The Pandemic Reveals the Long-Term Impact of Advocacy on a Food Charity
For the last 13 years, the Common Market’s mission has been to get healthy food to people who have limited access to produce. It did that by purchasing produce from local farms that use sustainable practices and selling it to schools, hospitals, and universities, first from its home base of Philadelphia and later from Atlanta and Houston.
The pandemic upended the food landscape with lightning speed.
American Heart Association, Walmart Foundation strengthening food ecosystems to improve food access in Chicago and Atlanta
12 minority and/or women-led organizations receive funding from the American Heart Association’s Bernard J. Tyson Impact Fund.
Community Farmers Markets Offering New Initiatives, Fresh MARTA Market Pop-Ups And More
For the past decade, Community Farmers Markets has worked to provide Atlanta with a diverse, interconnected food system. They also promote healthy food, sustainable ecosystems and living-wage working conditions. CFM Executive Director Katie Hayes joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes to share information about a number of recent and ongoing initiatives.