Julia Asherman, of Rag and Frass Farm located in Jeffersonville, has been a strong advocate for Middle Georgia’s sustainable agriculture community for years. She’s bringing her passion and penchant for out-of-the-box thinking to two Education Sessions at the Georgia Organics 20th Anniversary Conference on Feb. 18. Both sessions, Holistic Crop Rotation and Farm Generated […]
Read moreBrennan and Gwendolyn Washington have been through a lot together: injuries, illnesses, job changes, their house burning down. But the couple keep on keeping on – together. They’ll be part of the Vows & Vegetables super panel on Saturday, Feb. 18 with Lynn and Chuck Pugh of Cane Creak Farm and Chelsea Losh of Babe […]
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Across the United States and in Georgia, the number of small and medium–sized farms is declining and the average age of farmers is on the rise. Although we need new farmers, the barriers would-be farmers face when trying to grow new agricultural businesses from the ground up can be formidable. One of those barriers, Georgia […]
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Across the country, eaters are searching for more ways to get their hands on fresh, local produce. With a global food system already in place, the onus to create local options falls on farmers and community members who aim to be the change they wish to see in the world. That’s why six farms in […]
Read moreIf you’ve ever wanted to learn from the cowboys at White Oak Pastures, now is your best opportunity. White Oak Pastures has officially opened up a new intern/apprenticeship program that shows accepted applicants every aspect of life on a farm–from building fences to raising healthy cattle and small ruminants, as well as administrative duties like […]
Read moreBy Pam Knox, UGA Agricultural Climatologist There’s been a lot of hype in the popular news this month about the prospects for a very strong El Nino, which is developing in the eastern Pacific Ocean and is expected to peak this winter. El Nino is the warm phase of an oscillation in Pacific Ocean temperatures […]
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While some tend to think of government labeling as a method of achieving consumer protection, and in some ways it certainly is. However, when we don’t understand the truth behind the labeling, the labels can be just as misleading as they are informative. For example, most people understand that the term “organic” is important today. […]
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The Atlanta Local Food Initiative (ALFI) recently hosted a trip to Lovejoy, GA with several organizations, including Georgia Organics, to take a look at the city-managed farm run by Mayor Bobby Cartwright. A lifelong farmer armed with a mean handlebar mustache, Cartwright initiated a 14-acre farm with the help of grants and some of his […]
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Within weeks of accepting the Executive Director role at the Peachtree Road Farmers Market in 2009, Lauren Carey witnessed one torrential downpour after another. The intense rain wreaked havoc on farmland across Georgia, wiping out crops, and destroying the livelihood of farmers. Led by Slow Food Atlanta, the local food community immediately went into what […]
Read moreGeorgia Organics has teamed up with the Georgia Department of Agriculture for the 100 Organic Farms Campaign, which removes the financial barrier to USDA Organic Certification by reimbursing the full cost of organic certification up to $1,000 for farmers pursuing it for the first time. So far, the following three farms have gotten their certification […]
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