Freewheel Farm

11/02/2021

We stand in Solidarity with the thousands of farmers in India who are sustaining a months-long protest for a say in policies which directly impact their livelihoods. More than 700,000,000 Indians make a living from agriculture, and a majority of their farmers (like Freewheel, and most of our fellow farmers around Atlanta) grow on less than 3 acres. There has been little mainstream coverage of the protests to date, despite it being one of the largest in India's history. ✊✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

25/01/2021

Well sheeitttt.... got what we're hanging onto all packed up and put in storage. It's getting real! Big thanks to , , and for helping me make sense of 8 years and 3 farm sites of equipment. Farmer friends, we've got a lot of goodies to give away and sell over the next couple of weeks. (Photo #2) Holler if you're interested and I'll send you the deets. ✌❤🙏

25/01/2021

Well sheeitttt.... got what we're hanging onto packed up and put in storage. It's getting real! Big thanks to , , and for helping me make sense of 8 years of farm equipment spread out over 3 farm sites. Farmer friends, we've got a lot of goodies to give away and some to sell over the next couple of weeks. (Photo #2) Holler if you're interested and I'll send you the list, and schedule a time to meet up. ✌❤🙏

22/01/2021

In solidarity with undocumented farmers! Donate if you're able! 🙏

Farmers throughout the U.S. have benefited from USDA COVID-19 relief aid this year, through programs such as the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP2). This emergency aid has been key to supporting farmers during the pandemic. "Without this aid, we would have had to incur ...

18/01/2021

Happy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day y'all! *THIS* is what an American patriot looks like.
May we carry the torch that he passed us, to unify our country, to love and forgive one another, and to labor for justice, equality, and freedom.

16/12/2020

Growing new things in 2021! Felicidades Ronald and Sarah! So much love to you and Gael-ito! 😍😁❤

11/12/2020

Hi friends, Farmer Brent here. I've got some exciting (and bittersweet) news to share.

After 8 years of growing good food in the heart of the city, we are deciding to close our doors. I'm so proud of all that we've accomplished in that time, and grateful to have become part of such an incredibly kind, caring, open, intelligent, and diverse community here. To our customers and CSA members, fellow market vendors, support network of food organizations, Freewheel volunteers and team members, and the family of urban and rural farmers that I have found myself amongst- you are truly the force that has driven me to keep moving forward with this dream every day. It has been one of the greatest joys of my time here getting to know each of you, forging deep and lasting relationships.

These last 8 years of my life have been the most profound in terms of personal and professional growth, and I am so truly grateful and humbled for all of the ways each of you have contributed to that.

Our closure is less of an ending and more of a new beginning- and I are taking this time to pursue some of our passions and look for land, while traveling the country in our airstream trailer. Our long-time farm team member Ronald and his wife Sarah just had a beautiful baby boy, and are focusing their energies towards parenthood, as well as their coffee business, .

We will be at one more Grant Park Farmers Market on December 20th, with plans to hit the road sometime in late January or February. We'll be sharing info soon about the young farmers who will be carrying the torch at our farm sites, as well as paying homage to some of the amazing Atlanta-area growers who have made such an impact on us during our time here. Stay tuned.

So much love, respect, and gratitude to you all! ✌❤🙏

09/12/2020

We want to give a big shout out to for organizing the "Food is Love" thanksgiving basket program, which provided a nourishing locally-grown *feast* for 150 families in metro Atlanta, for just $10 each via SNAP/EBT.

, , and our farm each served as pick up locations for 50 families, and we each contributed items to the baskets. Ours included Freewheel beets, carrots, spring mix, and kale, as well as garlic, sweet potatoes, apples, butternut squash, a whole chicken, and a $25 produce gift card.

