To be able to offer more produce to people is huge. It’s kind of hard to calculate the impact that it has. But for kids to be able to go to school consistently and go to their activities with a belly full of nutritious food – it’s night and day for these kids, and for these families.
Gabe Fleming, food pantry partner at Jewish Family & Career Services
Community
Concrete Jungle serves the food insecure communities of Georgia, and we could not accomplish our mission without our amazing community of volunteers, donors, tree and orchard owners, farmers, and partner organizations. We create connections between people and organizations through fresh, healthy food.
Food and Health Equity
Systemic injustices perpetuate disparities for marginalized communities, and we design our programming to improve access to healthy foods for all. Every day we strive to provide more high quality, fresh produce to families that lack access. We believe equitable access can play a vital role in reducing chronic disease and the impact these health issues have on families.
Resourcefulness
We live in a state with a tremendous abundance of fresh produce available to serve all Georgians, but the USDA estimates that 40% of the food grown on farms never makes it to the dinner table. We find quick and innovative ways to rescue this abundance to share with others.
Learning
We are proud of the experience and expertise we continue to cultivate and we are eager to share our knowledge. Additionally, we believe everyone in our community has something they can teach us.
Fun
Concrete Jungle started as a fun party, Ciderfest. We try to infuse the ethos of fun into all that we do. We are proud to offer over 1300 volunteer opportunities a year that offer people of all ages fun ways to serve their community.
Concrete Jungle finds fun and intriguing ways to get fresh produce to those who need it.
Through our fruit picks and farm days, adventure picks and produce education classes, we strive to make sure all families can access and enjoy fresh produce.
Fruit is fallin’ everywhere!
Concrete Jungle started when founders, Aubrey and Craig, discovered the huge abundance of fruit growing and going to waste each season.
