Celebrate with us! This season marks CFM’s tenth anniversary, and while we can’t gather in person, we are celebrating our local food community with some fun (and fundraising!). Join us for Locavore Lessons + Love: 10 Weeks of Giving for 10 Years of CFM!

To show our gratitude for your gift of $110 or more, you’ll receive a farm-fresh gift filled with goodies and a recipe or instruction card, plus a link to a fun and informative interview with our featured partner of the week, such as King of Pops, Little Tart Bake Shop, Honey Next Door, bartender Keyatta Mincey Parker, renowned urban grower Rashid Nuri, and more. (You’ll receive the Lesson and Love box that’s featured the week you donate). Boxes are limited to 50 per week.

We’re calling these gifts “Locavore Lessons + Love” in celebration of our community and its commitment to providing affordable access to local food. Our goal is to raise $50,000 for our staff, vendors, vendor support program, outreach programs, and capacity building for the future of our organization. CFM is a tax-exempt 501c3 organization (ID: 27-5262520).

Many thanks and gratitude to our sponsors:

Pollinate Level: 1000 Faces Coffee, Adams Realtors, The Chrissie Kallio Group, Myka Harris, Gail & John Hayes, Susan Kidd

Flourish Level: Councilmember Natalyn M. Archibong, Josh Berman, Danielle Bernstein, Sally Dorn, Food Well Alliance, Darryl Gausten, Margaret and Richard Graff-Higgins, Gail & John Hayes, Atiba Mbiwan & Tiffany Friesen, David Sommers, Judith Winfrey & Joe Reynolds of Love is Love Farm, Jenny Worthy.

Cultivate Level: Richard Berman

Sprout Level: EMSA Fund, Jamestown, Ponce City Market

In kind sponsors: Cathead Vodka, Compost Now, Deep Eddy Ruby Red Vodka, Bloom Bar by Rori Robinson, and Thyme to Party.

King of Pop(tail)s: Donations of $110 or more received between 10/5 and 10/9 will be eligible for this week’s Locavore Lesson + Love Box gift!

Join us for a conversation on popsicle flavor fun and boozy poptails, with the Carse brothers of King of Pops! Make your own King of Pops at home with the whole family; once the kids are asleep, drop your pops into a cocktail!

Farm Fresh Flower Bouquets with Chattahoochee Queen:  Donations of $110 or more received between 10/12 and 10/16 will be eligible for this week’s Locavore Lesson + Love Box gift!
This week’s Locavore Lesson hosts Evan Neal, better known as the farmer behind the eye-catching and ever-popular Chattahoochee Queen flowerstand! Evan shares a few tips and tricks behind growing flowers and the perfect bouquet. Accompanying Love gift basket includes a CQ bouquet and artisan vase by Ana Maria Páramo.

Little Tart Autumn Baking: Donations of $110 or more received between 10/19 and 10/25 will be eligible for this week’s Locavore Lesson + Love Box gift!

We’re delighted to present the subject of this week’s Locavore Lessons + Love: Baking with Sarah O’Brien, of the Little Tart Bakeshop. Tune in for our chat including baking tips and seasonal ingredients, and expect baked goodies in the accompanying Love gift basket.

Cocktails in Paradise with Keyatta and Tiffanie: Donations of $110 or more received between 10/26 and 11/1 will be eligible for this week’s Locavore Lesson + Love Box gift!

Join us for a conversation with two award-winning bartenders: the multi-talented Keyatta Mincey Parker, director of A Sip of Paradise Garden, and Tiffanie Barriere, educator and influencer also known as the Drinking Coach. You’ll find us in the community garden for mixologists, talking about seasonal ingredients and spirits, among other things. The accompanying Love gift basket will include a locavore cocktail kit made from garden ingredients thanks to garden member Rori Robinson of Bloom Bar. (Gratitude to Deep Eddy Ruby Red Vodka for sponsoring the demonstration!).

Shop with Market Chef Mercedes Melendez: Donations of $110 or more received between 11/2 and 11/8 will be eligible for this week’s Locavore Lesson + Love Box gift!

In this week’s Locavore Lesson, chef Mercedes of Fox + Flower talks us through how she shops at the farmers market. Learn how to find the best items unique to the season, week, or vendor. The accompanying Love gift basket will include farmers market goodies and a gift card.

Pupusas and Seasonal Salsas with ¡Buenos Dias! Cafe: Donations of $110 or more received between 11/9 and 11/15 will be eligible for this week’s Locavore Lesson + Love Box gift!

We’re thrilled to introduce you to Jeannette and Ken Katz of Buenos Dias Cafe. You may know this week’s Locavore Lessons subjects from their Salvadorian-inspired eatery currently at the MET Atlanta or their pupusas found at Community Farmers Markets.

Perfect Pizza Party with Strada Napoli Pizza: Donations of $110 or more received between 11/16 and 11/22 will be eligible for this week’s Locavore Lesson + Love Box gift!
Join the Dechants of Strada Napoli Pizza to learn how to perfect your at-home family pizza night. Learn tips and tricks from the pros as well as unique seasonal pairings. The accompanying Love gift basket includes an at-home pizza making kit (GF version available).

Foraging in the Southeast with Crack in the Sidewalk: Donations of $110 or more received between 11/23 and 11/29 will be eligible for this week’s Locavore Lesson + Love Box gift!

This week’s Locavore Lesson visits Isia & Chris of Crack in the Sidewalk Farmlet. These expert foragers and homesteaders will chat sustainable growing practices at home and foraging in the  Atlanta area. The accompanying Love gift basket will include a unique foraged black trumpet mushroom item and a gift certificate.

Beekeeping with Honey Next Door: Donations of $110 or more received between 11/30 and 12/6 will be eligible for this week’s Locavore Lesson + Love Box gift!

Join us as we chat with local beekeeper Brandon Tai of Honey Next Door. He’ll show off a hive and introduce us to honey tasting and the world of honeybees. The accompanying Love gift basket is a suite of honey-themed local products.

Lessons with a Legend, Rashid Nuri: Donations of $110 or more received between 12/4 and 12/13 will be eligible for this week’s Locavore Lesson + Love Box gift!

In this week’s Locavore Lesson, we talk to Rashid Nuri, esteemed urban agriculturist, farmer, and community organizer of the Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture. Join us as we chat about soil health, sustainable growing practices, and the amazing stories of Rashid’s life. The accompanying Love gift basket will help you grow healthy soil and plants at home.