Katie Chatham, The Common Market Georgia’s procurement manager, says they love working with farms and helping them get into the wholesale market. “We have the flexibility to work with folks who haven’t had access to these customers.”
"As individuals and companies, both large and small become more intentional about growing food sustainably, Lily believes agriculture can be something that restores. 'By developing market opportunities for our farmers growing food produced with integrity and respect, we can help transform growing practices and heal communities.'"
How Tatiana Garcia-Granados’ nonprofit enterprise, The Common Market, is bringing healthful food to low-income communities and lifting local farmers' livelihoods.
"The third wave of innovation in urban ag is upon us, and it’s all about supply chain and distribution. ...there’s hope that Common Market can disrupt the status quo"
A Kresge Health Program grantee, Common Market, developed a solution to bring healthy food to communities that need it most. “Common Market ties together disparate components of the food system in a way that I haven’t seen other organizations do.”
If successful, The Common Market Georgia’s larger volume sales — projected to reach $1.6 million in 2018 — could help crack another chicken-and-egg situation. That is local food’s promise to help Atlanta build stronger urban and rural places.
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"Being able to connect to a distributor and an organizer like The Common Market - that allows us to reach a local food producing community in a major way - is for us, a dream come true."
— Lucy Kerman, Ph.D., Vice Provost, University and Community Partnerships, Drexel University