By: Chelsea Losh-Jones, Babe + Sage Farm The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 (FSMA) regulates the way foods are grown, harvested and processed. FSMA requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review or inspect a host of reports, plans, strategies, standards, notices, and other tasks from farmers and food processors. This article is […]
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Donn Cooper of Cooper Ag Services offers free consulting during the 2017 Fencepost Sessions to Matthew Raiford of Gilliard Farm in Brunswick. Most folks know about the great classroom-style educational opportunities that Georgia Organics puts on during our annual conferences. Now, you can get one-on-one coaching from experts on grants, ag law, production, and […]
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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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