Shaome Cooperative

Shaome Cooperative We are a 501(c)3 Nonprofit.

The mission of Shaome (pronounced "show me") Cooperative is to help people in the State of Georgia grow food through planting "backyard" food forests and edible gardens.

Before the first tree goes in, there is already so much growing.There are conversations.There are school meetings, site ...
06/21/2026

Before the first tree goes in, there is already so much growing.

There are conversations.

There are school meetings, site visits, planning notes, curriculum pieces, plant lists, grant applications, donor calls, volunteer coordination, soil questions, water questions, and many quiet decisions no one ever sees.

Food security work does not begin on planting day.

It begins long before that.

It begins when a school says yes.
When a partner sees possibility.
When a piece of ordinary land is reimagined.
When a community begins to believe that food security can be designed into the places we already live, learn, work, and gather.

The planting day is beautiful.

But the hidden work before planting day is what makes the beauty possible.

This week’s newsletter (published today) is about the work that happens before the first tree goes in — and why that unseen work matters so much.

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Some lessons are best learned with dirt on your hands.When students step outside and see food growing on their own schoo...
06/19/2026

Some lessons are best learned with dirt on your hands.

When students step outside and see food growing on their own school campus, something changes.

Science becomes visible.
Soil becomes interesting.
Pollinators become important.
Seasons become real.
Food becomes connected to place.

A Food Forest gives students the chance to learn from living systems — not just pictures in a book or words on a screen.

They can watch trees grow, observe insects, notice changes in the soil, ask better questions, and begin to understand how food, nature, and community are connected.

That is why Shaome helps schools turn ordinary land into outdoor classrooms.

Because when the land becomes the lesson, students don’t just learn information.

They grow understanding.

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A Food Forest is more than a garden.A garden often gives us food for a season.A Food Forest is designed to grow, mature,...
06/17/2026

A Food Forest is more than a garden.

A garden often gives us food for a season.

A Food Forest is designed to grow, mature, and produce for years.

It includes fruit and nut trees, berry bushes, herbs, groundcovers, roots, vines, flowers, pollinator plants, and living soil, all working together like a natural ecosystem.

That means a Food Forest does more than grow food.

It builds soil.
It creates shade.
It supports pollinators.
It teaches students.
It strengthens communities.
It helps turn ordinary land into long-term food security.

At Shaome, we don’t just plant gardens.

We plant food security.

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“…the greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function.”— Albert A. Bartle...
06/14/2026

“…the greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function.”
— Albert A. Bartlett

Exponential growth can be hard to picture.

At first, it looks small.

A few bees become a colony.
A few seeds become a garden.
A few trees become a Food Forest.
A few people who understand the vision become a movement.

That is one of the most powerful things about a Food Forest.

It does not simply produce once and quit. It is designed to become more fruitful over time. Trees grow larger. Soil becomes healthier. Perennials return year after year. Pollinators arrive. Roots deepen. Shade forms. Biomass builds. The whole system begins working together.

And just like a healthy colony of bees, the growth can become much bigger than it first appears.

Food security works the same way.

One school garden may seem small.
One Food Forest may seem modest.
One lesson may seem simple.

But when children learn, families notice, communities participate, and more sites are planted, the impact begins to multiply.

That is why we do this work.

We are not just planting gardens.
We are planting food security.

A Food Forest is not just a collection of plants.It is a living system.The trees provide shade.The roots hold soil.The m...
06/12/2026

A Food Forest is not just a collection of plants.

It is a living system.

The trees provide shade.
The roots hold soil.
The mulch feeds the ground.
The flowers invite pollinators.
The perennials return year after year.
The soil life keeps working beneath the surface.

Each part has a role.

And when the system becomes healthy, growth begins to multiply.

That is what makes Food Forests so powerful. They are not designed for one season of production. They are designed to become more fruitful over time.

The same is true for food security.

A school Food Forest does more than grow food. It teaches students. It supports teachers. It engages families. It invites volunteers. It gives the community a visible example of what is possible.

One healthy system can create many layers of impact:

Food.
Education.
Stewardship.
Soil repair.
Pollinator habitat.
Community connection.
Long-term resilience.

When we plant Food Forests, we are not just thinking about what can grow today.

We are designing systems that can keep growing, teaching, and multiplying for years to come.

