Community Farmers Markets Growing Climate Solutions in Georgia: A Climate Digest Interview

A Georgia Climate Digest Interview
Jun 20, 2025 10:00 AM ET
Campaign: Drawdown Georgia
Photos of interview participants, Casey Hood, Raevin Hawkins and Eriqah Vincent

In Georgia, fresh local food is more than sustenance—it is an opportunity to advance climate action and equity. Just ask Community Farmers Markets (CFM), an Atlanta-based nonprofit that is scaling several of the 20 Drawdown Georgia climate solutions in the neighborhoods that need it most. In a recent conversation with Eriqah Vincent, longtime climate justice activist and host of the Georgia Climate Digest video series, Casey Hood, Director of Operations & Vendor Support, and Raevin Hawkins, Food Systems Innovation Manager, shared how Community Farmers Markets is reducing emissions, fighting food insecurity, and creating a sense of community.

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