Subject Matters with Kate Blohm

Ep 1 : Lauren Cox : Farming, Sustainability & Building Community


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Lauren Cox is the Director of Farmer Services at Georgia Organics, a nonprofit based in Atlanta, GA. Lauren leads the Farmer Services team which focuses on direct farmer services, and innovative programming to support farmer prosperity. She received her Masters in Food Communications at the University of Gastronomic Sciences (Slow Food University) in Parma, Italy, and is now happy to call Atlanta her home.  Here we will discuss all the benefits of sourcing locally and how to build community. Thank you for being here.  Support your local farmers <3 

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Slow Food 

  • Lady Locavores Awardee 2020
  • Southern Foodways Alliance Oral History, 2020 Covid-19 Project https://www.southernfoodways.org/interview/lauren-cox-2/
  • Slow Food Atlanta, Terra Madre Georgia Farmer Delegate 2016
  • Southern Foodways Alliance Oral History 2012, Women Who Farm Project

https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/women-who-farm-georgia/


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