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Bobby Wilson tending naturally grown crops at Metro Atlanta Urban Farm
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We Are Metro Atlanta Urban Farm

Metro Atlanta Urban Farm believes everyone deserves access to affordable, high-quality produce. Our food is certified naturally grown and harvested with care by the hands of staff and volunteers who support an equitable food system. We provide gardening and agricultural training so families learn to feed themselves — and help raise the next generation of urban agriculturalists.

Certified Naturally Grown

Training Every Generation

Bobby Wilson tending naturally grown crops at Metro Atlanta Urban Farm

Agriculture Is Transformative

We are a certified naturally grown farm and community-driven organization providing training, education and support for youth, adults and seniors who want to transform their lives and communities through agriculture. Our goal is to build sustainable urban agriculture and stronger communities — creating health and economic empowerment zones while making high-quality, low-cost produce accessible to everyone.

Before we broke ground, we knew our neighbors needed to trust that the produce we grew would be the best quality — not just the cheapest. That’s why we became a certified naturally grown farm, growing only what’s in season and combining time-tested and innovative techniques to keep healthy food within reach.

Where the Past Meets the Future

Five acres in the heart of College Park, Georgia — minutes from downtown Atlanta and Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport.

We were founded in 2009 to address the growing need for affordable food in low-income communities — building an agricultural model that reduces food insecurity through hands-on education in planting, cultivating and cooking fresh produce, while serving as a tool against health issues, crime and community disconnection.

Known locally as “The White House on Main,” the farm fosters growth for individuals and their communities alike. We believe everyone deserves access to affordable fresh produce grown free of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers — and we operate as a model for other urban farming and gardening movements.

Growing Year-Round

25+ Crops

A long Georgia growing season means variety all year — okra and tomatoes in summer, hearty collards and kale once the weather cools.

Certified Naturally Grown

No synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, hormones or GMOs. We're inspected annually, and our records are public at naturallygrown.org.

Our Team

Our staff have trained hundreds of at-risk youth in hands-on gardening and run seasonal farmers markets in underserved areas.

Meet the Founders

Bobby L. Wilson, MAUF Co-Founder

Bobby L. Wilson

CEO & Co-Founder

Bobby L. Wilson is CEO of Metro Atlanta Urban Farm, which he co-founded as a teaching tool, economic empowerment zone and food production site for southwest metro Atlanta. For more than twenty years he served as Program Director for the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension’s Atlanta Urban Gardening Program, offering gardening instruction and support to roughly 300 gardens at public housing complexes, shelters, schools, churches and elder care facilities across metro Atlanta.

His work in research, food security and volunteerism spans demonstration gardens, expanded community garden production for shelters and feeding programs, formal training for gardeners through UGA’s Food Science Department, and nutrition education with school gardeners. He is a past president of the American Community Gardening Association and currently serves on the board of Food First.

Margarett Wilson, MAUF Co-Founder

Margarett Wilson, MD, MPH

Co-Founder

Margarett Wilson, MD, MPH, serves as Preventive Health Consultant and Business Coordinator for Metro Atlanta Urban Farm. She has worked with the Fulton County Department of Public Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Georgia Department of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine.

Dr. Wilson speaks at churches, schools, community forums and worksites on cancer prevention, high blood pressure, diabetes and related health issues. She helped write preventive health initiatives for Grady Health System employees and was featured in the Carter Center’s Healthy People 2000 publication on building health and wellness programs within churches.

Get Involved

Metro Atlanta Urban Farm runs on the people who show up for it — hands in the soil and partners behind the scenes.

Our Farm Runs On Volunteers

Every bed we plant, every harvest we bring in, and every workshop we teach happens because someone gave an afternoon, a Saturday, or a season to make it happen — and the need never stops. There’s no farming experience required, just a willingness to show up.

When you volunteer here, you’re doing more than crossing a task off a list. You’re helping keep naturally grown produce affordable for families across southwest Atlanta, and helping train the next generation of urban growers along the way.

  • Field Work
  • Creative Projects
  • Bring A Group

Ready to dig in? See upcoming volunteer days and find the shift that fits your schedule.

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Become a Sponsor

Sponsorship keeps our programs affordable and our produce within reach. Your support funds scholarships, equipment and outreach — and puts your name behind a growing local food movement.

  • Fund scholarships and low-cost produce for families who need it most
  • Logo visibility across events, signage and our sponsorship page
  • Levels from a $500 community-garden gift to a $30,000 Partner commitment
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Want to Know More?

Reach out and we’ll be glad to tell you more about the farm.

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