co-op growth

Growth and Adaptation in the Fight for Food Security

When Urban Recipe began in 1991, we operated out of a church basement in Grant Park. We ran a singular food co-op, distributing food out of a small pantry and regular household refrigerator.  Fast forward 35 years, Urban Recipe is now one of the largest partners of the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Distributing well over…

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Quavo hosts farmers market for Atlanta families for Thanksgiving

Credit: Prince Williams/WireImageQuavo Cares, a foundation of Atlanta rapper Quavo, launched a pre-Thanksgiving farmers market for families in the area on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. Credit- Prince Williams/WireImage By DeAsia PaigeNov 21, 2023The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Quavo Cares, the rapper’s foundation, launched Huncho Farms On Monday, Quavo launched a pre-Thanksgiving farmers market for families in the…

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Photographer Raises 15k For Urban Recipe

It’s with pleasure that we share this latest bit of news with you. Atlanta photographer, Kate Byars, just raised $15,000 in donations for us! Kate volunteered at the beginning of quarantine to photograph families on their front porches in exchange for a donation to Urban Recipe. Kate left the donation amount up to the individual families and…

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Urban Recipe Moves To New Space

We are pleased to share that Urban Recipe has acquired a new, permanent location! We want to send a special thanks to Bill Bolling, founder of the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Board Chair for Food Well Alliance, and longtime supporter of Urban Recipe, for helping us find a space that positions us to expand our impact…

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