The Georgia Foodcast

In this episode, host, Skye Estroff, talks to the team behind Café Campesino in Americus, Georgia. This local brand was the first fair trade, organic coffee in the state of Georgia! Their values and passion for the product make everything Café Campesino super special. Learn more and support Cafe Campesino when you visit: CafeCampesino.com Georgia Organics is diligently working on ways to support the good food community during the COVID 19 crisis. Here are a couple of tools that can help you, local farmers, and restaurants during this time. 1) Good Food Guide- a statewide, searchable tool for your produce, proteins, pantry staples and more gfg.georgiaorganics.org 2) The Farmers Fund- a fund dedicated to supporting farmers in time of need. Donate & learn more when you visit TheFarmersFund.org 3) Georgia Organics - continue visiting GeorgiaOrganics.com for Farmers Market updates throughout the state, event cancellations and to learn more about our work throughout this time.

In this episode, host, Skye Estroff, talks to the team behind Café Campesino in Americus, Georgia. This local brand was the first fair trade, organic coffee in the state of Georgia! Their values and passion for the product make everything Café Campesino super special. Learn more and support Cafe Campesino when you visit: CafeCampesino.com Georgia Organics is diligently working on ways to support the good food community during the COVID 19 crisis. Here are a couple of tools that can help you, local farmers, and restaurants during this time. 1) Good Food Guide- a statewide, searchable tool for your produce, proteins, pantry staples and more gfg.georgiaorganics.org 2) The Farmers Fund- a fund dedicated to supporting farmers in time of need. Donate & learn more when you visit TheFarmersFund.org 3) Georgia Organics - continue visiting GeorgiaOrganics.com for Farmers Market updates throughout the state, event cancellations and to learn more about our work throughout this time.

In this episode, host, Skye Estroff, talks to the team behind Café Campesino in Americus, Georgia. This local brand was the first fair trade, organic coffee in the state of Georgia! Their values and passion for the product make everything Café Campesino super special. Learn more and support Cafe Campesino when you visit: CafeCampesino.com Georgia Organics is diligently working on ways to support the good food community during the COVID 19 crisis. Here are a couple of tools that can help you, local farmers, and restaurants during this time. 1) Good Food Guide- a statewide, searchable tool for your produce, proteins, pantry staples and more gfg.georgiaorganics.org 2) The Farmers Fund- a fund dedicated to supporting farmers in time of need. Donate & learn more when you visit TheFarmersFund.org 3) Georgia Organics - continue visiting GeorgiaOrganics.com for Farmers Market updates throughout the state, event cancellations and to learn more about our work throughout this time.

We’re excited to bring you a special episode which took place at the Georgia Organics Conference in Athens. It’s an annual event that takes place in a different city throughout Georgia where farmers, members of Georgia Organics, partners of the organization, and many others meet for hands-on sessions, learning opportunities, and where friends gather to connect — all centered around the Good Food Movement. We stopped by to chat with a few attendees and listen to what this special has meant to them this year, the past decade, or longer… So, it’s clear that this conference holds a special place for many and the relationships forged due to their attendance. The work of Georgia Organics touches all corners of our great state through multiple programs — one being Farm to School. The program started back in 2007 and the work has continued to impact over 90 school districts throughout the state of Georgia. So, here’s Erin She started and ran the program for many years for Georgia Organics. We dropped by tho hear some of the it’s origin. And that brings us to lunch, but not just any lunch. Lunch with Alice Waters, chef/owner of Chez Panisse in Berkley, California and founder of The Edible Schoolyard and Chef/Farmer, Matthew Raiford . They allowed us to take part in a meal that was made from produce and ingredients from Georgia farms where we all had to work together to gather all materials — plates, cups, drinks, prepared dishes, utensils, and everything without using words. All of this was modeled off of what is possible  in a school lunchroom. Let me tell you — it was wonderful (and incredibly delicious). Immediately following, we had a chance to sit down with Alice Waters and hear more from her perspective on food, our education system, and the impact of Edible Schoolyard and Farm to School.  So, who better to give us perspective on how the impact of growing and cooking local food, let alone working with local farms/farmers in our schools? Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Alice Waters.

Alex and Jacqui are the founders of Collective Harvest, based out of Athens, GA. Collective Harvest has provided fresh, sustainably grown produce to the Athens-area community while helping support local, family-owned farms since 2015. Hear more about their journey in Georgia’s good food movement and whether they prefer biscuits to croissants. Please enjoy and subscribe to The Georgia Foodcast! For more, visit thegeorgiafoodcast.com

Welcome to Episode Two of The Georgia Foodcast. For this episode, we’re joined by Whitney Otawka — Chef of The Greyfield Inn and Author of The Saltwater Table. Whitney is a celebrated chef who has worked for many well-known chefs here in Atlanta and continues her work on one of the most remote places in all of Georgia — Cumberland Island. Please join us in welcoming Whitney to the show.

We’re excited to bring you this conversation with Chef Peter Dale of The National in Athens. When it comes to the Good Food Movement throughout the state of Georgia, Athens had to be one of the first places we stopped for the podcast. Please join us in welcoming Peter to the show.