Global Growers Network Archives - North America FarmQuip Magazine https://www.americafem.com/tag/global-growers-network/ Equipment, Machines, attachments and implements for farming, agriculture and forestry in the United States and Canada Thu, 16 Jan 2020 11:55:07 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The AGCO Agriculture Foundation and Global Growers Network Partner to Expand Flagship Agriculture Learning Center https://www.americafem.com/2020/01/16/the-agco-agriculture-foundation-and-global-growers-network-partner-to-expand-flagship-agriculture-learning-center/ https://www.americafem.com/2020/01/16/the-agco-agriculture-foundation-and-global-growers-network-partner-to-expand-flagship-agriculture-learning-center/#respond Thu, 16 Jan 2020 11:55:07 +0000 https://www.americafem.com/?p=146684 The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF) has announced a new partnership with the Global Growers Network (GGN) to expand their flagship agricultural learning center in Clarkston, Ga., USA. Established in 2010 as a result of the tremendous demand among Atlanta-area refugees looking to reconnect to their agricultural heritage, GGN is building a healthy and diverse community […]

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]]> The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF) has announced a new partnership with the Global Growers Network (GGN) to expand their flagship agricultural learning center in Clarkston, Ga., USA.

Established in 2010 as a result of the tremendous demand among Atlanta-area refugees looking to reconnect to their agricultural heritage, GGN is building a healthy and diverse community food system, manages eight garden sites, helps growers access markets for their products and offers educational opportunities and technical expertise.

The AAF funding assists marginalized growers with an ecosystem of support to grow healthy food for nutritional demands in metro Atlanta communities and to create a platform for the enhancement of capacity building and skill development in farming.

Global Growers community growers tend to their crops at the flagship Clarkston International Garden in Clarkston, Georgia, USA. (Provided by Global Growers)
Global Growers community growers tend to their crops at the flagship Clarkston International Garden in Clarkston, Georgia, USA. (Provided by Global Growers)

Metti Richenhagen, Managing Director, AGCO Agriculture Foundation said:

“The partnership arrangement between our foundation and Global Growers Network will renovate and relaunch the Clarkston International Garden as a flagship multicultural agriculture learning center in the heart of Atlanta’s refugee community. We will work with GGN to transform the garden from a community garden to a demonstration and educational learning center for sustainable, small-scale agriculture,”

Robin Chanin, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Global Growers Network adds:

“The renovation and relaunch of the Clarkston International Garden will include a new ecological landscaping design to accommodate new garden plots for diverse Clarkston families to grow food for their families and their community. This innovative partnership with the AGCO Agriculture Foundation will not only enrich the lives of the growers who farm here, but also the entire community,”

Interpretive signage will be installed within the center to enable the garden families and visitors to learn about local food production, edible landscaping, rainwater capture, composting and other sustainable farm operations. The center will also contain an educational pavilion for hosting educational workshops, volunteer activities, corporate engagement and community programs.

Source: AgCo

 

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