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  • Products We Love: Mother's Day Edition

    Products We Love: Mother's Day Edition

    Are you searching for the perfect gift for your mom for Mother's Day? We have you covered! Here are five products we love, and we know your mom will love them too!

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Agritourism
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    05/03/2023
  • Fresh Fixins

    Fresh Fixins

    Fresh Fixins Created by chefs Lazar Brown Oglesby and Mary Beth Brown with Dolan’s Bar-B-Que in Statesboro.

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • DIY
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    09/26/2022
  • Double Duty

    Double Duty

    During the day, father and son team of Allen Poole and Blake Poole are both busy with full-time jobs at the Georgia State Governor’s Office. When the work day is over, like most folks, they head home.

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Allen poole
    • blake poole
    • governor kemp
    • state governor office
    09/26/2022
  • Just Add Honey

    Just Add Honey

    Atlanta tea company blends passion and flavor into successful tea business.

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    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
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    03/12/2023
  • Lifetime of Leadership

    Lifetime of Leadership

    Former Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue finds new role at home in Georgia.

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    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    03/12/2023
  • Magnolia Loom Launches Support Agriculture Initiative

    Magnolia Loom Launches Support Agriculture Initiative

    After nearly three years of helping organizations in Georgia raise funds to support agricultural programs, Magnolia Loom launches Support American Agriculture serving Georgia, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, Missouri and Nevada.

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    03/16/2023
  • Barnsley Resort's Cream of Butternut Squash Soup

    Barnsley Resort's Cream of Butternut Squash Soup

    The perfect combination of creamy soup, collard greens and crispy country ham. This recipe makes an easy entertaining meal in the busy fall season.

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • DIY
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    09/07/2021
  • Twice as Nice

    Twice as Nice

    Two families with special-needs children find that ag delivers multiple life lessons

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    09/07/2021
  • 2021 Holiday Gift Guide

    2021 Holiday Gift Guide

    If you haven't quite finished your Christmas shopping list, we have a few products to show you that we love and are created by Georgians.

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • holiday product we love
    • Products We Love
    11/23/2021
  • 10 Ideas for Your Fall Bucket List

    10 Ideas for Your Fall Bucket List

    The fall season brings so much to look forward to, and there's no better place to experience fall than on the farm!

    • Categories:
    • Agritourism
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • corn maze
    • Fall
    • farm market
    • festivals
    • hayride
    • Pumpkin
    09/02/2021
  • An Open Flame

    An Open Flame

    Whether you’re igniting the backyard fire pit or stoking one at a camp site, treat yourself to an outdoor breakfast of steak and eggs with a side of seasonable veggies.

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • campfire
    • camping
    • Eggs
    • Recipe
    • Steak
    09/02/2021
  • Purple people pleaser

    Purple people pleaser

    Red Oak Lavender Farm enchants visitors and lovers of the Mediterranean plant

    • Categories:
    • Agritourism
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Agritourism
    • dahlonega
    • lavender
    • red oak farm
    02/24/2021
  • Looking good, doing good

    Looking good, doing good

    Inspired by the gentlemen who were hard working in the field but dressed in their Sunday best for fancy occasions, Southern Proper is classic, courteous, crisp and tied like a well-knotted bowtie.

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • bowtie
    • clothing
    • Corn
    • cotton
    • necktie
    • peaches
    • southern belle farms
    • southern proper
    02/23/2021
  • At Home with the McCalls

    At Home with the McCalls

    Some use family recipes as a link between generation to generation. We gathered in the McCall’s kitchen to share in their family memories while they prepared a meal together. 

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    03/02/2021
  • Experience Ag on Trail 37

    Experience Ag on Trail 37

    Trail 37, Georgia’s first official agritourism highway, takes travelers on a gorgeous tour of South Georgia’s bountiful ag country.

    • Categories:
    • Agritourism
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • agriculture highway
    • agriculture trail
    • Agritourism
    • Farm Passport
    • farm visit
    • ga grown trail
    • Passport
    • Trail 37
    03/24/2021
  • Top Holiday Traditions You Should Try in 2020

    Top Holiday Traditions You Should Try in 2020

    Create memories with loved ones by spending quality time with those you’re close with this holiday season with these top holiday traditions you should try in 2020, don't miss the bonus gift guide at the bottom.

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Certified Farm Markets
    12/01/2020
  • Products We Love

    Products We Love

    These products make easy gifts for spring celebrations or can be the perfect way to treat yourself. 

