Food Well Alliance

Providing resources and support to local growers to connect and build healthier communities.

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Farm Grants are back! In 2024, Food Well plans to provide $274,000 in grants through two categories of support: a $8,000 Farm Support Grant awarded to 28 farms and a $25,000 Farm Forward Grant awarded to 2 farms. By offering two grant opportunities, Food Well can reach more farms

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We're doing another compost giveaway! Anyone and everyone is welcome to come get some compost! Bring your buckets, wheelbarrows, and pickup trucks to load up with fresh, high-quality compost, courtesy of CompostNow and the Compost Lab at Truly Living Well.

Compost will be in th

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Food Well Alliance is looking for two new positions!

🌱 Marketing Intern or the summer
🌱 Full time Policy and Planning Coordinator

Visit our careers page to learn more: https://t.co/887DxYXqzS

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Our volunteers rock! 🪨

Since July of last year, we've had over 600 volunteers who served over 2000 hours at 35 community gardens, farms, and orchards across metro Atlanta. That's a lot of time spent in the garden.

Thanks to our volunteers for all the hard work you put into su

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We're so excited to bring local grower and edutainer @lelo_jones from @outdoorfreshfarm to be our emcee for Soil Festival! He’ll keep our attendees in the know on all things happening throughout the day. @camchristian.mp3 will be keeping the music going all day.

While you’re vi

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Happy Volunteer Appreciation Week! The support we provide community gardens, farms, and orchards couldn't be done without the help of dedicated volunteers. Thank you for all the hard work and support.

We ❤️ Food Well Alliance volunteers!

#volunteerappreciationweek

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It's #BlackHistoryMonth ! We are excited celebrate amazing Black growers who are bringing fresh, local food to their communities. Get ready to learn about Black growers shaping Atlanta's local food movement and influential figures from the past.

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🍎 Get ‘em while you still can! Got your eyes on plants from https://t.co/pfg7X8wnmA? Now is the time to shop before the presale ends Friday! You can buy trees in person on Feb. 11, but stock will be limited! The presale is the best way to guarantee you get the trees you want!

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At the end of each year, we tally up the amount of produce that farmers, community gardeners & home gardeners donated to local food pantries through the Plant a Row for the Hungry. This year's numbers are impressive–over 211,000 lbs donated! Thank you to everyone who donated!

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EBT card users can purchase fruit-producing plants for 50% off thanks to our partnership with @wholesomewavega! Visit https://t.co/pfg7X8vPx2 to shop trees and learn more. @cjungle @WholesomeWaveGA @AtlantaRegional @cfmarkets

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10 days left to preorder fruit trees!🌳 The best way to secure trees for your garden is to preorder on https://t.co/pfg7X8wnmA. Want to shop in person? Join us Feb. 11 from 10AM -1PM. Experts can help you pick the perfect plant & @cjungle will be teaching FREE tree care classes.

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🥁 DRUMROLL…! After months of searching for the next city to develop a City Ag Plan, FWA and @AtlantaRegional are excited to announce that we have selected the @JonesboroGovt! This will be the first City
Congratss, Jonesboro! 🎉 Learn about next steps at https://t.co/TXLYhnqD8A

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We had a great time at a recent volunteer workday teaming up with @titosvodka for their Love, Tito's Block to Block program at North Fulton Annex Community Garden! Thank you to all the volunteers who helped fill new beds with compost and plant seedlings! https://t.co/GAbix7UoqY

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Small farms were hit hard by the freezing temperatures this winter. @GeorgiaOrganics is teaming up with FWA, @CommonMarketSE, @cfmarkets, @ConservationFnd, & @WholesomeWaveGA to help farmers recoup their losses. Donate today! 🤝 https://t.co/pd6p6ZMvXZ.

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The Orchard Project application is still open!

To ensure we can plant even more orchards around metro Atlanta, we've extended the application deadline for the Orchard Project to Sunday, January 22, 2023! Public sites in Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth,

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Have questions about the new Farm Grant opportunity, application timeline, or grant guidelines? Grants Manager Bobby Farmer is hosting a webinar on January 9, 2023 to answer all your questions. Click in the lnk in bio to register ➡️ https://t.co/g6RVhofmvJ

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Happy Holidays from the Food Well team! We wish you an abundance of joy and peace this holiday season! Thanks to your support, we’ve been able to accomplish so much in 2022. We can’t wait to see what next year has in store!

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We are seeking a Community Gardens Intern for the 2023 Summer (preferred time frame is June 1 - July 31) to support our organization’s community garden programs. Learn more and apply here! https://t.co/vPpl7x8eQY