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MARTA Pilots Farmers Market at West End Station

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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 […]

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(IPS) Building Communities Around Sustainable Food

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This article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at: http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=106601 ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan 31, 2012 (IPS) – With more and more communities in the U.S. South turning to cooperatives as a way to produce and consume food in a sustainable manner, several cooperatives are hoping to expand on what they view as more than just a “shopping experience” but […]

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