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If you've tried any of the food at the Georgia National Fair this year, there's a good chance you've eaten something that was grown at the fairgrounds.
Once the fair ends, the food harvested will go to the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank.
Dougherty Co. holds fresh spring festival Albany (Source: WALB News) By Avery Jacobs | May 16, 2021 at 11:16 AM EDT - Updated May 16 at 11:16 AM ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On Saturday, Dougherty County held its Spring Festival event at Riverfront Park. The goal of the event is to teach the community better eating habits and lifestyles. Vendors provided free produce and vegetable plants. Phoebe mobile wellness clinic was also on-site providing free vaccine shots to the public. Dougherty Co. holds fresh spring festival Albany (Source: WALB News) A collaborative partnership between Dougherty ...
âCommunityâ Meal set for Turner Elementary School Jordan Parker, School Garden Coordinator, with Ms. McCaryâs 5th-grade students at Turner Elementary School (Source: School Gardens) By Dave Miller | May 12, 2021 at 1:51 PM EDT - Updated May 12 at 1:55 PM ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - A community meal celebrating the bountiful harvest from select Dougherty County school gardens will happen at Turner Elementary on Thursday, May 13. Flint River Fresh and the Dougherty County School System are celebrating a bountiful harvest with students and staff to culminate the success of the 202...
Albany leaders combat food insecurities through gardens, gardening workshops Albany leaders combat food insecurities through gardens, gardening workshops By Bobby Poitevint | April 21, 2021 at 11:41 PM EDT - Updated April 22 at 12:01 AM ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Fighting food insecurity is a top priority for one Southwest Georgia gardener. Heâs doing so with community gardens and workshops on how to keep them alive. Flint River Freshâs Fredando Jackson said there are about 20 community gardens in the area. He said heâs seen with his own eyes how those gardens help fight food i...