Tell us a little bit about your background? Prior to joining Georgia Organics, I worked at a locally owned coffee shop and art gallery. I had the opportunity to serve as their Creative Director, a position where I curated local vendors and artists for our monthly art shows. While I loved living the coffee life […]
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Shanice Chesney is a former Farm to School Intern and is now our lovely Administrative Assistant here at Georgia Organics. Keep reading to learn more about her. Tell us a little bit about your background? In short, service and volunteerism. I’ve worked heavily in national service from Peace Corps to AmeriCorps. I’ve also trained volunteers […]
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Our Farm to School team hosted two one hour trainings at Model High School in Floyd County, Ga. on July 26. Approximately 60 K-12 educators attended the workshops to learn about Georgia’s Farm to School program Georgia Organics’ October Farm to School Month How to incorporate school gardening and farm to school into school curriculums […]
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I’ve been slipping away from my desk over the last few weeks to harvest blueberries. The Georgia Organics office sits in the cradle between I-75 and I-85, the geographic heart of Atlanta, where breweries and repurposed business lofts co-exist with concrete plants and a MARTA train yard. When the area originally was developed, the planning […]
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By Porter Mitchell When West End farmer Lovey Gilliam’s mother was undergoing chemotherapy for her cancer, Lovey was shocked to see how her diet declined. She lacked the energy and the time to cook, so she relied heavily on fast foods and convenience foods–to the detriment of her health. Alarmed at her mother’s worsening condition, and unable to leave her Atlanta farm to tend […]
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By Porter Mitchell Snapfinger Farm sits on a sleepy, winding suburban road, across from an old church and its small cemetery. A steady stream of airplanes fly over the 14-acre farm in Henry county. Rahul Anand has farmed here for two-and-a-half years, slowly reshaping the fallow pasture land into tilled rows of soil, building a hoop-house on […]
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By Renee De Shay As the lunch bell rang, a long line of students at Marietta Sixth Grade Academy formed outside the door of the cafeteria, ready to burst into the room toward the waiting tables. Today’s lunch included a special event: Green Day, put on by Marietta City Schools (MCS) Nutrition Program, Atlanta […]
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by Angel Mills Our very own Director of Programs Amber Suitt spoke on the premier panel at the Georgia Environmental Justice Education and Awareness Symposium on April 22. Education and farmer support were hot topics during the panel. The number one request we’ve received over the years is school gardens. “We have gardens at schools […]
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As a high school teacher and farmer, Brooke Lewis-Slamkova has a passion for teaching kids where and how their food is grown. Her current position as the Family Consumer Science teacher in Barrow County allows her to teach students about how their food choices impact themselves and their community. Hands-on learning and taste-tests provide the perfect […]
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LaMonika Jones is the Procurement and Purchasing Compliance Officer at Bright from the Start: GA Dept. of Early Care and Learning. Originally from Detroit, LaMonika has lived in Georgia for the past 10 years. Since graduating from college, she has spent time in various sectors working for small businesses as well as grassroots non-profits. LaMonika is passionate about what she […]
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