We are honored to be a part of this innovative collaboration, and to serve our community! ❤✌🙏✊

27/11/2020

Happy belated Turkey Day! Although we feel a certain way about the history of Thanksgiving, we still hope that you cooked and ate amazing food, spent time with loved ones (whether virtually or otherwise) and got some nice time to rest and reflect! and i went non-traditional and made moose pho with all the fixins', had a fun family zoom call, and rounded it out with some beer by the fire. 🍲🍻🔥

Somewhere in there, we managed to open up our webstore (as we do every Thursday) which is now live and taking orders through Saturday. If you aren't too overloaded with leftovers (or just need something fresh and light to counterbalance the meat and gravy), give us a shout! We've got carrots, beets, winter radishes, salad greens, fruit and much more. We are proud to double SNAP/EBT purchases through our partnership with , and offer discounts to folks experiencing financial hardship. ❤🙏✌
www.freewheelfarm.com/shop

24/11/2020

Major Gratitude to for joining our team this year, growing great food with us, sharing his infectious smile and passions for foraging, soil biology & fermentation, and completing this years farm apprenticeship program! We are honored and thankful to have crossed paths with you Niamke! Keep shining, and we can't wait to see what's next for you!

20/11/2020

Our web store is open and loaded up with great groceries for your Thanksgiving feast! We are proud to double SNAP/EBT purchases through our partnership with , and we offer discounts for folks experiencing financial hardship. Check us out at www.freewheelfarm.com/shop!
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16/11/2020

We're excited to partner with and other local farms to offer hearty Thanksgiving boxes to customers using SNAP/EBT! Pick-ups are at , , and our Summerhill farm site on 11/20 and 11/22. Pre-order link in our bio, orders must be received by 11/18! Contact for more details.

15/11/2020

Thanks to all of our customers, friends, staff and our fellow vendors for another great !

06/11/2020

If you voted by mail, or early voted in person, make sure (by 5pm today) that your vote was counted!

03/11/2020

V O T E ! We're Freewheel Farm, and we approve this message ™

30/10/2020

Help! Our farm is busting at the seams this week with produce and pantry staples! We've got an incredible bounty, a summer-meets-fall collision, including bok choy, ginger, turmeric, eight types of salad greens, tomatoes, peppers, napa cabbage, Pink Lady Apples (from ), three types of basil, beets, sweet potatoes and loads more. Oh yeah, and our long-time team member Ronalds coffee is available as well, and he has added a new 4 # size to the mix. (How many cups of coffee have you sipped where you can actually meet the farmer who grew and roasted the coffee?!)
Help us make enough room to close our walk in cooler doors 😜 check out our web store at www.freewheelfarm.com/shop or visit us at the Grant Park Farmers Market this weekend! ✌❤🙏

28/10/2020

Walter Wallace Junior. Walter Wallace Junior. WALTER WALLACE JUNIOR was having a mental health crisis when his mother called 911 for an ambulance. Two officers showed up instead and killed him in front of his mother as she tried to de-escalate.
I try to imagine how it must feel to be a person of color in this country. A country which promises life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to all citizens, but has broken that promise from day one. What it would be like to wake up each day not knowing in my heart that a traffic stop or 911 call won't lead to my being shot and killed. To think of the traumas that my enslaved ancestors endured. To need to have conversations with my children about how to act around cops and white people to stay alive. To know that you don't have control over your own body, your own life- the most fundamental things we have as humans- because they can be taken away at a moment's notice by the State with no consequences, no justice served, no reforms made. The system has never worked for all Americans, and it is long past time for change. This is why we say defund and demilitarize the police. Not because we want chaos. Because we have to start with a baseline in which all Americans lives and bodies are held sacred, equal. Reappropriate funds towards social services, education, health care, mental health services, mediators, crime prevention, crisis prevention. The bare minimum that we should expect of a country as wealthy as ours.
Its overwhelming thinking about how to change the system. But a few things I am doing are: voting (in every election) for candidates who value black lives, donating to/getting involved with organizations that fight for black lives, having hard conversations about race with myself/loved ones, reading and educating myself, incorporating equity and racial justice into my farming, listening to/ checking in with/ following the lead of POC, contacting elected leaders to voice policy opinions, supporting black owned businesses. What else? What do you recommend? Let's fix this mess, friends.

