Jeff Bezos’ $1 million grant is helping formerly incarcerated young people in Atlanta build farming businesses across 30 Black-owned farms and create 40 jobs |
A $1 million grant from Jeff Bezos’ Bezos Earth Fund is supporting Gangstas to Growers, an Atlanta-based organisation that uses agriculture to create employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for at-risk and formerly incarcerated young people. Awarded in July 2023, the funding is intended to expand regenerative agricultural production across 30 farms on Black-owned land and create…