Food
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Pandemic Social Media Use Heightens Eating Disorders
At the start of quarantine, University of Georgia junior Kathryn Santos felt lonely and discouraged. Like many other college students, life as she once knew was flipped upside down as classes went virtual, residential student living closed and isolation went into full effect. With more alone time came more opportunities…
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The Balancing Act: How One UGA Student Juggles Being Full-Time Student and Entrepreneur
It’s 10 a.m., and Abbie Alf heads to her kitchen with a list detailing orders for the week. Dressed in her favorite baking attire, an oversized white T-shirt and black leggings, she pulls back her long, brown hair into a ponytail. A cheerful smile flushes across her face despite her…
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FARM Rx Strives To Cure Illnesses With Fresh Food
Food As Real Medicine Rx (FARM Rx) is a program at the Athens Farmers Market dedicated to helping those in the underserved communities of Athens by providing fresh produce and classes to creating a healthier lifestyle. Through partnerships with other local efforts and healthcare providers, FARM Rx is able…
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From Prison To Plate: One Organization’s Approach On Food Sustainability
Produce grown by inmates at the county jail is not a typical method of trying to combat food insecurity within a community, but sometimes outside-the-box ideas can provide new angles and new solutions. This is one of the many programs offered by Walton Wellness, a nonprofit organization aiming to provide…
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Local Program Targets Food-Insecure Citizens, Feeds Thousands During Pandemic
The Athens Eats Together program is a countywide initiative that provides meals for Athens-Clarke County residents who are food insecure due to COVID-19. The program has fed more than 9,000 citizens and has given away more than 320,000 meals in a year. The Program A healthy diet for a…
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Flying Biscuit Cafe Opens in Athens During Pandemic
The Flying Biscuit Cafe is now open in Athens at 1180B Prince Ave. The company, headquartered in Atlanta, operates locations in the South, including Texas. The Flying Biscuit opened its original location in East Atlanta in 1993. The corporate website said the menu is Southern-inspired. The Flying Biscuit offers…
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UGA Farmers Market Helps Northeast Georgia Community Improve Food Insecurity
On a Wednesday afternoon from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., you will find many tents and activities on the Zell B. Miller Learning Center South Lawn creating the UGA Farmers Market. Some of the featured produce at the market include tomato plants, carrots, sweet potatoes, kale, turnips, and more. Slowly,…
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Baking Joy: UGA Student Turns Hobby into Business
Hopping on a Zoom call with Noah Ashley the first thing you notice is the long shelf of pots and pans on the wall behind his head, it looks like they are coming out of his ears. Next, you see a tall shelf over his left shoulder full of…
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Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Visits Athens To Recruit UGA Graduates
Between the 27-foot-long hot dog on wheels and free “Wiener Whistles” handed out, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile was the talk of Athens. Hotdoggers Molly “Mayochup Molly” Swindall and Maggie “Mustard Mags” Thomas spent an entire week between Feb. 25 and March 3 recruiting University of Georgia graduating seniors to join…
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Athens Eats Together Initiative Feeds Community During Pandemic
Click the image below to see the story. Missy Tucker and Caitlin Phillips are seniors majoring in journalism at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia.