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08/24/2025

🦋🌻🌺 Don't let the weather stop You! This year's Great Southeast Pollinator Census is Friday, August 22nd - Sunday, August 24th. Check out the flyer and go to https://gsepc.org/resources/ to learn more about how to participate. 🌼🌸🐝

08/24/2025

Check out Farmer Chris from Gratitude Botanical Farm sharing the buzz about how pollinators help farmers 🐝🌼🌸🦋🌻🌺

Bees and other pollinators are hugely important when it comes to pollinating fruits and vegetables. So, it's not an uncommon site to see bee hives on a worki...

07/02/2025

Come out this weekend and enjoy a Free Adult Beginner Beekeeping workshop this Saturday July 5th at Urban Food Forest at Browns Mill. Bee suits provided, honey tasting fresh from the hive, and giveaways. Register with QR code or the link in the comments 🐝🐝🍯🍯

*** This event is for adults only. We have a beekeeping workshop for kids coming up in a few weeks :)

06/20/2025

When you think of pollinators, bees usually steal the spotlight but did you know that bats, hummingbirds, moths, and even hoverflies play huge roles in keeping our ecosystems thriving? 🌺🦇🦋🐦

06/20/2025

🍽️ Let’s Chat & Chew, Atlanta! 🗣️🌱

We’re building the future of food in Atlanta—and you’re invited to help shape it!

Join us for a community meal + conversation at Chat & Chew: Envisioning Atlanta’s Food Future on Monday, June 30th at 6 PM at the Loudermilk Conference Center. Come ready to share your ideas, connect with fellow growers and neighbors, and learn more about how food flows through our city.

💬 While you’re at it—take 2 minutes to complete the Food Ecosystem Survey and make your voice count. Your input will help design a more just, sustainable, and community-rooted food system for all Atlantans.

📍Save your seat, bring your appetite, and scan the QR codes to get started.

06/18/2025

🐝 Celebrate National Pollinator Week 🐝
Looking for something fun and eco-friendly to do around ATL? Check out these buzz-worthy events:

Visit our neighbors at the
Decatur Pollinator Festival
🗓️ June 21 | ⏰ 10AM–2PM
📌 Downtown Decatur Square
Family fun & pollinator education

Storybook Time at the Garden (Ages 1–4)
🗓️ June 25 | ⏰ 10AM–11:25AM
included with garden admission

Pollinator Party – Atlanta Botanical Garden
🗓️ June 27 | ⏰ 10AM–12PM


And don’t forget:
Visit your local farmers market!

06/04/2025

Help Shape Atlanta’s Climate Future!

The City of Atlanta is building its first community-led, data driven Climate Resilience Action Plan, and your voice matters.

Climate Resilient ATL is rooted in equity and environmental justice. This is your chance to guide what resilience looks like for our neighborhoods, our food systems, and our future.

Take the Community Survey
Share your vision for a climate-ready ATL
https://bit.ly/2025CommunityFeedback

Attend a Climate Resilient ATL Event
Let’s talk climate, community, and solutions
Register here: https://bit.ly/ClimateResilientATLCommunityEvents

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Be part of the movement to shape Atlanta’s climate resilient future! The City of Atlanta’s Mayor’s Office of Sustainability & Resilience is launching Climate Resilient ATL, a community-driven initiative to build a stronger, healthier, and more climate-ready city. Join us for events where you.....

05/08/2025

Happy International Compost Awareness Week! This year's theme, "Sustainable Communities Begin with Compost," reminds us that composting is an essential tool for building healthier communities and fighting climate change. Join us in spreading the word about how composting our food scraps and yard waste can create greener, more resilient neighborhoods.

04/07/2025

Hey Atlanta!

We've teamed up with 700+ partners for Food Waste Prevention Week and want you to join us!

First things first! Take the Eat or Toss Quiz and learn simple ways to reduce food waste and save money.

Information and images in the quiz are from EatOrToss.com, which features a database of foods that don't look quite right, along with science-based guidance on whether they're OK to eat.

Find more information and sources on each at EatOrToss.com.

Happy Food Waste Prevention Week!

12/17/2024

🚨 4 Days Week Left to Apply! 🚨
Don't miss the chance to secure funding of up to $15,000 for your organization!
Umi Feeds, in partnership with the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Sustainability and Resilience, is excited to support organizations improving food access for Atlanta's most vulnerable residents. Whether you're a nonprofit, for-profit, cooperative, or community-based organization providing food distribution services in the City of Atlanta, this grant could be for you!

🗓 Application Deadline: Friday, December 20, 2024, at 11:59 PM EST.
🔗 Apply here: [https://bit.ly/4i4FDOC](https://bit.ly/4i4FDOC)

Let’s work together to address food scarcity and build a stronger, healthier Atlanta.

For questions or support, email us at umi@umifeeds.org

🚨 One Week Left to Apply! 🚨
Don't miss the chance to secure funding of up to $15,000 for your organization!

Umi Feeds, in partnership with the City of Atlanta Office of Sustainability and Resilience, is excited to support organizations improving food access for Atlanta's most vulnerable residents. Whether you're a nonprofit, for-profit, cooperative, or community-based organization providing food distribution services in the City of Atlanta, this grant could be for you!

🗓 Application Deadline: Friday, December 20, 2024, at 11:59 PM EST.
🔗 Apply here: [https://bit.ly/4i4FDOC](https://bit.ly/4i4FDOC)

Let’s work together to address food scarcity and build a stronger, healthier Atlanta.

For questions or support, email us at umi@umifeeds.org

11/30/2024

AgLanta Conservation and Food Security Newsletter, Edition 2, Fall/Winter 2024!

In Fall 2023 the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience, Urban Agriculture & Food Systems Team partnered with , and Fulton County Soil and Water Conservation District on a National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) grant. This e-newsletter provides some highlights on what has occurred, including contirbutions from Ali Washington of Westside Farmers Markets, and Shadeed Abdul-Salaam of . Enjoy!

Newsletter here: https://tr.ee/Zkq8ubYFHh

photo credit: Westside Farmers Markets

11/27/2024

Umi Feeds Feeds and the Urban Agriculture and Food Systems Team in the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Resilience partner to combat food scarcity by offering Feeding Futures: Community Food Access Grants (up to $15,000 each).

Apply here! https://bit.ly/4i4FDOC

Atlanta, GA – Umi Feeds, in partnership with the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience, Urban Agriculture and Food Systems Team (UAFS Team), is thrilled to announce a grant opportunity of up to $15,000 for organizations addressing food scarcity in Atlanta.
With food prices rising and many families struggling to access essentials, this initiative aims to support innovative organizations improving access to healthy food and household goods for those most in need. Eligible applicants include community-based organizations, nonprofits, cooperatives, and private sector groups operating or providing services within the City of Atlanta.

**Application Deadline:** Friday, December 20, 2024, at 11:59 PM EST.
Grant recipients will be notified by mid-January 2025, with funds distributed in late February 2025. Apply here! https://bit.ly/4i4FDOC

For more information or assistance, email umi@umifeeds.org.
Together, let’s strengthen Atlanta’s food systems and build a more resilient community.