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November 2022 Georgia Grown Georgia’s Guide to Food, Farms, and Fun
January 20th, 2022 Athens restaurant roundup: Farm Burger grand opening, Rashe’s Cuisine and West Broad Farmers Market to reopen and more The Red & Black
October 19, 2021 Oconee Co schedules workdays for invasive plant removal WGAU Radio
October 6, 2021 The Red & Black Local cookbook to teach healthy living for every season
August 26, 2021 Athens CEO United Way of Northeast Georgia Announces 2022 Grantees
August 9, 2021 Saporta Report Rethinking housing and land use
July 25, 2021 The Red & Black 5 Athens markets that feature local artists
June 22, 2021 WGAU Oconee Co accepts applications for conservation easement program
June 19, 2021 The Red & Black Athenians celebrate Juneteenth at the West Broad Farmers Market
June 19, 2021 The Red & Black Athens Land Trust hosts annual Juneteenth Celebration
June 19, 2021 The Red & Black Black Athenians discuss the importance of Juneteenth
June 16, 2021 The Red & Black Juneteenth Celebrations
June 14, 2021 The Red & Black Athens Land Trust to host Juneteenth Celebration
May 5, 2021 The Red & Black PHOTOS: Athens’ West Broad Farmers Market celebrates May Day
April 28, 2021 The Red & Black Q&A: Young Urban Farmers member Rea’l Pogue talks gardening
March 29, 2021 Southface Institute Nine Examples That the Transition to a Regenerative Economy is Underway
March 26, 2021 The Red & Black 7 ways to welcome spring in Athens
March 18, 2021 The Red & Black How Athens’ food scene got creative during COVID-19
March 1, 2021 UGA Today Heather Benham: Making a House a Home
February 15, 2021 Flagpole Magazine Commission Approves 500-Unit Lexington Road Apartment Complex
February 14, 2021 The Red & Black Q&A: UGA and Athens communities discuss Biden-Harris environmental policies
January 7, 2021 Grady News Source The Faces And Future Of Community Gardening In Athens
December 14, 2020 The Red & Black PHOTOS: Holiday market brings customers to Athens’ West Broad Farmers Market for first in-person event of the season
December 9, 2020 The Red & Black Athens Mayor and Commission approve over $639,000 in extra aid for local nonprofits
November 19, 2021 The Red & Black Uprooted, but thriving: Athens farmers, producers and markets adapted during the pandemic
September 30, 2020 Flagpole Magazine A Rich Harvest—and Better Weather—at Local Farmers Markets
September 8, 2020 The Red & Black As summer comes to a close, local farms discuss what made a successful season
August 20, 2020 Yahoo! Finance Land Trusts Prevail in Challenging Times: The Largest Renewal Class to Date is Announced
August 5, 2020 Flagpole Magazine West Broad Market Garden Thrives in New Location With Online Ordering
July 22, 2020 U.S. News & World Report In Georgia, Saving Homes for a Sustainable Future
July 16, 2020 The Red & Black How the West Broad Farmers Market in Athens adapted to the pandemic, saw sales increase
June 29, 2020 The Red & Black PHOTOS: West Broad Farmers Market converts to drive-thru during COVID-19
May 4, 2020 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens farmers markets set to reopen
May 2, 2020 Flagpole Magazine Athens Farmers Markets Restart Next Weekend
April 26, 2020 The Red & Black West Broad Farmers Market to open as drive-thru for first season in new location
December 11, 2019 Flagpole Magazine Saturday Is the Last Farmers Market at the West Broad School
November 4, 2019 Online Athens Banner-Herald 100 Women donates to Young Urban Builders
October 24, 2019 The Red & Black Athens Land Trust program helps young people gain construction skills while renovating West Broad homes
June 28, 2019 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens Land Trust camp introduces kids to agriculture
June 16, 2019 The Red & Black Athens Land Trust hosts Juneteenth celebration at West Broad Farmers Market
June 6, 2019 The Red & Black 6 seasonal fruits and veggies to pick up this summer
June 1, 2019 Online Athens Banner-Herald PHOTOS: Athens Land Trust 25 Year Anniversary Carnival
May 31, 2019 Online Athens Banner-Herald PHOTOS: Willie Craddick’s Block Party
May 31, 2019 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens Land Trust holding carnival to celebrate 25th anniversary
May 29, 2019 Online Athens Banner-Herald Willie Craddick’s Block Party bringing motivation to Athens youth
May 29, 2019 Bibliobike West Broad Farmers Market
PHOTOS: West Broad Farmers Market opens season with May Day celebration
March 10, 2019 Online Athens Banner-Herald Young Urban Builders helping while learning
March 8, 2019 Online Athens Banner-Herald Meet the Young Urban Builders
