Our local farming community has tried for several years to build stronger relationships with FFA programs and agriculture students in Richmond County. We've had mixed results. Enter Chante Luckie and Hagler U.
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We often talk about the food system as though farmers grow the food, stores sell it and families buy it. In reality, there is an entire civic infrastructure underneath that exchange: federal policy, state administration, land access, conservation programs, financing, research, transportation, nutrition assistance and local markets.
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I've had several conversations with area farmers during Agriculture Month. Some have left me energized. Others have left me deeply concerned. And I've found myself holding two seemingly contradictory thoughts at the same time:
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The fund comes as Georgia faces significant development pressure. The Georgia Department of Agriculture estimates the state could lose about 800,000 acres of farmland by 2040—roughly 10% of its farmland. Farmers are increasingly receiving lucrative offers for land as housing, industrial development, warehouses, and data centers expand.
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The inventory spans educational digital downloads, physical wellness products, professional consultancy services, and specialized kits for students and farmers.
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That is where service learning becomes more than volunteering. Students are learning, solving problems, working in teams, communicating with adults, practicing leadership, and seeing how their skills connect to the life of their community.
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Before you ask people to invest their labor in a teaching farm, invest time in building the systems that support them.
Inside you'll find governance tools, startup checklists, readiness assessments, onboarding systems, agreements, community engagement strategies, operational frameworks, and perhaps most importantly, lessons learned from observing a teaching farm launch in real time.
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This year’s theme, From Farm to Fork: The Community Table Edition, honors the people, places, and traditions behind every plate. From community gardens and farmers markets to restaurants, food trucks, caterers, bakers, chefs, growers, and neighborhood food leaders, Augusta Restaurant Week 2026 is designed to bring the community together around food, story, and local economic support.
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But as Augusta talks about data centers, industrial uses, infrastructure, and future growth, we should also make room for another type of land use: urban agriculture.
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This legislative session, the Georgia House introduced HR 1656, a resolution to create the House Study Committee on School Nutrition, Student Food Security, Georgia Agriculture, and Student Success. The resolution was filed in March and moved through first and second readers, putting this conversation squarely on the legislative table.
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