Yes, of course you can get Georgia-grown fruits, vegetables, and flowers at the grocery stores, but sometimes it's more fun to pick them yourself. Georgia is home to a vast network of U-Pick farms where you can do just that,…
A French cheese puff filled with macaroni and cheese flavored grits, smoked turkey and collard greens won the 2025 grand prize in the Flavor of Georgia contest. The winning “Sunday Dinner Gritscuits” were from Lady Belle, a Stone Mountain micro-bakery…
Savannah College of Art & Design's innovative curriculum and exceptional career resources propel students into the workforce. Through the IPAL program, launched at SCAD this year, students complete the architecture program alongside the internships and preparation required to pass licensing…
Agriculture is Georgia’s No. 1 industry. But farmlands are under pressure from development. Fortunately, today’s farmers can take advantage of innovative programs that use tax credits or payments to make sure their land remains agricultural in the future. Federal programs…
Urban agriculture is moving into the spotlight with the creation of a new advisory committee at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Georgia will have an experienced voice at the table. Bobby Wilson, the CEO and co-founder of Metro…
With the surge in COVID-19 cases, many Georgians are reverting back to online delivery of groceries, much like they did in 2020. And restaurants are either going back to take-out only or are limiting open hours due to lack of…
At last week’s Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, a Colquitt-based nonprofit was working to strengthen the food pipeline from the farm to the hospital. The Georgia Rural Hospital Food Collaborative, formed in May of this year, has been partnering with…
The Conservation Fund, a Virginia-based nonprofit dedicated to preserving land and water resources, recently purchased more than 6,000 acres along the Altamaha River in Long County. The goals of the Southeast Georgia purchase from Rayonier Inc. are to enhance protection…
Here’s one for the “did you know?” category: our state was once a major national player in apple production. In fact, it can be argued that Habersham County in the scenic northeast used to produce more apples per capita…
Georgia’s largest industry is agriculture, which contributes more than $70 billion to the state economy and provides jobs for 1 in 7 people. This week, March 22-26, the Georgia Department of Agriculture is celebrating its annual Georgia Ag Week…
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