February 24, 2019 The Red & Black High school students to prepare locally-sourced meals with Athens Land Trust, The National
January 22, 2019 Online Athens Banner-Herald For many in Athens area, MLK Day truly a day of service
January 21, 2019 Online Athens Banner-Herald PHOTOS: Athens MLK Day of Service
January 20, 2019 Online Athens Banner-Herald MLK holiday in Athens, elsewhere one of service for many
Dec 11, 2018 The Red and Black Athens Gingerbread Guild celebrates first holiday season with events, fundraisers for charity
Nov 26, 2018 Online Athens Banner-Herald Commissioners praise Athens Land Trust’s youth development proposal
Nov 21, 2018 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens Land Trust youth, volunteers bring back community garden
Nov 21, 2018 Flagpole Gingerbread House Contest Will Benefit Young Builders
Aug 26, 2018 The Red and Black Students give back to Athens on Dawg Day of Service
Jun 17, 2018 The Red and Black Athens Land Trust celebrates emancipation at the Juneteenth celebration
June 7, 2018 Online Athens Banner-Herald PHOTOS: Young Conservation Stewards
May 3, 2018 Online Athens Banner-Herald West Broad Farmer’s Market opens Saturday
Mar 3, 2018, The Red and Black Michael L. Thurmond Lecture speaker addresses persistent racism, engaging communities
March 20, 2018, The Red and Black Market on the Move launches to combat food deserts in underserved communities
February 24, 2018 The Red and Black Athens Land Trust hosts annual Cultivating Community Dinner
February 14, 2018 Flagpole Run the Jewels’ Michael Render on How Urban Farming Can Help the Black Community
Feb 11, 2018 The Red and Black Athens Land Trust hosts sustainability conference to promote agricultural education
Jan 28, 2018, Online Athens Banner-Herald Agricultural conference planned at Oconee Civic Center
January 17, 2018, Flagpole Athens Land Trust Conferences Offers Small Farmers a Helping Hand
January 17, 2018, UGA Today Students and community unite for service
January 10, 2018, The Oconee Enterprise Farmland preserved off Greensboro Highway
January 17, 2018 Flagpole Athens Land Trust Conference Offers Small Farmers a Helping Hand
January 17, 2018 UGA Today Students and community unite for service
November 9, 2017 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens Land Trust wins conservation award
Oct. 3, 2017 Business Insider Southern Company and partners announce 2017 waterway conservation grants
September 13, 2017 Flagpole The Athens Land Trust Grows Sustainable Crops Just a Mile From Downtown
August 12, 2017 Online Athens Banner-Herald Wells Fargo stagecoach rides into Athens
July 30, 2017 The Red and Black West Broad Farmers Market: A tradition rooted in the community
May 26, 2017 Online Athens Banner-Herald West Broad study calls for parks, more connectivity, replacing Rocksprings
April 27, 2017 Online Athens Banner-Herald West Broad Farmers Market opens Saturday
February 16, 2017 Online Athens Banner-Herald Federal grant funding recommendations reviewed by Athens-Clarke mayor, commission
January 29, 2017 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens Rotary Club’s Polar Bear Plungefest to benefit Athens area youth
November 16, 2016 Flagpole A Too-Broad Broad Street Divides Neighborhoods, Residents Say
November 10, 2016 Online Athens Banner-Herald Consultants provide update on West Broad redevelopment feasibility study
August 22, 2016 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens Land Trust completes three more affordable houses, Lee Shearer
July 31, 2016 Online Athens Banner-Herald Hundreds at West Broad Farmers Market for back-to-school event, Lee Shearer
July 28, 2016 Online Athens Banner-Herald $48,000 grant will fund Young Urban Farmers for coming school year
May 21, 2016 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens Land Trust gets $75,000 Kresge Foundation grant
May 27, 2015 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens Community Garden Wins $10K Grant, Kelsey Cochran
May 2, 2015 Online Athens Banner-Herald Young Urban Farmers bring products to Market Today, Lee Shearer
April 7, 2015 Flagpole Cooking the CSA Way, Jodi Cash
March 5, 2015 UGA Today UGA and community partners host school lunch cooking competition, Jan Levinson Hebbard
January 18, 2015 Online Athens Banner-Herald Heather Benham takes over as Athens Land Trust’s new executive director, April Burkhart
January 7, 2015 Online Athens Banner-Herald School HQ move could turn into bigger development, Lee Shearer
December 17, 2014 Flagpole The importance of land: Nancy Stangle looks back on the Athens Land Trust, Sarah Anne Perry
November 2014 The Daily Dirt: Georgia Organics “Three Habaneros is three too many!” Constance Roberts
