EliYahu Ysrael of Atlanta Harvest. Photo: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
In this Zoom video version of the Atlanta Foodcast, we're speaking with EliYahu Ysrael of Atlanta Harvest and Local Lands (scroll down to view). EliYahu and his family own and farm at Local Lands Organically Grown Gardens (www.locallands.net/), in Dublin, GA, as well as Atlanta Harvest in Jonesboro, GA.
We spoke with EliYahu about the selecting and founding of Local Lands, the importance of farm ownership, their growth through Atlanta Harvest and serving the Jonesboro community, their upcoming farm move, and the wealth of nourishing foods, plant starts, education, and engagement he and his family provide to Georgians.
Local Lands is a member of our Farm to Restaurant Farmer Cohort and provides some of the weekly items provided in farm boxes for unemployed restaurant workers around the city as part of our Food Fight GA initiative.
Atlanta Harvest is also a participating farm in our Mid-Week Pop-Up Market at Wrecking Bar Brewpub, allowing shoppers to order online over the weekend (orders open Friday morning-Sunday midnight) and pick up their items every Wednesday evening in Atlanta’s Inman Park neighborhood.
Lauren Cox, Georgia Organics' Organic Procurement Coordinator, who heads up our Farm to Restaurant program said of EliYahu’s dedication to his craft and their work on these Farm to Restaurant initiatives:
I am so excited to work with Local Lands this year for the Farm to Restaurant program. Whenever I talk to EliYahu, I can truly feel the passion and thought behind every decision he makes at the farm. He also possesses one of the most important traits, I think, of being a great farmer, that of being a 'forever student’ of the land, while also going the extra mile to not only provide for, but also to teach and serve his community.
To learn more, you can also read Atlanta Harvest in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Yahoo.com and see their recent segment featured on MSNBC!
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