Food insecurity is widespread in Georgia. Scores of census tracts – both big and small and urban and rural – face barriers to accessing fresh food, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture reports.

History: For a quarter of a century, Georgia Organics has served local farmers and fosters connection between farmers, communities and eaters. Did you know: Georgia Organics’ services include farmer ...

ATLANTA — The COVID-19 pandemic is changing how we shop for food, and many of us are trying to eat healthier. Local nonprofit Georgia Organics is making it easier to get fresh produce from the farm to ...

ATLANTA — Elysa Greenwald said buying organic food is important to her. She said it's so important, she's willing to pay up to 50 percent more for groceries. "I specifically look for fruits and ...

ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — Georgia is the nation's leading peanut-producing state but yet it still has no presence in the fast-growing organic peanut market. While that's not expected to change anytime soon, ...

Feb. 7—ALBANY — Congressman Sanford Bishop Jr., D-Ga., announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Commission has awarded $1.25 million to local farms through the Value Added ...

The new composter, able to process up to 1,000 pounds of organic waste per day, comes to the school thanks to a 2024 grant ...

Practicing climate-smart agriculture can help Georgia farms be more productive and build soils that can absorb more carbon from our atmosphere at the same time. But making changes to established ...