Fifteen women who fled war - torn Burundi are farming in metro Atlanta . Laura Pavlin founded Atlanta Growers to help women adapt to their new city . ` There 's really a leadership process that has evolved , '' she says , `` We have regular team meetings with the women who are in the leadership of the farm The women take some crops home and sell the rest at farmers ' markets . Pavlin : It 's important to have something of which they can take advantage .
Fifteen women who fled war - torn Burundi are farming in metro Atlanta . Laura Pavlin founded Atlanta Growers to help women adapt to their new city . The women take some crops home and sell the rest at farmers ' markets . Pavlin : It 's important to have something of which they can take advantage .