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Never underestimate a small beginning.A seed may not look like much.A sapling may not look like shade.A few students gat...
06/10/2026

Never underestimate a small beginning.

A seed may not look like much.
A sapling may not look like shade.
A few students gathered around a garden bed may not look like a food security movement.

But small beginnings matter.

Every Food Forest starts somewhere.

It may begin with one tree.
One lesson.
One school.
One conversation.
One person who starts to see land differently.

At first, the work can look simple: a few plants in the ground, a little mulch, a teacher introducing students to soil, roots, pollinators, and perennial food systems.

But those small actions can grow into something much bigger.

A child learns that food does not have to come only from a grocery store.
A family notices what is growing on a school campus.
A community begins to ask where else food could be planted.
A piece of land becomes a living classroom.

Food security does not always begin with something enormous.

Sometimes it begins with a seed.

Sometimes it begins with a shovel.

Sometimes it begins with one person willing to plant for the future.

We don’t just plant gardens — we plant food security.

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Awareness matters.Action grows food security.This weekend, as communities recognize National Hunger Awareness Day, we ar...
06/07/2026

Awareness matters.

Action grows food security.

This weekend, as communities recognize National Hunger Awareness Day, we are reminded that hunger awareness must lead to practical, lasting solutions.

At Shaome Cooperative, our work is rooted in a simple belief:

Food security is something we can design.

We do that by helping schools, public-facing spaces, businesses, institutions, and community partners grow food where people already live, learn, work, and gather.

Through GROW, Food Forest Classrooms, Facility Food Forests, and Shaome Skool, we are helping communities move from concern to capacity.

From awareness to action.

From empty land to edible landscapes.

From food insecurity to food security.

You can be part of this work.

Visit Shaome.com to learn more, join the newsletter, volunteer, donate, or start a conversation about bringing food security to your community.

Tomorrow, we celebrate National Hunger Awareness Day.At Shaome Cooperative, we believe awareness is only the beginning.H...
06/05/2026

Tomorrow, we celebrate National Hunger Awareness Day.

At Shaome Cooperative, we believe awareness is only the beginning.

Hunger is not just a food problem. It is also a design problem.

When communities do not have food growing where people live, learn, work, gather, and worship, we become dependent on fragile systems that do not always reach everyone.

That is why Shaome Cooperative works to create food security in Georgia through education and planting Food Forests.

We are helping schools, communities, businesses, institutions, and public spaces become part of the solution.

Because food security should be visible.
It should be local.
It should be lasting.

Tomorrow, as we recognize National Hunger Awareness Day, we invite you to look around your own community and ask:

Where could food be growing?

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Author-signed copies of The Food Security Blueprint are now available at Yvonne’s Natural Market in Macon!You can find t...
06/04/2026

Author-signed copies of The Food Security Blueprint are now available at Yvonne’s Natural Market in Macon!

You can find them at:

Yvonne’s Natural Market
4123 Forsyth Rd., Suite C
Macon, GA

We are asking for a donation of $15 or more to Shaome Cooperative for each signed copy. Every donation helps support our mission to create food security in Georgia through education and planting Food Forests and edible gardens.

While you’re there, take time to explore Yvonne’s! It is a wonderful local health food store filled with so many great products — fresh microgreens, produce, sea moss, frozen healthy meats, breads, fruits, supplements, pantry items, healthy cleaning products, homeopathic medicines, healthy snacks, and more.

This is a great way to support local food security, local business, and healthier communities all in one stop.

Thank you to Yvonne’s Natural Market for supporting Shaome Cooperative and helping us share The Food Security Blueprint with our community.

Community land can become community food.Every town has spaces that are already being maintained — school campuses, busi...
06/03/2026

Community land can become community food.

Every town has spaces that are already being maintained — school campuses, business properties, public-facing offices, parks, places of worship, and community facilities.

What if some of those places also grew food?

At Shaome Cooperative, we help turn underused land into productive, perennial Food Forests and edible gardens that feed people, teach communities, restore soil, support pollinators, and create long-term food security.

Food security does not always require more land.

Sometimes, it requires seeing the land we already have differently.

Where in your community could food be growing?

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5962 Zebulon Road #193
Macon, GA
31210

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(615)6054229

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