#14 We deliver farmers collectively.
By means of our annual Convention & Expo, Farmer Subject Days, Farmer Mixers and different occasions, Georgia Organics offers a platform for farmers to share info and sources, mentor and study from one another, and construct group.
#13 We might help you propose an informal date night time that provides again to group!
This Tuesday, November 29, take your date to Farm Burger to have a good time #GAgivesDay! ALL Georgia areas ALL day will donate 10 p.c of gross sales on to Georgia Organics. You would say they’re actually moooo-ving us nearer to our year-end purpose! Thanks, Farm Burger, for investing in our future… from the bottom up!
#12 As a result of it’s #GAgivesDay!
What an incredible day to SUPPORT FARMERS! We all know that wholesome farmers are the cornerstone of wholesome communities. They heal the earth, enhance meals entry throughout the state, and maintain life. From the soil itself — dwelling and respiration — to the crops, the individuals, and the whole lot in between.
#11 To be part of a beneficiant and passionate group!
Final Tuesday was #GAgivesDay 2022, and also you all confirmed up by donating greater than $15,000, making it a unprecedented day as we climb nearer to our general year-end purpose as a part of our twenty fifth Anniversary “From the Floor Up” Marketing campaign!
#10 “With out good stable healthcare, then the sustainable farm, I don’t suppose exists.” – Farmers Chris & Jenny Jackson, Farmer Members
In 2022, we enrolled eight new farmers for FREE Gold Stage Well being Insurance coverage by the Kaiser Permanente Bridge Program.
#9 The reply is within the soil (half 2).
Georgia Organics invests in farmers in order that inch by inch, the soil will get the care it wants. We assist these farmers in order that they’ll develop in a method that heals the earth, will increase meals entry throughout the state, and sustains biodiversity and life, from the soil itself (which resides and respiration!), to the crops, the individuals, and the whole lot in-between.
#8 To interrupt bread with inspiring legends and leaders of our motion.
On December 10, we hosted famend chef, cookbook creator, and meals activist, Alice Waters for a twenty fifth Anniversary Dinner for 68 friends ready by a few of our favourite cooks. This six-course dinner was a group salon, with a passionate dialog unfolding about the way forward for our meals motion.
#7 Items made between now and Dec. thirty first will go twice as far!
We have now an nameless donor who simply pledged to match all presents made between now and midnight on Dec. thirty first as much as $15,000. Donate now and your present shall be supercharged towards our purpose!
#6 We honor the contributions of our land stewards.
Annually, we provide awards to excellent members of the meals and farming group in three classes: the Land Steward Award, the Barbara Petit Pollinator Award, and the Farmer Champion awards. Land Steward and Pollinator Award winners are nominated by most people and voted on by our Board and Governance Committee. Collectively, we are able to proceed to uplift the sturdy work of our soil stewards and champions!
#5 Georgia’s land wants stewards like by no means earlier than.
Every single day, Georgia’s land, growers, and communities stand on the mercy of ongoing and growing environmental pressures, social and financial gaps, and limitations to entry. Deeply entrenched agricultural practices and insurance policies make these challenges worse, additional degrading the soil and entry to land and meals. In the meantime, the champions in our native meals system work every day to stem this tide. They make sacrifices to prioritize soil and group well being. They paved the way, displaying us that it’s doable to construct a future by which Georgia’s meals is produced accessibly, equitably, and sustainably by thriving group farmers.
#4 Convention is again, child!
After a two-year hiatus, we’re thrilled to have the prospect to return collectively for our cornerstone annual gathering that includes keynote speaker, farmer and group activist, Karen Washington. For 3 days, farmers, group advocates, educators, fairness activists, and local weather leaders will join, study new abilities, and generate contemporary concepts to foster a wholesome and sustainable meals system. Get your tickets for the 2023 Convention and Expo in the present day!
#3 Our model new Farmer Apprenticeship Program.
In fall 2022, greater than 20 starting farmers utilized for an apprenticeship to study regenerative farming and sustainable enterprise practices from established natural farmers. This program creates a pipeline for brand new and starting farmers whereas supporting a cohort of farm hosts as they enhance their enterprise capability. We stay up for choosing 9 prime candidates to launch into their work in early 2023!
#2 Our historical past.
We’ve been at it for 25 years. Together with your assist, we have grown the variety of natural farmers and acres. We have instigated, cajoled, and convened. We have been a centering rock on which new native meals organizations and coalitions have discovered their footing. What began as a one-person workplace in a church basement has grown right into a dynamic 15-person workforce with a 20-member board and a community of farmers, companions, and allies devoted to a constructive meals future.
The #1 Motive to assist Georgia Organics: Our future.
