REDEEMED Outreach is a West End nonprofit that has worked in the neighborhood since 1994. It runs a housing program for single working women, plus community gardens, job training in farming, a farmers market and neighborhood watch work. People can also volunteer, including those who need court-ordered community service hours.
Everybody Eats Together is a faith-based group in Ashview Heights that works to bring food and ownership to the neighborhood. People who need food can take its survey to ask for free pantry pick-up or delivery. It also has garden volunteer days, Sunday community meals, and a pay-what-you-can grocery cart, and it is working toward a community-owned grocery store.
Historic Westside Gardens is a nonprofit that has worked on Atlanta's Westside since 2010. It runs five green spaces where people can learn about growing food and healthy living. Its work includes Home Food Gardens, and people can volunteer in community gardens.
Unearthing Farm & Market is a neighborhood farm and green space at 1534 Memorial Drive SE in Kirkwood. It holds a market on the first Saturday of each month and keeps a farm fridge with fresh produce on other days. The farm stand turns no one away for lack of money and doubles EBT.
Truly Living Well is a nonprofit urban farm on Atlanta's Westside that grows vegetables, herbs, and fruit without chemical pesticides. People can buy fresh produce at its on-site farm market and through a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box program, with sliding-scale pricing for those who need it. The farm also teaches people to grow their own food through classes like Gardening 101, farm tours, an Urban Grower Boot Camp, and youth programs such as a summer camp.
West End Community Urban Garden & Nursery, also called The Garden Queen, is a garden in East Point led by Haylene Green. It teaches people how to grow, cook and eat healthy food. Neighbors can volunteer in the garden and come to cooking classes and garden events.
West End Community Garden is an organic urban garden led by Haylene Green, known as The Garden Queen. It teaches people how to grow, prepare and eat healthy food. It offers classes, garden events, consultations and volunteer days, plus a new program that brings seniors and youth together.
AgroMajic describes itself as an urban neighborhood farm in Atlanta that grows vegetables, herbs and fruit for a weekly produce box (a community supported agriculture, or CSA, subscription) in the Pendergrast Farm community. Members pay ahead for a season and pick up a box of just-picked produce each week, and the farm also invites volunteers. Its website is currently expired, so call or check its social pages to confirm it is still running.
Enough to Share is a volunteer-run food pantry. It gives out groceries on the first and third Wednesday of each month. It also holds Saturday pantry days on selected dates, with deliveries for people who are sick or shut in, and it offers ways for adults and youth to volunteer.
75 acre organic urban farm in Atlanta, run by Jamila Norman, who is known as Farmer J. It grows vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers and sells them at Saturday farmers markets. The farm also holds paid seasonal gatherings and welcomes volunteers.
Summerhill Neighborhood Development Corporation is a neighborhood nonprofit that has worked in Summerhill for more than thirty years. It runs a food pantry on Wednesdays, sewing classes for kids, a computer lab, and a community garden where neighbors can sign up for a plot.
The Atlanta ToolBank lends tools and equipment to nonprofits, schools, and other service groups for a small weekly fee. It also runs tool classes and youth tool programs, and it rents out event space at its building in southeast Atlanta.
This is the Fulton County office of UGA Extension. It teaches about gardening, farming, plants, soil, water, and 4-H youth clubs, camps, and events. It has a 4-H office at the Atlanta History Center, and its main offices are in East Point, College Park, and North Atlanta.
This is the Fulton County office of UGA Extension. Agents answer questions about gardening, plants, soil and water, and they help test soil, water and plant samples. The office also runs 4-H programs for young people and a Master Gardener volunteer program.
The Metro Atlanta Urban Farm is a five-acre organic farm in College Park that grows fresh fruits and vegetables and gives away free produce to neighbors in need. It teaches people of all ages how to grow their own food through hands-on agricultural training, community garden space, and classes on canning, gardening, and food preparation. The farm also runs programs for youth and seniors and hosts community events, including a yearly food sovereignty conference.
Metro Atlanta Urban Farm is a certified naturally grown farm in College Park. It teaches farming and gardening skills to youth, adults, and seniors, and sells food straight from the farm. Visitors and volunteers are welcome to stop by.
City Fresh Gardens is a gardening business in College Park led by a Georgia certified master gardener. It sells plants, gives home garden advice, designs and installs landscapes, takes care of lawns and gardens, and teaches classes on growing plants and food. Visits are by appointment, and prices are paid.
This is the DeKalb County office of UGA Extension. It gives research-based help with gardening, soil and water testing, plant and insect problems, and 4-H youth programs. You can call or visit the office in Decatur on weekdays.
AgLanta is the City of Atlanta's urban agriculture program. Its website helps people learn about growing food in the city, find fresh food, and apply to use vacant city lots for gardens or farms. It also runs a food waste program, a city food forest, and volunteer garden days.
Food Well Alliance is a nonprofit network that helps build and support community gardens, urban farms and orchards across metro Atlanta. It gives local growers tools, compost, grants, training and technical help so neighborhoods can grow their own healthy food. It does not hand out groceries or meals.