25/10/2020

Major shout out to for putting together this awesome program and having us as a partner. This is how we build real food security and food sovereignty! Free fruit trees for our Atlanta based SNAP/EBT customers, just come see us at our Sunday curbside pickup or at our booth at the Grant Park Farmers Market! Ask for Brent. ✌🙏❤

23/10/2020

The changing of the seasons is in full effect here in Georgia now! With the cool nights and shorter days comes the inevitable transition of crops. Almost like flipping a light switch, our bell peppers, green beans, and okra are gone. The good news is that all kinds of amazing fall produce is coming in to take their place- like salad greens, beets, carrots, turnips, ginger, turmeric, and even citrus (like these satsumas from South Georgia, just in time to help boost our immune systems)!
We've got the best of the season from our farm, and a few partner farms, available on our web store now through Saturday evening, with curbside on-farm pick up happening on Sunday. As always we are proud to double SNAP/EBT purchases through our partnership with , and offer discounts to folks experiencing financial hardship. Check us out at www.freewheelfarm.com/shop!

20/10/2020

Pretty stoked on how the ginger turned out at our Nancy Creek farm site this year! We had a complete ginger crop failure at our other two sites, but this is a great example of why we don't put all our eggs in one basket. Diversification, crop rotation, and planting things at multiple locations have been some of our keys to success as a small urban farm.

15/10/2020

It's that time again! We're pulling pounds of powerful plant medicine straight out of the soil. Fresh turmeric and ginger are a labor of love, tucked in our greenhouse to sprout in February, transplanted into the field in April, and harvested in October and November. They will be available starting tonight on our web store, and at our booth at the !

13/10/2020

Making new friends at market with !

02/10/2020

Today's plants are tomorrows groceries! Check out our web store (open now through Saturday PM) to check out the bounty!
www.freewheelfarm.com/shop

24/09/2020

A little sneak peak of some of our offerings this week:
Green beans (they've been so amazing this year!), the latest flavor from (which includes local serviceberries), edamame, radishes, a bounty of bok choi, apples, our peppers fire roasted by NM native , late season tomatoes, the return of shiitakes from , our house-made pesto, and much more! Our web store (www.freewheelfarm.com/shop) is open tonight at 8pm, and on-farm curbside pickup is Sunday 3-5pm. We are proud to double SNAP/EBT purchases through our partnership with , and nobody is turned away for lack of funds!

22/09/2020

Making friends in the okra patch!

17/09/2020

Our webstore is about to go live, with lots of delicious veggies, herbs, and microgreens guaranteed to satisfy even the pickiest of palates! We are incredibly stoked to be slinging orders alongside this weekend too- check out her site asap to preorder a delicious sourdough loaf made with love and local flours.

10/09/2020

We're taking all of this fresh produce, squishing it down into digital code format, and putting it on our website to be ordered, starting tonight at 8pm! Then it will be reconstituted into its original form, packed in a bag with your name on it, and delivered to you in the comfort of your own automobile, bicycle, rollerskates, etc curbside at our farm on Sunday!
If you're wondering what the heck I'm talking about, check out www.freewheelfarm.com/shop tonight!
We are pleased as always to double SNAP/EBT purchases through our partnership with , and nobody is turned away for lack of funds.

07/09/2020

This veggie farmer is dipping a toe in the cut-flower pond, and I must say..... the water is quite nice!

04/09/2020

Our web store is open for orders now through Saturday ! www.freewheelfarm.com/shop
No-contact curbside pick-up is at the farm on Sunday. We've got loads of radishes, peppers, basil, tomatoes, okra, salad greens, honey, and much more. We are committed to making our produce accessible to all, and to this end we are proud to double SNAP/EBT purchases through our partnership with , as well as offering discounted pricing for folks who are experiencing financial difficulties. ❤❤❤

03/09/2020

Gettin a bit nostalgic tonight. Typically right now we'd be hosting our community farmstand- probably drinking a beer, listening to Nathaniel Rateliff, making a fire, finding new homes for some delicious produce and - but most importantly getting to see and catch up with all of you. We miss you, and those special Wednesday evenings at this little urban farm oasis... 😪

01/09/2020

This shot of our Druid Hills urban farm site shows a few of our favorite summer growing techniques! From left to right: *microsprinklers for great germination and evaporative cooling to keep crops happy

*silage tarps to smother and incorporate weeds & crop residue, and hold the space until we're ready to plant it.

*fall brassicas under shade cloth, which keeps the plants cooler and the cabbage looper moths and other critters out. (We use small binder clips to hold the netting to the hoops.) Adding microsprinklers under the netting is the icing on the cake!

