Food
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Historic Beechwood Shopping Center Gets Extensive Makeover
The Beechwood Shopping Center on Alps Road in Athens has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent months with developers launching major construction projects and recruiting new tenants to fill retail spaces. At the same time, several longstanding businesses, such as Beechwood Cinemas and CVS, have left the shopping center, giving…
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New Market Entices Athens Neighborhood
When Kristen Hindes opened Birdies in November 2023, she wasn’t expecting drivers to park off-site to see her market based on a word in the window — sandwiches — but they did. Birdies, a newly opened specialty market owned by Kirsten Hindes, lies at the intersection of Prince Avenue and…
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More Than Just an Allergy: UGA Student Shares Social Impacts of Celiac Disease
When Anna Jacobson, a junior at the University of Georgia, was in the fifth grade, she routinely became sick every morning at the same time during class, so her teacher would send her to the nurse’s office. Jacobson said she had always struggled with stomach issues, but she did not…
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Retired Couple Fighting Hunger in Athens
Geoff Rushing and his wife Connie have long been concerned about hunger in their community, logging numerous hours volunteering with local homeless shelters and relief agencies. As they entered their retirement years, the couple saw the problem getting worse, and rather than ease into a life of leisure, they got…
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Local Farmer Uses Community Garden to Fight Food Insecurity
Syndey Buffington, the community director of agriculture for Athens Land Trust, is not like most farmers. Now in her 11th year of farming, Buffington made the switch from commercial farming to community farming, hoping to reduce food insecurity in Athens-Clarke County. Food insecurity is defined as the limited or uncertain…
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Tackling Food Waste With Farmers Markets
Grocery stores play a significant role in the staggering amount of food waste generated annually. With over 63,000 of them scattered across the United States, they contribute to the disposal of 16 billion pounds of food each year. Thirty percent of all food in these establishments ends up…
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Prince Market, Athens’ Newest Downtown Grocery, Fills More Than Shelves
Prince Market, Athens’ newest downtown grocery store, hopes to fill a gap in an area previously classified as a food desert by the USDA. A family-owned business, it provides diverse local products and personalized service — a vital resource for residents and students living in the heart of the city.…
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From Trash to Dirt: What To Do With Your Leftover Food
Banana peels, coffee grounds, cardboard and egg shells. These items get automatically tossed into the depths of kitchen trash cans everyday, not to be thought of again until they begin to produce a foul odor. However, these, and many other pieces of trash, could be used to help slow the…
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UGA Campus Kitchen: Nurturing Sustainability, Community Growth Amid Rising Food Insecurity
Athens-Clarke County is $12 million below the money required to meet food needs, with Georgia ranked ninth in the nation for senior citizen food insecurity. As Athens-Clarke County food insecurity among citizens continues to grow, the University of Georgia’s Campus Kitchen addresses the growing needs of those in the community…
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Cheers! Beer is Brewed Sustainably in Athens
All around the town of Athens, Georgia, people sit with cold beers clutched in their hands. From football fans flipping burgers and laughing at a tailgate, to close friends unwinding at a brewery over a casual game of cornhole, love of a beverage can be a uniting factor among very…