Athens Land Trust

The Athens Land Trust (ALT) centers around the idea that land should be valued and utilized to its utmost potential. ALT combines three divergent programs: affordable housing, conservation, and a community garden network. The affordable housing program helps lower-income residents to own homes; the conservation program helps to preserve farmland and other valuable ecosystems in Northeast Georgia; and the community garden network fosters community gardens as a means to provide healthy, nutritious food for low-income families. Students at ALT will work in all three programs by conducting legal research, drafting documents and interacting directly with ALT clients.