The Georgia Grown Initiative at the Children’s Museum of Atlanta, known as the Fundamentally Food Exhibit, provides children the opportunity to learn about the food system through hands-on activities and play. Children's Museum staff will guide us through the exhibit and share their initiatives to provide inspiring, playful, educational experiences to kids at the museum and in the community. The tour will be followed by examples of hands-on learning activities and taste tests presented by community partners, Quality Care for Children and Small Bites Adventure Club.

TRANSPORTATION

The Children’s Museum of Atlanta is located one block at:

275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive. NW, Atlanta, GA 30313

Transportation is not provided for this workshop due to the urban location of the venue. Attendees are encouraged to take public transportation, ride-share, or carpool.

Driving directions, Parking recommendations, Public transportation information, and a map can be found here on the CMA Website

Driving Directions: 

SOUTHBOUND via I-75: Exit 249C Williams Street; Go straight off the exit onto Williams Street; Turn right onto Baker Street; The Museum is located on the corner of Baker Street and Centennial Olympic Park Drive.

NORTHBOUND via I-75/I-85: Exit 248C toward Andrew Young International Blvd.; keep left toward Piedmont Ave. Turn right on Piedmont Ave and left on Baker Street. The Museum is located on the corner of Baker Street and Centennial Olympic Park Drive.

EASTBOUND or WESTBOUND via I-20: Exit I‑75/85 North; Exit Andrew Young International Blvd.; Go through downtown towards Centennial Olympic Park; Turn right onto Williams Street; Go two blocks to Baker Street and turn left; The Museum is located on the corner of Baker Street and Centennial Olympic Park Drive.

Parking Options:

The recommended parking lot for the Museum can be found at 236 Williams Street, one block from the Museum. For the best price, pre-purchase your parking in advance.

Parking can also be found at the following locations:

112 Baker Street

Georgia Aquarium

World of Coca-Cola

Various Public Lots

PRE-PURCHASE PARKING from Parkit

Public Transportation:

MARTA

The closest MARTA stop to the Museum is Peachtree Center MARTA station (8 minute walk to the Museum).

Streetcar

The closest streetcar stop is Centennial Olympic Park Drive & Andrew Young International Blvd (5-minute walk to the Museum).

AGENDA

9:15 a.m.: Arrive at the Children's Museum of Atlanta

9:30 - 9:40 a.m.: Welcome and Introductions 

9:40 - 10:30 a.m.: Tour of the Children’s Museum’s Fundamentally Food exhibit

10:30 - 11:00 a.m.: Hands-on Learning Activity from Harvest of the Month (Quality Care for Children)

11:00 - 11:30 a.m.: Taste Test Activity (Small Bites Adventure Club)

ABOUT THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF ATLANTA

Children’s Museum of Atlanta, a nonprofit 501(c)(3), is the only educational venue of its kind in Atlanta, that opened in 2003. The Fundamentally Food exhibit takes children on a journey from our “Georgia Farm” to the Museum Cafe, with a stop at the CMA “Grocery Store”.  The exhibition opened in 2015 after CMA underwent a major renovation.  The “Georgia Farm” was designed with feedback from the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia Organics, and other groups such as the Georgia Peach Growers Association. Fundamentally Food is one of the most popular exhibits in the Museum. Through community outreach initiatives, educational programs, and exhibits designed for children ages 0–8, the Museum strives to spark every child’s imagination, sense of discovery, and learning through the power of play.

ABOUT SMALL BITES ADVENTURE CLUB

Small Bites Adventure Club is a social impact venture based in Atlanta, GA, with a mission to help children discover, eat, and love fruits and vegetables. Small Bites Adventure Club creates turnkey food education resources for childcare, afterschool programs, and PreK- 5th grade educators. To date, Small Bites Adventure Club has reached over 330 schools, child care, and afterschool programs and served over 169,000+ bites of fruits and veggies to children. Connect with us on Instagram!

ABOUT QUALITY CARE FOR CHILDREN

Quality Care for Children creates a system that equips families and child care providers with the knowledge and resources to nurture and educate Georgia’s infants and young children. QCC’s nutrition team leads Georgia’s Early Care and Education Harvest of the Month initiative, providing all child care providers access to an annual harvest calendar, cookbooks featuring Georgia fruits and veggies, monthly standards-aligned lessons, a storybook, family newsletters and more! Access all of our resources at www.qccga.org/farm-to-ece. 

REGISTRATION CAPACITY: 

• 25 TICKETS AVAILABLE 

REGISTRATION SLIDING SCALE PRICING:

Please select the ticket pricing category that best fits your needs at the moment. Georgia Organics is offering this sliding scale ticket pricing to make the farm tours accessible to all attendees, regardless of financial circumstances.

• General Ticket (supporter pricing):  

  • This ticket rate reflects the true cost of the tour, materials, and labor, and provides additional support to Georgia Organics to host this conference.

  • This ticket might apply to you if: 

    • Your employer is paying for your ticket or you are being paid to participate

    • You earn more than enough to meet your basic needs and contribute to savings

    • You have access to financial support whenever you need

    • You have higher earning power due to education, gender, or racial privilege

    • You would like to pay-it-forward to enable Georgia Organics to continue offering accessible sliding-scale pricing

• Sustainability Ticket (true pricing):  

  • This ticket rate reflects the true cost of the tour, materials, and labor.

  • This ticket might apply to you if: 

    • You are comfortably able to meet your basic needs on a regular basis

    • You have access to financial savings

    • You are a member of a historically marginalized group and/or your ancestors have been historically excluded from agricultural learning spaces

• Solidarity Ticket (equity pricing):  

  • This ticket rate reflects our intention to make the tours accessible to all.

  • This ticket might apply to you if: 

    • You are a student, apprentice, or beginning farmer with debt

    • You often worry about paying for basic needs and can’t always meet them

    • You have limited expendable income

    • You are a member of a historically marginalized group and/or your ancestors have been historically excluded from agricultural learning spaces

Tickets are nonrefundable. No-shows and late arrivals to the transportation hub will forfeit their tour ticket.