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Clarkston Food Initiative The Clarkston Food Initiative (CFI) is a collaborative effort of 10+ organizations that strive to bring food security to the people of Clarkston, GA.

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Spotlight🤩✨Today the Youth Food Justice Spring interns raised money for during the Spring Market! They sold a variety...
30/04/2022

Spotlight🤩✨Today the Youth Food Justice Spring interns raised money for during the Spring Market! They sold a variety of seedlings, freshly harvested mustard greens, swiss chard, lavender, and handcrafted tea all sourced from their high school garden 🪴 Way to go!!!

Here’s another event you won’t want to miss! will be hosting their Culture in Ag event on Saturday, May 21 from 3 to 5 ...
25/04/2022

Here’s another event you won’t want to miss! will be hosting their Culture in Ag event on Saturday, May 21 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Decatur's Kitchen Garden at Legacy Park. You can learn more about the event and how to attend by visiting their website at www.globalgrowers.org

THIS SATURDAY 😎 Come by and check out all of the awesome vendors during the Spring Market hosted by our friends . The Yo...
25/04/2022

THIS SATURDAY 😎 Come by and check out all of the awesome vendors during the Spring Market hosted by our friends . The Youth Food Justice Interns from Clarkston High School will be there selling seedlings and fresh veggies from their school garden 🪴 See you there!

RISE N’ SHINE ✨🍅🌿 Students at Fernbank Science Center planted and cared for these seedings that the New Roots team will...
24/03/2022

RISE N’ SHINE ✨🍅🌿 Students at Fernbank Science Center planted and cared for these seedings that the New Roots team will transplant into Clarkston’s school gardens. They planted 3 varieties of tomatoes 🍅, 2 varieties of sweet peppers, and Inca Red Drop hot peppers 🌶 How cool!!

New Roots team built and installed a 3-bin compost system at Indian Creek Elementary School in partnership with …Thank...
02/03/2022

New Roots team built and installed a 3-bin compost system at Indian Creek Elementary School in partnership with …Thank you to everyone who contributed to this awesome project!! 🌻🌞🍃

New Roots team is back in action preparing the gardens at Idlewood Elementary School for spring planting 🌻They planted ...
23/02/2022

New Roots team is back in action preparing the gardens at Idlewood Elementary School for spring planting 🌻They planted calendula and fava beans, as well as, clover and burdock cover crops. They also installed a trellis for the maypop vine 🌿There’s more to come….stayed tuned!!!

Students at are excited to be back at garden club 🥬 Today, we harvested: • 9lbs radish •...
14/01/2022

Students at are excited to be back at garden club 🥬 Today, we harvested: • 9lbs radish
• 6lbs mustard greens
• 2lbs kale • 2lbs collard greens
• 4.5lbs carrots

Recipe of the week: Sabuti-Beef Stew 🍲 Stay warm and cozy u...
22/12/2021

Recipe of the week: Sabuti-Beef Stew 🍲
Stay warm and cozy up with Ram Tha’s tasty beef stew!

Congratulations to the students that just completed the Youth Food Justice Internship program this Fall!! Interns help...
09/12/2021

Congratulations to the students that just completed the Youth Food Justice Internship program this Fall!! Interns helped care for the school gardens, lead cooking demonstrations to make healhty afterschool snacks for peers, facilitate activities during Garden Club, learn about agriculture and nutrition topics throughout the 8 weeks, AND for their final group project hosted a fundraiser for during the Holiday Market!! We are so proud of you and know you will continue to be incredible leaders in the community!

Photos: Selling at Refuge Market, Cooking Demo, Planting Lettuce, Harebsting Sweet Potatoes, Spring Rolls for snack

We've been harvesting Sweet Potatoes at our gardens this Fall. What's your favorite way to make them?
18/11/2021

We've been harvesting Sweet Potatoes at our gardens this Fall. What's your favorite way to make them?

Recipe of the week: Sambal & Coconut Rice This is a popular Southeast Asian meal that can be topped with either eggs, cu...
12/11/2021

Recipe of the week: Sambal & Coconut Rice
This is a popular Southeast Asian meal that can be topped with either eggs, cucumber, peanuts, or anchovies.

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