Most 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 MoreEarlier 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 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 MoreThe Food Well Alliance program has collaborated with the gardeners at the Stone Mountain Community Garden for their "Plant a Row" event.
Read MoreNeighborhood TV speaks with community members at the City of Austell’s Community Garden as well as Exec. Dir. of Food Well Alliance, Kate Conner. Food Well Alliance and the Atlanta Regional Commission are teaming up with the City of Austell to begin the engagement phase of the Austell’s City Agriculture Plan.
Read MoreIn collaboration with the Atlanta Regional Commission, Food Well Alliance is pleased to announce that the City of Austell has been chosen for the 2024 City Agriculture Plan. The City of Austell was chosen because of their commitment to health equity, economic growth, and alleviating food insecurity. We eagerly anticipate the collaboration ahead.
Read MoreFood Well Alliance is set to distribute $110,000 in grants to 62 community gardens in and around Atlanta as part of the non profit’s ongoing work to “connect and build healthier communities.”
Read MoreFood Well Alliance is among the awardees across the United States that received a grant from Direct Relief’s Fund for Health Equity, which mobilizes financial resources for organizations focused on non-clinical interventions that affect a person's health.
Read MoreThe Atlanta Braves partnered with Food Well Alliance for their “Pitch In For The Planet” volunteer project at Tapestry donation garden.
Read MoreDozens of volunteers from several non-profits like Food Well Alliance, Hands on Atlanta and Urban Recipe came together for Giving Tuesday at the 970 Building to work on projects like building orchard kits, painting tools for a community garden and filling boxes for a mobile food pantry.
Read MoreThe Great Southeast Pollinator Census is a way the community can get involved in protecting the environment around them. The first statewide Great Georgia Pollinator Census was in August 2019.
Read MoreIf you’ve ever tasted fresh produce from a local farmer’s market and wished you could always get the best of the season right from the soil, maybe it’s time to consider growing your own food. Teaching home food gardening to Atlantans is the pride and passion of Food Well Food Well Alliance, which hosts seasonal gardening workshops as part of their “Plant. Eat. Repeat.” series.
Read MoreWe’re all busy as bees these days, but if you can carve out just 15 minutes on Aug. 18 or 19, you can be a citizen scientist and help entomology researchers in the region. It’s time for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census. The event, now in its fifth year, is open to anyone in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.
Read MoreThe Food Well Alliance is one of four organizations to receive significant financial support from Cobb-based Delta Community Credit Union in June.
Read MoreThe 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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