October 29, 2014 Flagpole USDA Visit Underscores Threat to Garden, Jodi Cash
September 21, 2014 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens Land Trust earns renewed accreditation
September 13, 2014 Online Athens Banner-Herald Nutrition guidance vital to good health, Marylin A. Hill
August 4, 2014 50 States of Style My America: Hope Hilton’s Athens, GA, Nina Myers McCammon
August 2, 2014 Online Athens Banner-Herald Strong, beautiful and godly girls distribute school supplies to children in need at West Broad Street Market, April Burkhart
August 1, 2014 Online Athens Banner-Herald dePeterse: Giving thanks for West Broad Farmers Market, Eddie dePeterse
August, 2014 Hip Green Scene Athens
June 20, 2014 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens area people with disabilities find work growing seedlings, April Burkhart
June 12, 2014 The Red & Black Four Farmer’s Markets provide fresh produce and support local economy, Shelby Eggers
May 21, 2014 Flagpole Downtown trash, downtown deliveries, downtown plans and downtown cameras, Blake Aued
May 6, 2014 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens Salvation Army to hold grand opening for community garden, Allie Jackson
May 2, 2014 Online Athens Banner-Herald West Broad Market Garden opens Saturday, Andre Gallant
April 12, 2014 The Red and Black Athens blooms with fresh produce when Farmers Market opens, Amanda Horne
April 8, 2014 The Red and Black Spring signals return of farmers markets, Joe Youorski
April 7, 2014 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens planners table rezoning request for in-town farm, Jim Thompson
April 4, 2014 Online Athens Banner-Herald Edible chatter: Athens chefs dinner date and menu set, and Peter Dale helps double EBT dollars, Andre Gallant
January 7, 2014 Online Athens Banner-Herald Commission bolsters budgets for Athens Land Trust and Morton Theatre, community center projects, Nick Coltrain
December 13, 2013 Seed & Plate Young urban farmers, Jodi Cash
December 10, 2013 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens seeks to shift fed money for community upgrades, Nick Coltrain
November 30, 2013 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens Land Trust grant to help lunchrooms get local, Andre Gallant
November 22, 2013 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens Land Trusts receives USDA grant to boost local food at Athens’ schools, Andre Gallant
November 18, 2013 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens farmers markets provide keys to good nutrition, Kiersten Roberson, Anna Cheely, Sasha McBurse and Thomas Brown
November 1, 2013 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens Land Trust hosts African-American history festival, Andre Gallant
October 30, 2013 Online Athens Banner-Herald Best bets: Todd Snider, black history, art feuds and bluegrass, Andre Gallant
October 2013 Business World Magazine Perfectly planned progress
October 28, 2013 UGA Columns A time for giving: Annual effort to raise money for charities kicks off, Aaron Hale
October 18, 2013 HGTV Front Door Athens Land Trust promotes homeownership for all, Holly Aguirre
October 13, 2013 Online Athens Banner-Herald Watson-Brown awards grant to Athens Land Trust
September 24, 2013 Online Athens Banner-Herald UGA Extension, Athens Land Trust team up for sustainable agriculture conference Oct. 3, UGA News
September 17, 2013 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens Land Trust awarded EPA environmental justice grant, Andre Gallant
August 22, 2013 Online Athens Banner-Herald Planting soon to get underway at Athens’ new urban farm, Andre Gallant
August 12, 2013 WUGATV Athens Land Trust buys new land, Matt Shedd
August 10, 2013 Online Athens Banner-Herald New urban farm and ag school planned for North Ave. neighborhood, Andre Gallant
June 25, 2013 AJC.com County by county news for Wednesday, Carolyn Cunningham
June 6, 2013 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens and ‘creative placemaking’, Melissa Link
June 3, 2013 Athens Patch A pool, some art, a celebration at the Rocksprings pool, Melissa Link
May 18, 2013 The Marietta Daily Journal ‘Discount deal’ preserves 152 acres on Lost Mountain, Leo Hohmann
May 3, 2013 WUGATV Land trust helps launch local vendors, Matt Shedd
May 2, 2013 Online Athens Banner-Herald West Broad Market Garden opens second season Saturday, Andre Gallant
April 18, 2013 Online Athens Banner-Herald Trail builder, professor and garden team win environmental awards, Lee Shearer
April 13, 2013 Online Athens Banner-Herald Nonprofits: Too much of a good thing?, April Burkhart
