Although it was the thirteenth iteration of AKTF, this yr was solely the second time Georgia Organics workers headed the festivities. As the brand new stewards of AKTF, we’re joyful to share AKTF 2024 raised greater than $50,000 for our work supporting the native farmers who nurture the land, folks, and communities we name dwelling! We additionally doubled down on our dedication to farmers by curating a lineup nearly completely of eating places enrolled in GO’s Farmer Champion program, which honors the meals business professionals in Georgia who’re dedicated to investing in native economies, lowering their carbon footprint, and making sustainable and natural farming extra viable by sourcing domestically. Further accomplishments from this yr’s competition embrace:
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Diverted 2,160 lbs of waste away from landfills (that is 400 lbs of compost, 480 lbs of glass, 180 lbs of aluminum and plastic, and 100 lbs of cardboard!)
Whereas the day began out wet, our GO group of workers and volunteers, in addition to all of the taking part eating places, rapidly set to work placing collectively a killer get together for everybody. Fortunately, issues dried up in time for attendees to take pleasure in all of the bites we needed to provide—hats off to our Tomato Champions of 2024, together with “Greatest Dish” winner Bread and Butterfly’s spin on a traditional Southern-style tomato biscuits and gravy, and “Greatest Cocktail” winner SamWitch Store’s refreshing tomato Jello shot with a layer of inexperienced tomato gelee.
