To run a Produce Buyers Club, produce must be purchased or obtained from farmers. While focusing on Georgia Grown produce, this allows Concrete Jungle to find farmers in Georgia with excess produce or off grade produce that is sold at a discounted rate or saved…
In order to reach the targeted audience for volunteer opportunities, Concrete Jungle tables at college and universities career fairs and volunteer fairs. This allows Concrete Jungle to be able to engage the ideal volunteer demographics, and also to spread the news of what Concrete Jungle…
While growing the Produce Buyers Club program, building relationships with the food pantries is crucial. It is important to establish a relationship with the organizations. Concrete Jungle uses the following ways to build relationships: Establish Connection: The first part of building relationships is establishing connection….
Written by Meggie Stewart, Communications and Program Expansion VISTA. The Concrete Jungle Produce Buyers Club (PBC) purchases imperfect produce from local farms for distribution to nonprofit partners in the Atlanta area at a discounted price. How does PBC work? Concrete Jungle works with their farm…
Written by Meggie Stewart, Communications and Program Expansion VISTA. Beginning in 2022, the Produce Education and Enjoyment Loop (PEEL) and Produce Buyers Club (PBC) programs at Concrete Jungle (CJ) are joining forces. PEEL is Concrete Jungle’s education program which lowers the barriers to trying new,…
Written by Meggie Stewart, Communications and Program Expansion VISTA. Concrete Jungle’s gleaning events at farms, orchards, and vineyards outside the city of Atlanta are called Adventure Picks. These are day-long events that typically involve a few hours of harvesting followed by an “adventure” to nearby…
Written by Lorie Bonham, Strategic Programming and Expansion Manager VISTA. The key to developing a realistic and achievable communications plan is starting with an honest discussion about why communication matters to the organization. What works for one organization may not work for another, and what…
Concrete Jungle’s COVID-19 Grocery Delivery Program provides fresh produce and cooking staples to approximately 300 food insecure families every week.
Concrete Jungle’s nutrition education program, PEEL (Produce Education and Enjoyment Loop), lowers the barrier of distributing produce by providing direct education at food pantries.
Written by Lorie Bonham, Strategic Programming and Expansion Manager VISTA. Fruit and Vegetable Picking Concrete Jungle coordinates approximately 70 volunteer events per year, engaging more than 960 volunteers from the Atlanta metropolitan community. Through this work, Concrete Jungle educates participants on Atlanta and Georgia’s horticultural…