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Photos and article by Merritt Melancon, PR Coordinator, UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
ATHENS, Georgia -- About 100 farmers, students and local residents came out to the University of Georgia's Durham Horticulture Farm, outside of Athens, Ga., to tour the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences organic demonstration farm at the farm's inaugural Organic Twilight Tour...
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Georgia Sustainable Agriculture Consortium
SAVANNAH, Georgia – Farmers and farmer groups who face the challenge of direct marketing their products to local consumers may find a solution in food hubs, and a newly created sustainable agriculture consortium is leading the way in Georgia to bring those infrastructures to the state.
During the recent Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference...
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Georgia Sustainable Ag Group Launches Effort to Create Food Hubs
10/28/2011
The Georgia Sustainable Ag Consortium held their kick-off event on Oct. 27 to discuss food hub creation.
Using Cover Crops to Produce High-Value Organic Vegetables
10/13/2011
Exploring cover crops and crop rotations as two practices that can aid in successful organic production.
Newly Formed Georgia Sustainable Ag Coalition Has Sights Set on Food Hubs
09/30/2011
Coalition holding free kick-off event Oct. 27 in Athens, Ga.
Large Systems Research Grants Now Available
09/08/2011
Grant submission deadline is 11:59, EST on Nov. 1, 2011.
Interested in Pollinator Conservation? Training Courses Coming to the South in 2012
08/29/2011
Xerces Society's courses have reached 1,200 participants in 23 states since 2008.
Sustainable Community Innovation Grant Opportunities Now Available
08/23/2011
Grant submission deadline is Oct. 3, 2011.
UGA Study Investigates Impact of Farm Labor Shortages
07/08/2011
Ag economist says changes to policies/business strategies needed to help farmers, workers.
Facing the Weed Challenges in Organic Crops
06/23/2011
UGA program introduces integrated approaches to weed management.
Georgia County Helping Local Farmers Develop Value-Added Products
06/21/2011
Pike County, Georgia -- where local ag diversity meets entrepreneurial product creativity.
Georgia County Agritourism Guide Connecting Area Farmers/Visitors
04/27/2011
Explore farms, get to know farmers and delight in the local food they produce with this handy agritourism guide.
SE Farmers Can Yield 3,000 Pounds on Organic Peanuts
04/22/2011
Strides in collaborative research opening doors for organic peanut industry in the Southeast.
SE Georgia Farm Sharing Benefits of Winter Cover Crops
04/01/2011
SE Georgia farmer growing winter cover crops as forage and for ag sustainability.
