Grantee Profile: Haylene Green the Garden Queen of West End Community Garden
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Haylene Green is a nurse by passion, printer by trade, and a farmer by DNA.
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Grantee Profile: Rosario Hernandez of Historic Westside Gardens
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When Rosario Hernandez first moved to the Westside, it was really hard to find good quality produce. One day, she looked at her big backyard and said to herself, “Let me just grow some stuff of my own.”
Read MoreFacilitating Collaboration and Building Networks through Peer Learning Exchange
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Over the past few weeks, we’ve traveled nearly 500 miles visiting the sites of our 2017 and 2018 grant recipients. What a privilege to see the things they’ve accomplished - and to hear about the challenges they’ve faced.
Read MoreGrantee Profile: Brent Hall of Freewheel Farm
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Brent Hall is the farmer and owner of Freewheel Farm, a diversified urban farm made up of three sites in the heart of Atlanta. They maximize their space through intensive planting, and believe that the quality of our produce starts with the health of their soil.
Read MoreGrantee Profile: Nuri Icgoren of Urban Sprout Farms
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In 2012, Nuri Icgoren founded Urban Sprout Farms, a biodynamic, certified organic farm located in the Polar Rock neighborhood of Lakewood Heights. The five-acre plot, just a few miles southeast of Downtown Atlanta, is home to hoop houses, fresh herbs and flower beds, producing an average of 8,600 pounds of food annually.
Read MoreGrantee Profile: Cashawn Myers of HABESHA, Inc.
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Cashawn Myers is the Executive Director of HABESHA, Inc, a Pan-African organization that cultivates leadership in youth and families through practical experiences in cultural education, sustainable agriculture, entrepreneurship, holistic health, and technology.
Read MoreGrantee Profile: Sagdrina Jalal of Georgia Farmers Market Association
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Sagdrina Jalal is the founding Executive Director of the Georgia Farmers Market Association, a statewide organization led by farmers, farmers market managers and other local food advocates. GFMA seeks to support communities in growing healthy local food systems and foster pathways to equitable food access.
Read MoreFood Well Alliance Announces 2019 Grant Opportunities
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Food Well Alliance is excited to announce our 2019 grant opportunities, with an investment of $200,000 in metro Atlanta’s local food system.
Read MoreA Doctor’s Perspective
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This spring, Food Well Alliance partnered with The Common Market Georgia to host the Local Food & Healthcare Working Table. We convened representatives from our local food movement and healthcare institutions to determine how we can work together to improve health outcomes across Metro Atlanta. Today’s story comes from Dr. Neil Cooper, a physician at Kaiser Permanente.
Read MoreLocal Food and Healthcare Leaders Dream Big for Healthier Communities
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As a local food leader in a city surrounded by excellent healthcare providers, Food Well Alliance went straight to the source to determine how local food could improve healthcare outcomes in Metro Atlanta. We partnered with The Common Market Georgia to host the Local Food & Healthcare Working Table held on March 22 and 29, 2018. Here’s what we discovered.
Read More2018 Soil Festival… One for the Record Books!
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Thanks so much to everyone who joined us for Soil Festival 2018. This year’s event was our best yet! Find out more about what went down and check out some beautiful photos.
Read MoreSoil Festival 2018: Everything You Need to Know
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The fourth annual Soil Festival is just days away! We’re working hard to prepare an incredible experience and want to fill you in on some important details.
Read MoreSoil Festival 2018: Directions from MARTA
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Soil Festival 2018 will be held on May 5 at Truly Living Well’s Collegetown Farm, located at 324 Lawton Street SW Atlanta, GA, 30310. While limited parking will be available, we encourage attendees to utilize options like biking, Lyft/Uber, or MARTA.
Read MoreLearn From The Best: Soil Festival 2018 Workshops
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Whether you’re an urban farmer, a community gardener or a backyard gardener taking your first steps into composting and gardening, Soil Festival 2018 has workshops for you.
Read MoreThe Kids Corner at Soil Festival 2018 Is Better Than Ever
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We can’t think of a better place for your kids to be than the Kids Corner at Soil Festival 2018! This FREE, all-ages event gives children a chance to participate in a variety of hands-on activities, from building their own solar ovens and hydroponic gardens, to playing with and learning about different kinds of soil for growing food.
Read MoreHow To Get Free Soil Testing at Soil Festival 2018
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Our friends at soilSHOP and the University of Georgia's Soil Lab will be providing free soil testing and lead screenings at Soil Festival 2018. Follow these steps to get your free test at the event.
Read MoreCheck Out The Exhibitors for Soil Festival 2018
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These experts will be on hand all day to share their knowledge and answer your most important questions.
Read MoreFood Well Alliance awards 34 community garden leaders with tools to transform Atlanta neighborhoods
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Since 2015, the grant has empowered gardens to create safe spaces, beautify neighborhood ecosystems, teach about healthy food, and increase community engagement. Most importantly, the grant has equipped gardens to grow and provide more local food in their neighborhoods. 2017’s grant recipients donated 16,720 pounds of fresh produce grown in their gardens.
Read MoreMeet our new Host Committee for Soil Festival 2018
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Spring is finally here! As the days get warmer, gardeners and farmers across Atlanta are rolling up their sleeves and digging into the soil to prepare for the spring growing season. At Food Well Alliance, we are hard at work planning Soil Festival 2018!
Read MoreCompost Design Table: Update
/Food Well Alliance’s Compost Design Table is well underway as the design fellows continue to design a potential solution for increasing community-based composting in Metro Atlanta.
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