shine.
Join us for an educational workshop on vermicomposting at Zonolite Park/Nickel Bottom Community Garden! In this hands-on session, participants will delve into the fascinating world of home (or small-scale community) composting.
Add native plants to your gardens and containers to grow a more wildlife-friendly greenspace. The CNC native plant sale, with knowledgeable staff and volunteers available for questions, is a unique opportunity for you to shop from an incredible selection of plants native to Georgia. The plant sale will take place outdoors, rain or shine.
Join us for an educational workshop on vermicomposting at JB Williams Community Garden! In this hands-on session, participants will delve into the fascinating world of home (or small-scale community) composting.
Join us for an educational workshop on vermicomposting at Austell’s Community Garden! In this hands-on session, participants will delve into the fascinating world of home (or small-scale community) composting.
Join us for a virtual workshop on vermicomposting via Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Facebook live! In this hands-on session, participants will delve into the fascinating world of home (or small-scale community) composting.
Join us as we learn from Program Managers Fred Conrad (Food Well Alliance in Atlanta) and Dean Gunderson (Seed St. Louis) as they discuss different grapes from Muscadine (V. rotundifolia) to hybrid species.
Join us for an educational workshop on vermicomposting at Stone Mountain Community Garden! In this hands-on session, participants will delve into the fascinating world of home (or small-scale community) composting.
The Fruit Tree Sale offers over 50 varieties of fruit trees, vines, and berry bushes that are ideal for planting in Georgia. The sale raises funds for The Orchard Project. Join us for the In-Person Sale and Pick-Up Day will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2024 from 10 a.m - 1 p.m at 970 Jefferson St. NW, Atlanta GA 30318.
Interested in turning your food scraps into fertilizer for your plants? Join Food Well Alliance for a workshop on traditional and Bokashi composting, led by Niamke Shropshire-Boykin, founder of GlycoSponge.
Calling all farmers! Join Food Well Alliance on January 22 for the evening to explore the support available to small-scale growers from local government, private entities, and nonprofit organizations.
In 2024, Food Well plans to provide $274,000 in grants through two categories of support: a $8,000 Farm Support Grant awarded to 28 farms and a $25,000 Farm Forward Grant awarded to 2 farms.
Have questions about the new grant opportunity, application timeline, or other grant guidelines? Join Grants Manager Bobby Farmer for a Q&A Webinar on December 7 at 10 AM to learn more about the 2024 Farm Grant process. Register here to catch the webinar live and learn more about this year’s farm grant opportunities. The webinar will be recorded if you can’t attend the live webinar.
We will be having a celebration of the year. We will talk about the things we have accomplished and what we will do next year. A tour of the garden with hot chocolate and candy canes. Photo spots will have a winter theme. Discussions and tours will be repeated every hour.
The Fruit Tree Sale offers over 50 varieties of fruit trees, vines, and berry bushes that are ideal for planting in Georgia. The sale raises funds for The Orchard Project.
Join us at Atlanta Harvest for a Soil Social on December 11 from 6-9! We'll have a discussion of soil health, demos of vermicompost systems from Hiwassee Products, and opportunities to view your soil under a microscope and bring home some compost tea!
Through the 2024 Community Garden Grants, Food Well seeks to deploy $110,000 in direct funding via two categories of support. Grants are available to community gardens in our five-county service area, and applications are due on November 21.
Get dirty for a great cause! You will get hands-on by planting strawberries that will feed your community and mulching to protect our soil. Your participation supports Ecosystem Farm's organic growing program and provides crucial funding for Noble Clay's community wellness initiatives.
Grants Manager Bobby Farmer is hosting a webinar about the 2024 Community Garden Grants process, covering the application process and requirements.
Join us at the Creative Enterprises Community Garden orchard to learn about topics like watering, common orchard pests and problems, and pruning for increased fruit production and plant health.
Food Well Alliance is teaming up with Farmer Jeff from Souper Jenny's Farm to teach a workshop on the importance of cover crops in your growing operations.
Food Well Alliance is hosting a Fall Compost Giveaway for anyone and everyone! Bring your buckets, wheelbarrows, and pickup trucks to load up with fresh, high-quality compost in the parking lot of 970 Jefferson Street NW from 10 am - 3 pm.
Food Well Alliance is hosting a Fall Compost Giveaway for anyone and everyone! Bring your buckets, wheelbarrows, and pickup trucks to load up with fresh, high-quality compost in the parking lot of 970 Jefferson Street NW from 10 am - 3 pm.
The Open House is your chance to chat with Food Well and ARC team members and ask questions about the City Agriculture Planning application process.
Food 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.
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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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