Locally grown food leader cultivates community involvement | The Augusta Chronicle

There were three things Kim Hines hoped to see when she moved to Augusta from Hawaii in 2005, and she wrote them down on her water bill before sending it in.

Kim Hines is the executive director of Augusta Locally Grown, an online farmers market. She is focused on educating both kids and adults on nutritional eating.

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“They had lines for suggestions on the water bill,” Hines said. “I would get out my Sharpie, and I would write three things. One was curbside recycling; two, bicycle lanes; three, farmers market.”

Hines continued the ritual every month for a year.

“All I could think of is pick one and work on it,” said Hines, who honed in on starting a farmers market. “You have to stop expecting and just start acting.”

Shortly thereafter, Hines met Bob and Jan Perry, who had started a small co-op between neighbors and local farmers in the front yard of their Harlem home. The organization’s name was Augusta Locally Grown.

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