Community, city officials mark ribbon-cutting for Rez Farm Preserve in Armwood Park

Speakers at a ribbon-cutting at Rez Farm Preserve said the event celebrated what they called the city’s first urban farm, a 5.3-acre community green space in the Armwood Park neighborhood of Atlanta.

"Today, we did a ribbon cutting to celebrate the city's first ever, ever urban farm right here in the Armwood Park community," Speaker 1 said, adding the site was intended to be "in walkable distance between neighborhoods, schools, and people being able to enjoy green space right in the heart of their communities."

Speakers described the site’s features and partners. "Red's Farm is a unique space both within the neighborhood and across the city of Atlanta. Spanning 5.3 acres, it's been thoughtfully developed as an urban farm and community space," Speaker 2 said, listing in-ground rows, raised planting beds and a small orchard of persimmon and serviceberry trees installed with help from Tree Atlanta. Speaker 2 said the farm is "activated by the Urban Farm Hornwood Group, who engages the community through hands on programming."

Several speakers framed the farm as a legacy project tied to a longtime neighbor. "It's a place to remember my brother who kept this piece of property for the last 3 decades so that neighbors and family and community could share," Speaker 4 said, and later described the man known as Red as "a free spirited, very humble, very kind person." Speaker 5 recalled meeting Red in 2006 and said multiple generations of neighbors have eaten produce grown on the land.

One speaker reflected on the partnership between civic leaders and residents, saying, "of the great things about being a public servant, where we come together as a community, whether it's governments, residents, nonprofit organizations, or even our private partners, we create something that will really benefit all of Atlanta and our city's visitors that come here, for generations to come," (Speaker 3). Another speaker thanked "the mayor and the city councilman, Winston" for their support.

Organizers and speakers emphasized the site as a community gathering place and a small urban orchard and garden, while specific operational details — including program schedules, funding sources, and long-term management responsibilities — were not specified in the remarks recorded.

Tree Atlanta and the Urban Farm Hornwood Group were named as partners in planting and programming; transcript remarks did not provide contract, grant, or budget details.