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Metro Atlanta Urban Farm pitches city partnership to expand household food gardening
Summary
Bobby Wilson of Metro Atlanta Urban Farm asked East Point City Council on Oct. 6 to support a program to help households grow vegetables; council agreed to add a presentation and directed staff to convene existing local food partners and the city—s Local Food Ecosystem Commission for an update at the Nov. 10 work session.
Bobby Wilson, director of Metro Atlanta Urban Farm, told the East Point City Council on Oct. 6 that the group is working with churches and nonprofits to help households grow their own vegetables and asked the city to partner on local food-security efforts.
Wilson said his group has already piloted “bucket gardens” and classes that produce edible yields in 21 days. “We are now eating collard greens from the field that we started,” he said.…
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