In some ways, the Household Farm Share program has been profitable. For simply 5 {dollars} per week, individuals obtain a share valued at $20-$25 of freshly harvested, domestically and organically grown fruit and veggies, in addition to different domestically produced gadgets, reminiscent of bread, meat, eggs, and jam. Suggestions for this system has been overwhelmingly constructive; households significantly benefit from the freshness and number of merchandise, making an attempt new meals, having simpler entry to recent, native produce, and the comfort and affordability.
Nonetheless, this system has not but been profitable in each method Georgia Organics wishes. An fairness difficulty Georgia Organics goals to handle is to recruit extra Black farmers, as farmer companions for this system up to now are all at the moment White.
As a result of pilot’s success, the Household Farm Share program will likely be increasing to extra communities within the coming years. Georgia Organics will increase first to surrounding communities to construct on the prevailing methods and partnerships in place. As a part of this, they’ll recruit extra farm companions close by to construct provide and permit this system to increase, whereas specializing in diversifying their farmer cohort.
Suzanne acknowledged, “What I like about Household Farm Share is we’re assembly households the place they’re at, inside their every day routines at daycare and early care facilities, whereas connecting small farmers to new markets near their farms. We hope to make Waycross a mannequin that different communities can adapt and make their very own.”