IS MY FOOD LOCAL?

WHERE DO YOU SHOP?

Local Food Farmers Stand Illustration

Local Food Grocery Store Illustration

Local Food Farmers Market Illustration

For every $100 spent at the farmers market, $62 stays within our local economy, and $99 stays in the state.

Local Food Farmers Truck Illustration

Buying local supports the 52 urban farms and more than 63 farmers markets that call Metro Atlanta home.

Local Food Farmers Harvesting Food Illustration

Urban growers are Atlanta’s greatest environmental stewards, utilizing sustainable growing practices.

Local Food Farmers Planting Seeds Illustration

Atlanta’s farmers recycle food waste into nutrient rich soil, which we rely on for 95% of what we eat.

1 IN 4

Metro Atlanta families with children live in food deserts, where they lack access to fresh foods.

Atlanta consumers spend more than

$8.5 BILLION

each year purchasing food that was sourced elsewhere.

3 OUT
OF 4

Metro Atlanta Adults do not consume the recommended 2 ½ cups of fruits and vegetables daily.

40 %

of US landfills are filled
with food waste.

WHY DOES LOCAL FOOD MATTER?

Grows local economy

Increases healthy food access

Builds Community

SUPPORTS
THE
ENVIRONMENT

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