Celebrating 5 Years of Influence: Georgia Organics’ Farmer Champion Program Strengthens Native Meals Techniques with Mushrooms, Awards, and Campus Partnerships
Written by Jamillah McWhorter, Procurement Fellow & Ever Williams, Farmer Champion Supervisor
The Georgia Organics’ Farmer Champion program is worked up to wrap up its fifth season this winter and share what the group and taking part Farmer Champions have been as much as in 2024!
The Farmer Champion program at Georgia Organics was launched in 2019 and works to attach native farmers with the meals service group and improve sustainable and natural buying. By highlighting companies that supply responsibly, this system goals to lift consciousness about native sourcing and assist Georgia’s various patchwork of small and natural farms thrive.
One of many primary methods we highlight these relationships is thru our annual Farmer Champion Week, the place taking part companies from the Farmer Champion program function particular limited-time solely menu gadgets. This yr, cooks voted for mushrooms because the featured ingredient, and from September 6 – 13, served modern, fun-gi dishes and cocktails with mushrooms sourced from The Horti-Tradition, Bella Vita Mushrooms, Southern Cap Mushrooms, Shoots and Spores Farm, Inexperienced Field Produce, and Ellijay Mushrooms. We owe many because of our mushroom farmers—be sure you take a look at their web sites!
The week kicked off with a Forged Iron & Collards Society occasion on September 5, hosted by beloved group accomplice, Argosy. Chef Cortney ready an superior mushroom-centric unfold for attendees, that includes Wild Chantrelle Mushroom Risotto, Shitake Mushroom Croquettes, and a Mushroom Pizza with Oyster Mushrooms. DJ D2T performed some superb vinyl data whereas attendees made dialog and loved the meals.
