(APN) ATLANTA — Bill Bolling, founder of the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) and former Executive Director for 37 years, has been appointed to the Decatur City Commission, filling the vacancy left by Kecia Cunningham (District 2), who resigned last month to take a job outside of Atlanta. “Bill was nominated by Mayor Pro Tem Patti Garrett and appointed […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — MARTA commuters will now have easy access to fresh, farm-grown produce; the public transit authority has opened a weekly “pop-up produce market” at the West End station. The Fresh MARTA Market is open every Friday from 2pm until 6pm through October 2015. The grand opening was held on Friday, July 17, 2015. MARTA conducted a […]
Read moreBy Stephen Wing, Special to The Atlanta Progressive News (APN) ATLANTA — Facing an uncertain future, people across the country seem to instinctively grasp two things: They want a greater sense of community in their lives and they want to grow their own food. These two impulses are coming together in the phenomenal spread of community gardening. In towns, […]
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