Photos: Braves' Travis d’Arnaud plants trees in Marietta - AJC
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Atlanta Braves catcher Travis D’Arnaud plants a fruit tree in an orchard alongside volunteers at Hyde Farm in Marietta on Friday, December 2, 2022.
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Giving Tuesday Orchard Planting at East Point Historical Society - WSBTV
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For GA Gives on Giving Tuesday, Food Well Alliance planted an orchard at the East Point Historical Society! A group of amazing volunteers planted 25 fruit trees and bushes, including blackberries, blueberries, muscadines, a pawpaw tree, and pear trees! Once this orchard matures, the trees and bushes will provide fresh fruit for the community.
Read MoreAtlanta has plenty of opportunities to give money and time on Giving Tuesday - ANF
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On Giving Tuesday, the Atlanta area has many opportunities for you to volunteer your time and causes to donate money to. “We provide resources and support to local growers to connect and build healthier communities,” said Kate Conner, the executive director of Food Well Alliance.
Read MorePlanting community orchards part of Braves' Season of Giving - MLB.com
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Looking to increase access to fresh, healthful food for urban residents, the Braves will plant 20 community orchards in the metro Atlanta area over the next two months.
Read MorePlanting community orchards part of Braves' Season of Giving - MLB
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Looking to increase access to fresh, healthful food for urban residents, the Braves will plant 20 community orchards in the metro Atlanta area over the next two months.
Read MoreCompost Connectors at Lovin Elementary - WSB-TV
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Compost Connectors from Lovin Elementary School (aka The Bucket Brigade) talk about collecting food scraps from the school cafeteria to make compost for their school garden.
Read MoreCompost Connectors at Lovin Elementary School - Gwinnett County Public Schools
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Through the Food Well Alliance Compost Connectors program and assistance from Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful, STEM students at Lovin Elementary School are cutting down on food waste and learning about healthy soil.
Read MoreJames M. Cox Foundation Extends Commitment to Grow Local Food - Metro Atlanta CEO
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When James M. Cox Foundation Chairman Jim Kennedy envisioned local food as a tool to build community in 2015, he reached out to Atlanta Community Food Bank Founder Bill Bolling. Together they saw an opportunity to support and connect gardeners and farmers, and Atlanta nonprofit Food Well Alliance was born.
Read MoreCox Foundation donates $2.1 million to urban farming initiative - AJC
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The James M. Cox Foundation on Monday announced a $2.1 million donation to an a nonprofit that supports community gardens and urban farms in the Atlanta metro area.
Read MoreAtlanta Braves Pitch in for the Planet - MLB.com
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The Atlanta Braves are Pitching in for the Planet by creating 20 community orchards across metro Atlanta in partnership with One Tree Planted, Players for the Planet, Food Well Alliance, and The Giving Grove.
Read MoreStudents collect more than 1,000 pounds of food waste to grow healthy produce - Marietta Daily Journal
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Students at Marietta Middle School collected 1,035 pounds of food waste throughout the school year and turned it into food-enriching compost for garden beds.
Read MorePartnership between Gwinnett schools and Food Well Alliance teaching students how to turn food waste into gardening compost - Gwinnett Daily Post
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Food Well Alliance is working with Lovin Elementary School and Discovery High School to teach students at the schools about how compost is made.
Read MoreHope for Healthy Food - Young Moviemakers of America
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This film examines the issues around food deserts and food insecurities in the Atlanta Metropolitan area. Over the course of 12 weeks, the YMA team met with students from H.O.P.E to New Heights through Zoom sessions and learned about documentary filmmaking, the elements of story, interviewing techniques, and the basics of researching a topic.
Read MoreFood Well Alliance is connecting people with healthy food options - The Weather Channels' Pattrn
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Nonprofit Food Well Alliance is on a mission to connect people with healthy food options in their own backyard by creating thriving community gardens and urban farms.
Read MoreSoil Festival highlights food journey from planting to plating - Fox 5 Atlanta
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It’s no secret that we love to eat here at Good Day Atlanta, although we’re usually so focused on the final product that we forget to think about where our food came from. But there’s no danger of that happening at a unique event happening in Atlanta this weekend, dedicated to highlighting the journey from planting…to plating.
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