Since 2017, young people in the Gangstas to Growers program have been transforming their lives through cooperative economics, agricultural training, and entrepreneurship. One of our proudest accomplishments is Sweet Sol — a hot sauce created, cooked, bottled, and sold by our participants and graduates.

Over the years, we've sold nearly 10,000 bottles online, at markets, and through partnerships with corporations and foundations. Every bottle represents income, training, stability, and pride for our youth and their families.

Now, our team is ready for the next leap — and we need your help to get there.

Goal #1: $25,000 — Fuel Our Next Production Run

Your donation gives us the working capital to produce two months of Sweet Sol without delays or lost momentum.

Right now, our next run depends entirely on selling our remaining inventory — and those sales don’t always arrive at the speed we need to keep paying living wages.

Your support lets us keep training, producing, and thriving.

Goal #2: +$50,000 — Build Our Teaching & Learning Kitchen at The Murph

This space will give us:

This kitchen strengthens our program and our community.

Goal #3: +$100,000 — Secure an Industrial Production Space

With an industrial kitchen in Atlanta’s historic Pittsburgh neighborhood, we can finally scale to wholesale and retail distribution.

Just 30,000 bottles a year allows us to break even — and begin building sustainable, generational wealth for our team.

This isn’t just growth. It’s liberation.

Why This Matters

These investments help us create:

Thank you for believing in us, investing in us, and building with us.