Highlighting our 2023 Farmer Champion Award Winners — The Grime

By: Kayla Williams 

Kayla Williams is Georgia Organics’ Farmer Champion Senior Coordinator 

For the third 12 months in a row, we’re excited to shine a highlight on our six Farmer Champion Award Winners!  

The Farmer Champion program started in 2019 and from its inception, we’ve prioritized highlighting and celebrating companies who exit of their strategy to work with native farms throughout Georgia. The Farmer Champion program expanded in 2022 from eating places and different storefront companies, to incorporate caterers, pop-ups, and early care and training facilities, however the definition of Farmer Champion remained the identical.  

So, what’s the definition of a Farmer Champion? A Farmer Champion is a member of the meals service group that strives to strengthen and develop Georgia’s ‘good’ meals motion by buying from native and natural producers whereas concurrently verifying these purchases with Georgia Organics by way of bill submission. 

These six winners are shining examples of what dedication to their craft and valuing their native communities appears like. We obtained to have a good time them in particular person at Assault of the Killer Tomato Competition on Sunday, July 30, however the celebration continues!  

Make sure you choose up a replica of the 2023 Farmer Champion Zine, the place our winners are featured and share their favourite late summer time crop with us! You’ll find the zine out and about now at Farmer Champion companies across the state. Simply go to our Eater web page, scroll down and search for the 2023 Zine tag!