From local farms for local families
... it's as simple as that.
***** Augusta
Locally
Grown
is a
nonprofit organization
serving the
Central Savannah River community
of Georgia.
Augusta Locally Grown helps coordinate several farmers markets throughout the Augusta area:
Augusta Locally Grown also seeks to create unique farmers market venues at local events, hospitals and schools.
Augusta Locally Grown partners with a wide variety of other community organizations, farmers and businesses to host local food events, farm tours and volunteer efforts on farms and
EDUCATION:Augusta Locally Grown helps local educators bring healthy-food classes to the public. This includes instruction in cooking, tasting, nutrition, canning, preserving, organic gardening, composting and backyard poultry raising.
Augusta Locally Grown promotes the development of a vibrant food-growing community. This includes recruiting new farmers to our area and connecting existing farmers to customers, restaurants, markets and media.
Why?
OUR ECONOMY
Eating local foods supports the local economy.
In fact, 90% of all sales made through Augusta Locally Grown markets goes right back to the farmers.
OUR ENVIRONMENT
Sustainable farming nurtures the soil, protects water sources and ensures that farm animals have access to sunshine, fresh air, clean water and natural forage. Our farmers are located within 100 miles of Augusta.
OUR HEALTH
Nutritious eating starts with a deep appreciation for seasonality, locality, variety and flavor. Whole foods bring us in contact with leaves, stems, roots and bones, reminding us to cook with equal parts of economy and awe.
OUR COMMUNITY
Good food brings people together. At Augusta Locally Grown, we like to say that "a community is healthiest when it feeds itself."
OUR HERITAGE
Growing, harvesting, hunting, fishing, preserving, cooking, enjoying each other's company around the dinner table ... at Augusta Locally Grown we
reclaim these self-reliant traditions as foundations of our heritage in the Central Savannah River area.
photos by:
logo by:
Abby Zylla