*tomato trellis made from 10' t posts, conduit, and pvc tees. So quick and easy to put up and take down, and will last for years!
What are some of your tricks and tips for keeping plants happy during the dog days??

31/08/2020

Yep, pretty much sums up exactly how we feel! Reposted from narrated by Steve Buscemi

28/08/2020

Our web store is open now for orders, at www.freewheelfarm.com/shop! We've got some gorgeous and tasty groceries for you including a few new ones like green tomatoes and our very own honey! We offer a minimal contact curbside pickup on Sundays at our farm, are proud to double SNAP/EBT produce purchases through our partnership with , and nobody is turned away for lack of funds! @ Summerhill

21/08/2020

Now taking orders at www.freewheelfarm.com/shop
We've got tons of green beans, salad greens, herbs, microgreens, tomatoes, butternut squash, garlic, and more! We have developed a safe, fast, easy minimal-contact ordering/ pick up process that we feel really great about and we hope you will too. And as always, we are proud to double SNAP/EBT produce purchases through our partnership with , and nobody is turned away for lack of funds. ❤❤❤

13/08/2020

We are looking to see all of your (masked but) smiling faces this Sunday at the Grant Park Farmers Market, or at our curbside pick-up! Stay healthy and safe out there!

06/08/2020

Fire roasted peppers are on the menu this weekend at Freewheel! We got our new roaster up and running and the results are...delicious! You can find them in our online shop (open for orders tonight, curbside farm pickup is on Sunday PM), and at the Grant Park Farmers Market on Sunday AM. And just when you thought it couldn't get any better, our friend Cam (last photo) will be doing the roasting at market! 🤣🤣 See you Sunday!
@ Atlanta, Georgia

30/07/2020

Hey yall, our web store will be open tonight at 8pm with a bounty of fruit and veggie deliciousness! Also, our baker friend Betsy will be posted up alongside us at this Sundays pick up- if you want one of her amazing loaves, make sure to preorder on her website ASAP!
Reposted from A little bake-off this morning for a special order ✨ I updated the preorder shop to include more of these 1kg Country Sour loaves for Sunday’s curbside pick-up with my friends . After tomorrow, the preorder shop closes up but you can find me on Sunday with extra baguettes available for walk ups 😘

29/07/2020

Repair time at Seth's shop, getting our tilther back online! Seth and his wife Jaya helped birth Freewheel in 2013 by offering up their land, which was our first urban farm plot. We have become family since, and they've helped keep the farm dream alive in a variety of ways- not the least of which is fabricating/ repairing farm tools. 👨‍🏭👨‍🔧

23/07/2020

Just a reminder, our web store opens at 8pm tonight!
As a side note: We decided to plant a LOT of extra Holy Basil on the farm as a healing herb, with the knowledge that this was going to be a stressful year. Holy Basil is sacred in many cultures for its proven health benefits- it is antimicrobial, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, anticarcinogenic, radioprotective, immunomodulatory, neuroprotective, and cardioprotective. But the one thing that I (farmer Brent) have personal experience with and have benefited from is its adaptogenic properties. It is actually able to reduce and regulate the effects of stress and anxiety in the body and mind, with no side effects. (I wont go into the details- there are plenty of articles on the internet). All this to say- we want to get more of this healing herb out to our community during these stressful times. For that reason, we are giving away 30 bunches of holy basil through our online shop, and more at the Grant Park Farmers Market this weekend (just ask us for a free bunch). This isn't a gimmick, and you don't need to buy anything else from us. Just order on the site (until it's sold out), or ask us for some at the market. We are also offering it for free to herbalists and organizations who are supporting protesters and marginalized communities. My recommendation is make tea with it, or juice it, and take twice daily. Stay safe, stay healthy, and see you this weekend!

18/07/2020

We are hard at work washing and packing fresh veg for you! Our web store at www.freewheelfarm.com is open until 6pm today for orders (for curbside pick-up Sunday PM), and we'll be at the Grant Park Farmers Market as well!
If you're coming for curbside pick-up and want fresh bread, check out (who will be slinging alongside us) to pre order a loaf! ☮❤😊