April 3, 2013 Athens Patch Want fresh veggies? The West Broad Market will soon open for another season, Rebecca McCarthy
April 1, 2013 Online Athens Banner-Herald Seniors council starts weekly farmers market, April Burkhart
March 27, 2013 Flagpole Selling what you sow, Blake Aued
March 14, 2013 Online Athens Banner-Herald Workshop offers farmers information about loans, programs, Andre Gallant
March 3, 2013 The University of Georgia Old scraps get new life in the landscape
February 13, 2013 Flagpole Nonprofits and residents craft master plan for neighborhood, Kristen Morales
February 11, 2013 Shelterforce Hanging on to the land, Jeffrey Yuen and Greg Rosenberg
January 9, 2013 Flagpole Foreclosing on foreclosures, programs help low-income homeowners, Kristen Morales
July 7, 2012 Online Athens Banner-Herald Big land tract off Tallassee marked for conservation, Lee Shearer
July 5,2012 Online Athens Banner-Herald Historian urges black gardeners to dig into their roots,
July 1, 2012 Online Athens Banner-Herald New community garden is multifaceted resource,
May 5, 2012 Online Athens Banner-Herald Urban garden brings produce to market, Andre Gallant
April 10, 2012 Online Athens Banner-Herald Heritage foundation sponsoring green bike tour, Blake Aued
March 28,2012 Online Athens Banner-Herald Local groups hit the trail this spring, Blake Aued
January 25, 2012 Flagpole Commissioners will consider changes to local gardening regs, John Huie
January 23, 2012 Online Athens Banner-Herald Gardens could yield extra cash, Blake Aued
December 30, 2011 Online Athens Banner-Herald Athens nonprofit turns foreclosed subdivision into affordable housing, Blake Aued
November 6, 2011 Athens Banner-Herald Community gardens boost quality of life, Rachel Tribble
October 22, 2011 Online Athens Banner-Herald Conservationists hope to protect big tract, Lee Shearer
October 10, 2011 University of Georgia’s Columns Magazine The 2012 Campaign for Charities, Beth Gavrilles & Matt Weeks
September 13, 2011 Online Athens Banner-Herald ALT fundraiser set, Don Nelson
September 12, 2011 Online Athens Banner-Herald Blueprint: Land Trust holding Harvest Moon Dinner
September 4, 2011 Online Athens Banner-Herald The Exceptionals: Kate Austin, Don Nelson
August 6, 2011 Athens Banner-Herald Blueprint: Garden network growing, Don Nelson
August 5, 2011 Athens Banner-Herald Garden dedication planned Saturday, Don Nelson
November 6, 2010 Athens Banner-Herald With grant, number of community gardens will grow, Blake Aued
June 25, 2010 Athens Banner-Herald Exhibit celebrates land and landscapes, Chris Starrs
June 20, 2010 Athens Banner-Herald Land Trust wins conservation honor, Staff Reports
June 11, 2010 Athens Banner-Herald Heritage foundation hands out ’10 awards
June 6, 2010 Athens Banner-Herald ‘Spirit of the Land’ captures just that, Staff Reports
July 10, 2008 Athens Banner-Herald Group, armed with grant, will dig at battle site
June 9, 2008 Athens Banner-Herald Accolades for historical upkeep: Heritage Foundation awards
May 8, 2008 Athens Banner-Herald Preservationists planning to dig into river site’s past
June 4, 2008 Athens Banner-Herald For love of the land
April 27, 2008 Athens Banner-Herald Cinema, affordable housing complex honored
April 5, 2008 Athens Banner-Herald Hands-on treatment for homes
March 10, 2008 Athens Banner-Herald Leisure services seeks block grants to better parks
January 29, 2008 Athens Banner-Herald A farm forever: Owner joins pact to protect future of land
November 28, 2007 Athens Banner-Herald Oconee Land Preserved
April 15, 2005 Athens Banner-Herald This land is our land: Fund-raiser for Athens and Oconee River land trusts celebrates the land, Julie Phillips
April 18, 2004 Athens Banner-Herald Volunteers prepare area for neighbors – Five Acre Woods Park, Beth Hatcher
February 14, 2004 Athens Banner-Herald Land trust holding key to ownership – Affordable housing: Group looks to open doors, Allison Floyd
November 14, 2002 Athens Banner-Herald Group sees erosion, ‘bad’ ordinances: Problems at Barnett Shoals development, Lee Shearer
July 26, 2002 Athens Banner-Herald Athens Land Trust (photo w/caption)
May 18, 2002 Athens Banner-Herald Reassessment notices in mail, Jim Thompson
May 9, 2002 Athens Banner Herald Events that respect our mothers
April 20, 2002 Athens Banner Herald Little Award big deal for Athens Land Trust, Lee Shearer
April 19, 2002 Athens Banner Herald Athens Land Trust’s environmental awards are well deserved
March 09, 2002 Athens Banner Herald Land Trust puts family in new house, Shana Gallentine
June 13, 2001 Athens Banner Herald Neighborhood group saves land from development, Mary Jessica Hammes