Mission & Vision

Global Growers Network partners with people from diverse cultures to grow fresh food for their families and for local marketplaces.

Together, we build and sustain networks of growers, land, resources, and markets in order to create a more equitable food system that is driven by cultural diversity, inclusive economies, and regenerative agriculture practices.

Our Story

In the spring of 2010, a group of families from Burundi, Rwanda, Congo, and Tanzania broke ground on a small plot of land in Decatur, GA. This group of resettled refugees had a strong desire to reclaim their agricultural heritage as a way to support their physical and mental health in their new home. Their plot of land came to be known as Umurima, which translates into “farm” in Kirundi. Umurima would become the inspiration for several hundred more families and organizational partners that would soon form Global Growers Network (GGN).

Today, GGN partners with people from diverse cultures who grow fresh food for their families and local marketplaces. Together, we build and sustain networks of land, resources, markets, and people in order to create a more equitable food system driven by cultural diversity, inclusive economies, and regenerative agriculture practices. Our network of growers includes 175 families, most of whom are resettled refugees, who grow fresh, culturally familiar food. We connect growers to sustainable agriculture resources and quality farmland at 10 farm, community garden and orchard sites in DeKalb and Rockdale Counties.