Your DeKalb Farmers Market is unlike anywhere else in metro Atlanta. The chaotic hum of the market is somehow embraced into order and organization. Multiple languages printed on identification cards reflect flags representing various countries hanging above the meat and seafood counters and rows of produce stands. Immaculate pastries are stationed behind glass, while long lines snake from the rotisserie chicken stand on Wednesdays. Shelves come stacked with ingredients that provide a glimpse of home for so many Atlantans.
Fulton County is partnering with Atlanta farmers and the Atlanta Regional Commission to sell fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables to seniors at events throughout July.
In one way or another, access to green space — or lack thereof — affects all 10 million Georgians. Around the state, communities are looking for ways to...