Purpose in Action: Agriculture & Food Systems Month
April is a time to highlight agriculture and food systems, recognizing the vital work of organizations strengthening how communities grow, share, and access food. This month, we uplift organizations supporting farmers, expanding access to healthy food, and building more resilient, equitable food systems. Their efforts nourish communities today and help cultivate a more sustainable future.
Clients Featured: Wholesome Wave, Oyster South, Fertile Ground Food Cooperative, Second Helpings Atlanta, Black Dirt Farm Collective.
Wholesome Wave
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Mission: Wholesome Wave Georgia (WWG) makes fresh, healthy, locally-grown produce affordable and available to all Georgians.
Consultant: Susannah Darrow
Purpose Possible Work: Strategic Plan and board facilitations.
“What makes Will Sellers such a successful leader is his rare blend of visionary thinking and relational integrity. At Wholesome Wave Georgia, he has masterfully led the organization through a changing sector, ensuring it adapts to the modern landscape while staying rooted in its core mission. Will is remarkably thoughtful, approaching every strategic challenge with an openness that invites innovation. His constant pursuit of improvement—both for himself and the organizations he serves—sets a high standard for leadership in our community.”
Oyster South
Mission: Oyster South connects communities and provides resources to support oyster farmers, cultivate thriving communities, promote healthy waters and celebrate good food in the southern United States.
Consultants: Mindy Schweitzer-Rawls, Taryn Janelle, Susannah Darrow
Purpose Possible Work: Board retreat, strategic plan and board development support.
“Working with the Oyster South board was a genuine pleasure, and a reminder of why I love this work! During the session, their board brought the same passion for community and collaboration that drives everything they do, which makes facilitating a session like this feel less like work and more like a shared mission.”
Fertile Ground Food Cooperative
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Mission: Fertile Ground Food Cooperative’s mission is to establish a multi-stakeholder grocery store and community gathering space that increases access to healthy/affordable food and serves as a community/cultural center in Southeast Raleigh.
Consultant: Ed Holman
Purpose Possible Work: Fundraising support.
“I’ve enjoyed working with the Fertile Ground Food Cooperative crew for the past three years as they prepare to build a historic cooperative grocery store in Southeast Raleigh, North Carolina. I enjoy the humor, thoughtfulness, and energy Erin and Mother Janet bring to our partnership. Their perseverance, boldness and dedication is inspiring. I feel privileged to witness the co-op’s growth over the past few years.”
Second Helpings Atlanta
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Mission: Second Helpings Atlanta is a nonprofit food rescue organization whose mission is to end hunger and food waste in the Metro Atlanta area by rescuing healthy, nutritious surplus food and distributing it to those in need.
Consultant: Danika Vause
Purpose Possible Work: Development support and strategic initiatives to scale their fundraising efforts.
“Working with Second Helpings Atlanta for the past three years has been nothing short of an incredible experience. I feel like a part of their team, and that really makes our partnership strong.”
Black Dirt Farm Collective
Location: Brandywine, Maryland
Mission: Black Dirt Farm Collective’s mission is to facilitate and support socio-cultural trainings rooted in the wisdom of nature, foster intergenerational exchanges, and bridge the rural-urban generational divide.
Consultant: Xandy McKinley
Purpose Possible Work: Development strategy and fundraising support.
“It is such a privilege to work with an organization that is bringing Black and Brown communities into awareness of the critical intersections between health, climate, and justice - and to do so in ways that authentically center relationship as our most powerful tool of resistance. And on a personal note, working with farmers is such a great reminder of the limitless possibilities that are accessible to all of us when we’re willing to get our hands dirty and plant seeds for the future we dream of.”
