URBAN FOOD FOREST AT BROWNS MILL
This site is Atlanta's first Community Urban Food Forest, as well as a new model for a City of Atlanta park. The food forest will produce a wide variety of fresh, flavorful, and healthy nuts, fruits, vegetables, herbs, and mushrooms, which will become available for public consumption. Located in an area identified as a food desert, the site was a working farm as recently as 2000. Neighbors still talk about the land’s former owners, Ruby and Willie Morgan, who left excess produce from their farm on fence posts for neighbors to claim and enjoy. This is summary of the 12-month Community Vision Plan Process. This is a link to Harvest guidelines. Please check the AgLanta calendar, contact a food forest team member, follow us on social media, or check out upcoming events and opportunities listed in our newsletter to help us grow!
Questions:
City of Atlanta: Urban Ag Director J.olu Baiyewu; or any member of the food forest team
Volunteer:
There are many volunteer events throughout the month. To find days and times with the partners:
Click here > Food Forest at Browns Mill - Permaculture & Herb Orchard
Click here > Help Grow Fruit and Vegetables for the Neighborhood at the community garden.
Click here > Forest Restoration in the Urban Food Forest at Browns Mill.
Volunteer opportunities are also listed on the AgLanta Calendar.
Social media:
Facebook: Urban Food Forest at Browns Mill, Instagram: @BrownsMillUrbanFoodForest, Hashtags: #AgLanta, #AgLantaGrown