The Atlanta Braves on Wednesday announced they will be contributing more than $4 million for several community projects tied to the 2025 MLB All-Star Game.
The projects span from a renovated softball complex in Cobb County to a fitness installation at a Fayetteville camp to volunteering at an Atlanta community farm.
Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Atlanta Braves are investing millions in several projects aimed at bettering the lives of people throughout metro Atlanta.
The sporting league and the team, along with the Atlanta Braves Foundation, announced the 2025 All-Star Legacy initiative, which the organizations said will “ensure that the 2025 MLB All-Star Week leaves a meaningful impact in and throughout greater metro Atlanta.”
With Atlanta playing host to this season’s All-Star Week festivities, beginning on July 11 and culminating with the 95th MLB All-Star Game at Truist Park on July 15, Major League Baseball, in partnership with the Atlanta Braves and the Atlanta Braves Foundation, announced on Wednesday over $4 million in 2025 All-Star Legacy initiatives benefiting the Atlanta metro area.
A group that supports more than 300 urban farms and community gardens across metro Atlanta hosted its annual soil festival on Saturday.
Food Well Alliance invited people to Maddox Park in northwest Atlanta.
Volunteers and local growers talked to crowds about things like composting, gardening at home, and even beekeeping.
When you are a person in need, you might find yourself going to food pantries, waiting in food lines — picking up whatever you can. Sometimes that means stocking up on overly processed and close-to-expiring food. Not at Our Giving Garden.
“I am a registered dietitian and food scientist by education I feel it is very important for people in need not only to be fed but to be fed well,” said Judy Byler, founder and CEO of Our Giving Garden.
Our Giving Garden is a 501(c)(3) educational farm and community garden. From fresh fruits and veggies to honey and eggs — whatever is grown is given back to families in need.
“It is no questions asked, open 24/7, no paperwork, you don’t have to prove anything to us, no proof of income, you don’t have to prove that you are a citizen, nothing. Just show up, it is for you,” said Matthew Doherty, program directior of Our Giving Garden.
City of Clarkston became the first DeKalb County municipality to begin developing a City Agriculture Plan with Food Well Alliance, according to a Feb. 20 news release.
Read MoreMost aren’t usually talking about flourishing gardens in February but the story of one metro Atlanta garden is flourishing year-round — made up of the journeys of refugees who have come to Clarkston from all over the world.
Read MoreThis time of year is typically filled with plenty of family gatherings and a lot of cooking. That can also mean a lot of food waste. Those scraps can also help local farmers put more food on your table. Good Day's Lindsay Tuman got an inside look at the partnership helping turn your trash into a nourishing treasure.
Read MoreAustell is sowing the seeds for a sustainable future, thanks to a $75,000 grant from the Food Well Alliance, to develop a comprehensive City Agriculture Plan. The initiative aims to bolster access to fresh, local food while fostering community engagement and education.
Read MoreChef Shay Lavi, family farmers from Atlanta Harvest Farm and Farm Stand, and Food Well Alliance staff and volunteers on Giving Tuesday.
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An Atlanta nonprofit organization spent Giving Tuesday volunteering at a local farm.
Volunteers with Food Well Alliance were in Ellenwood at Atlanta Harvest to help till the soil and help the farm get ready for the next crop.
Eliyahu Benasa is a local farmer who owns and runs three farms with his family in Georgia.
His local community loves the fresh produce they grow at the farm.
“They know where the sources come from and that the food is organic and local and most importantly that it’s delicious,” Benasa told Channel 2′s Tyisha Fernandes.
Kate Connor is the Executive Director of Food Well Alliance.
“We provide resources and support to local farms gardens and orchards to connect and build healthier communities,” Connor said.
When you donate to Food Well Alliance, all of the money goes straight to local farms, gardens, and orchards.
Earlier this month, the partnership of organizations housed at 970 Jefferson took a significant step forward in their collective mission to serve Atlanta’s Westside with the launch of a dedicated website, 970Jefferson.org.
Read MoreComposting isn’t anything new for Baggett Elementary School third-grader Maya Terrazas. But using it as an educational tool toward the end of the recent school year was a bit different.
Read MoreThere is nothing like growing and harvesting your own fruits and veggies. Those skills can be life-changing, especially when you live in a low-income area.
Read MoreWith the start of the growing season comes a chance to give back. The Stone Mountain Community Garden planted produce Wednesday as part of the Plant a Row for the Hungry Program. The program takes extra spring harvests and donates them to community food banks to help feed thousands of food-insecure families.
Read MoreFood 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.
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—Chairman Emeritus of Cox Enterprises and Chairman of the James M. Cox Foundation—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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