Growing Food • Growing Leaders • Growing Community

Hands-on trainings in seed starting, soil health, food-as-medicine, agribusiness basics, raised beds, container gardening, and farm design.

Formats included in-person, virtual, field trips, and YouTube classes.

Partner sites: Valley Healthcare System, Innovative Senior Solutions, and Magnolia Manor (multiple campuses).

Each installation included staff workdays, garden builds, soil and compost prep, and on-site training.

Fresh Start Beginning Gardener Series delivered to Valley Healthcare System, Wholesome Wave Georgia, and The Food Mill (4-week program).

Monthly FreshRx Produce Boxes provided for Albany Area Primary Healthcare System, Lee County APHCS, and NIH-funded cohorts (over 30 participants monthly).

New partnership: exploring $15–$25 fresh food vouchers with Tommy Mac’s Produce and Mike’s Country Store.

Teams of youth leaders and volunteers cleaned, restored, and replanted school gardens across Dougherty County.

Youth completed garden maintenance, leadership workshops, retreats, cooking classes, community food distributions, and field trips.

Quarterly “Friendsgiving Day in the Garden” continues as our signature youth-led community service event.

Over 80,000 lbs of locally grown fruits and vegetables delivered through senior apartment complexes (Dougherty, Lee, Worth, Mitchell, Terrell), community and church food distributions, and health fairs in Albany, Dawson, and Buena Vista.

Delivered locally grown produce to school systems in Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Turner, and Seminole Counties. Products included pre-cut collard greens, sweet potato fries, hydroponic lettuce, strawberries, and peaches.

Georgia National Fairgrounds (Starbucks Learning Farm).

Sunbelt Ag Expo 2025 theme focused on agritourism design, using small plots to attract families, demonstrate growing techniques, and support youth-led tours.