Rome Food Oasis

05/31/2021

The Davies Farm Bus will be out selling local produce every week - check out the summer schedule!

The Farm Bus is officially rolling out for our summer schedule on Tuesday morning - come check us out!

We'll be at South Broad United Methodist Church on Tuesday morning with the South Rome Alliance, Shorter Avenue Baptist Church on Wednesday afternoon, and at the Between the Rivers Farmers’ Market on Saturday morning with lots of spring veggies. Come say hi!

05/10/2021

Come on out to The Shelter tonight for the Seed Saving Workshop! You can also learn more about the Urban Farmer Training program and Davies Shelter farm/gardens while you're there!

Seed Saving Workshop TONIGHT - 5:30 at the men's shelter community gardens.

We look forward to seeing you there for some fun seed magic!

04/13/2021

The Shelter and Ruth and Naomi House are hiring a Community Outreach & Communications Manager!

This position will run outreach for the Farm Bus and PR/communications for the Davies Shelters. If you or someone you know might be interested, contact Bobby!

04/05/2021

On Thursdays in April, Lowe’s will be giving away gardening supplies. Awesome!!!

Celebrate Lowe’s first SpringFest event — a festival of fun & savings. Register today for special events and demos at your local Lowe's.

03/09/2021

The Davies Shelter has a few spots left in their Urban Farmer Training Program - check it out and apply ASAP if you're interested!

Do you want to learn how to start your own urban farm out here?

Our Urban Farmer Training Program will begin on March 22nd, and we have a few spots open! If you would like to learn how to start your own profitable, part-time urban farm, we'd love for you to join us!

The program includes 6 weeks of classes on Mondays and Thursdays at 5:30 from March 22-April 29. Participants will then be paid to work and learn at South Meadows Farm this summer. Participants will also have the opportunity to start their own "micro-farm" with coaching from Farm Manager Tim, access to farm tools, and a sales outlet for their produce on the Farm Bus.

This is not a comprehensive farmer training program - it is designed to teach a total beginner how to start a small part-time farm/garden that can produce supplemental income with 10-15 hours per week of work.

If you think you might want to join us, click this link to read more and apply:
http://daviesshelter.com/urban-farmer-training-program/