Summer camp at Wheat Street Garden is an exciting place where children can play in the dirt, explore the environment and have fun with a variety of farm-based activities! Registration is open now.

Getting local food in school cafeterias isn't always an easy feat. Depending on state policies, contract agreements and the scale of farm production; schools either don't stand a chance or can easily access local produce for cafeterias.

There's a new food trend in town, and it's giving the oddly-shaped apples, frail asparagus and the double-headed peppers a chance to shine.  An estimated third of the food produced globally is wasted, and in an effort to reduce food waste, supermarkets are featuring "inglorious," "wonky," and "naturally imperfect" produce.

Organizations, institutions and entrepreneurs in the local food movement will have opportunities for funding through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) after an announcement that $97 million will be made available to expand access to healthy food and support rural economies.

In the Bush Mountain neighborhood of Southwest Atlanta, public spaces for children to play safely and for neighbors to meet are hard to come across. This will change soon once Grow Where You Are crowdfunds $15,000 to develop an argo-ecology nature park at the neglected Atlanta Black Crackers practice field.

Close relationships with your farmer, or a distributor that works for your farmer, creates transparency. Find out which local farmers are near you with RealTimeFarms.com's crowd-sourced nationwide food guide.

Many initiatives dedicated to improving areas deemed food deserts, pop up and then quickly flop after a short length of time. West Oakland on the other hand, has three promising organizations rooted in food justice, that will bring lasting change to the city.