As a means of fundraising to support their sustainable small farm operation in Winterville, the Roots Farm hosts a mid-summer dinner called the “Beaverton Slowdown”. They invite the community to come sit back, relax and enjoy a delicious dinner of local foods, from local growers, cooked by local chefs! Participating in the slowdown allows you to experience food right from the source, while meeting the great people who grew it.

The slowdown dinner is just one of the ways Roots Farm is working to...

I have always been interested in learning how to do my own organic garden but have yet to take a class. It is definitely something I have on my to-do sooner than later list. Taking a gardening class in the winter is the best time to do it, by the time you are finished and ready to start, it will be growing season!

At The Funny Farm in Georgia, Duane Marcus offers a great variety of organic gardening classes and intensive workshops. Sign up for a class and be part of the Funny Farms “adventures...

With a motto like “Grown Naturally the way it used to be”, you can be sure that products from Durham Farms in Tunnel Hill, Georgia are grown with consumer safety as a top priority. 

To Durham Farms this motto represents their values when it comes to agriculture. They grow vegetables without artificial fertilizers, pesticides to control the bugs or growth hormones to warp the plants. When fertilizers or chemicals need to be used on the farm, they only use approved organic products. Through these...

We benefit from farmers markets in a number of ways, some are obvious like supporting the local economy and buying healthy foods and others like the cultural benefits, don’t seem to pop out at you right away. I know without a doubt that our society and culture benefit greatly from farmers markets. We haven’t just lost our connection to food and where it comes from but we have also lost our connection to one another. Farmers markets are a great opportunity to do something for your mental and...

I have run into some really old, historic farms, but most of the actual markets tend to be a lot younger and founded in recent years. That was the case until I discovered the Sweet Auburn Curb Market in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1918, the Curb Market is the oldest public market in Atlanta with an amazing and rich history.

The market was originally setup in a tent on land that had been cleared by a massive fire that swept through Atlanta the year before. An instant success, a local Atlanta...

People don’t usually give much thought to how their meat was processed before it ended up on their plate. Honestly, it’s not really something you want to think about when you sit down to eat. If it’s locally grown and pastured, does it actually matter how it was processed in the end? Yes, it does and Cedar Springs Farm in Georgia is doing what they can to make sure processing of the animal is done humanely.

Cedar Springs Farm knows the importance of treating animals ethically and remains...

One of the issues that was discussed regularly in my Urban Planning college degree program was what can we possibly do about our reliance on oil. Our ENTIRE society is based upon oil and the cheap consumption of it, so is there even anything that CAN be done, especially on an individual level???

Yes there is and it’s pretty simple, as Barbara Kingsolver so clearly states in her book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, “If every US Citizen ate just one meal a week (any meal) composed of locally and...

Farming can be a unique experience in different regions and climates around the world, although farmers share the same basic principles, each location comes with its own method for success. Relocating to northwestern Georgia from the Western Caribbean, Yves Garden uses their multi-regional farming experience to grow high-quality certified naturally grown produce.

A premiere grower of fresh, all natural specialty vegetables, exotic fruits and herbs, Yves Garden brings new variety and flavor to...

Turtle Bend Farm in Rockmart, Georgia has a clear goal – “To produce clean, healthy, fresh vegetables for our local communities while protecting and enhancing our local natural and social resources”.  They know that clean and healthy eating is directly connected to the health of local resources and the health of our society as a whole. 

So how do you go about eating clean??

To start, find a local safe source for obtaining your produce and meats. Next, find out how the food is grown before you...

As October comes to an end, so does Non-GMO month. I posted earlier in the month about the efforts of the Non-GMO Project to educate consumers on the risks of GMO’s and to ensure that everyone has the right to find Non-GMO products. Although October is coming to an end, aspiring to eat Non-GMO foods is something that should continue all year long.

At Fry Farm in Northern Walton County Georgia, you can be sure the fresh fruits and vegetables are GMO free. They do not use GMO seed in order to grow...