The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund is a member-owned nonprofit of mostly Black farmers, landowners, and co-ops. It helps people keep their family land and start businesses they own together. It does this through classes, events, and hands-on help, mostly in seven Southern states.
S. Virgin Islands who farm in ways that care for the land. It gives grants to member farmers, runs field days and online calls to share farming skills, and helps farmers organize together. Farmers and farm supporters can apply to join.
The Food Studio is a plant-based shared kitchen and food-business helper at Pittsburgh Yards in South Atlanta. It offers a business program with coaching and training, and kitchen memberships for people who make plant-based food. The home page talks about opening the kitchen doors and has a waitlist, so ask when the kitchen will be ready.
Refugee Women's Network is a Georgia nonprofit that helps refugee and immigrant women and their families build a new life. Staff help with settling in, job readiness, starting a food business, leadership, health and outdoor activities. There is also a youth program for Afghan youth ages 15 to 24.
Wholesome Wave Georgia helps Georgia families get fresh, local fruits and vegetables. It matches SNAP/EBT spending at partner markets and stores, runs a produce prescription program with healthcare providers, and gives free help with SNAP and other benefit applications.
Piedmont Park Conservancy is a nonprofit that works with the City of Atlanta to care for Piedmont Park. It runs classes, camps, walks, a Saturday green market and volunteer days. It also rents event spaces in the park.
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.
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.
Georgia Organics is a statewide nonprofit that backs organic farmers and community allies who build a local food system. Farmers can join, then apply for coaching, grants, health insurance help, cost-share and group buying. It also holds farmer field days and webinars.
On Da Farm is a community farm group in Atlanta that has been going since 2021. You can buy its produce on Saturdays at The Fresh Market in East Point, join farming workshops through Farm the Future Academy, or volunteer on the farm.
Blackyard Chickenz is a backyard chicken and homestead farm in Austell. It sells pasture-raised chicken and duck eggs, and sometimes baby chicks and baby goats. With the nonprofit Positive American Youth, it brings rescued farm animals to schools so kids can learn about farm life.
Global Growers Network is a nonprofit network of about 200 farmers and food leaders in Georgia. They grow fresh food from many cultures at seven gardens and farms and a 22-acre organic farm. The public can volunteer, join events and farm visits, or rent the event spaces at the Rockdale farm.
S. Department of Agriculture. It helps farmers and ranchers with farm loans, disaster aid after storms, floods or drought, and conservation and farm programs. Services are delivered through local county service centers, so you contact the office that serves your county.
NCAT is a national nonprofit that helps farmers, ranchers, veterans, and people who use energy. Its National Energy Assistance Referral hotline connects households with their local LIHEAP office, which helps low-income homes pay heating and cooling bills. NCAT also gives farming advice, trains veterans in farming, and offers energy services for businesses and homes.
Hartnett Farm Collective is a group of urban growers who tend a one-acre historic community farm in Southwest Atlanta, near the West End. They grow vegetables, herbs and flowers, sell at farmers markets, and hold workshops like herbalism, natural dyeing and soil care. They also host community events such as a campout and a farm bike ride, and they are asking people to sign a petition to keep the land.
Farmers Market Coalition is a national nonprofit that works to make farmers markets stronger. It shares guides, webinars, tools and a SNAP guide with market managers and farmers, and speaks up for farmers markets in public policy. It is a remote group with no office to visit.
Farm Aid is a nonprofit that stands with family farmers. Farmers can call its hotline or send an online form to get linked to services and resources that fit their needs. It also offers guides, a search tool for farm groups, and a list of funding options.
Accion Opportunity Fund is a nonprofit lender for small business owners. It offers loans, free advising from business coaches, and free online money courses. Businesses based in Georgia can apply for its loans online or by phone.
The Come Up Project is an Atlanta organization behind Gangstas to Growers, a paid farming and business training program for young people facing barriers to work, including those who have been incarcerated. Participants learn to grow food, build job skills, and run worker-owned businesses, including the Sweet Sol hot sauce cooperative.
The Generation Gap is the nonprofit arm of The Sage D Collective. It holds the funding and partnerships behind the Collective's work. Its programs include Meena's Manor, a gathering place for Collective members, and The Giving Circle, which passes grant money to members doing hands-on service work.