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Gardening
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Neighbors Magazine
    • Products We Love
    04/06/2021
  • 2020 Holiday Gift Guide

    2020 Holiday Gift Guide

    If you are looking for the perfect gift for a family member or a friend, we've got the perfect thing for you. Here are a few items we love this holiday season.

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    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Products We Love
    12/07/2020
  • Plan Your Perfect Summer Break

    Plan Your Perfect Summer Break

    As a Georgia Farm Bureau member you have access to more than 300,000 discount offers for local, regional and national brands. Learn how you can plan your perfect summer vacation without breaking the bank.

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Member Benefits
    • Tags:
    • Georgia Farm Bureau Membership
    • Summer Travel
    05/18/2021
  • A Mother-Son Farm Passport Adventure

    A Mother-Son Farm Passport Adventure

    The Farm Passport provided this young mother with the adventure she and her son needed during a summer of COVID-related shut-downs

    • Categories:
    • Agritourism
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • blueberries
    • Certified Farm Market
    • Farm Passport
    • kids
    • peaches
    • Strawberries
    • toddler
    • U pick
    02/03/2021
  • Retirees Live it Up with a New Type of Passport

    Retirees Live it Up with a New Type of Passport

    They may not have stamped their US passport book in 2020, but they discovered new places and made plenty of memories with their Farm Passport.

    • Categories:
    • Agritourism
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Adams Farm
    • Agritourism
    • Certified Farm Market
    • mercier orchard
    • Passport
    • Travel
    01/27/2021
  • 'I Left the Land Better Than I Found It'

    'I Left the Land Better Than I Found It'

    World-famous musician Chuck Leavell makes sustainability and forestry cool

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • charlane plantation
    • chuck leavell
    • farmer
    • forestry
    • rolling stones
    • rose lane leavell
    09/27/2020
  • A Livelihood and a Passion

    A Livelihood and a Passion

    Set in the North Georgia mountains, Bramlett Trout Farms is a leader in high-quality rainbow trout production

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • bramlett
    • fishing
    • rainbow trout
    • trout
    • trout farm
    08/17/2020
  • Copycat Fair Corn Dog Recipe

    Copycat Fair Corn Dog Recipe

    Bring the fair straight into your home with these simple and delicious corn dogs.

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Corn Dogs
    • Georgia National Fair
    09/29/2020
  • Products He'll Love

    Products He'll Love

    Here are a few items he'll love for Father's Day

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Products We Love; Certified Farm Markets; Father's Day
    06/09/2020
  • Back to Her Roots

    Back to Her Roots

    A return to the family farm sparked culinary success for chef Anne Quatrano, chef behind the wildly popular Bacchanalia.

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    • Blog
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    03/22/2020
  • A Few of Anne's Favorite Things

    A Few of Anne's Favorite Things

    Anne Quantrano, James Beard Award-winning chef, answers a few of life's most pressing questions.

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    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • anne quantrano
    03/22/2020
  • Products She'll Love

    Products She'll Love

    Here are a few products we love that will show mom how much you care on Mother's Day

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Mother's Day
    • Products We Love
    05/06/2020
  • Tips to Build the Perfect Beef Burger

    Tips to Build the Perfect Beef Burger

    Here are a few tips courtesy of the Cattlemen's Association on how to create the perfect burger.

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Beef
    • Cattlemen's Association
    • National Beef Month
    05/17/2020
  • 2019 Holiday Gift Guide

    2019 Holiday Gift Guide

    A handful of good things you're sure to fancy this holiday season - best served alongside a mug of apple cider and a cozy scarf.

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    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    12/09/2019
  • Maple Apple Pie

    Maple Apple Pie

    Craving something sweet to enjoy on a cold winter night? This classic pie is sure to hit the spot. 

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    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    12/09/2019
  • Angel Food Cake with Macerated Strawberries

    Angel Food Cake with Macerated Strawberries

    A James Beard Award-winning Chef and Restaurateur Shares a Light and Refreshing Summer Dessert

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • angel food cake
    • ann quatrano
    • bacchanalia
    • Recipe
    • Recipes
    • Strawberries
    03/03/2020
  • Family, faith and the farm

    Family, faith and the farm

    Laura Pallas and Cameron Phillips start new life chapter at Buffalo Creek Berry Farm

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • faith
    • Family
    03/22/2020
  • Equal Parts Science and Spirit

    Equal Parts Science and Spirit

    Sweet Grass Dairy merges a love of farming with creativity to create renowned cheeses.

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Cheese
    • Sweet Grass Dairy
    09/24/2019
  • Fresh Fixins Inspired by Chef Stanley Simon, Georgia Governor’s Mansion

    Fresh Fixins Inspired by Chef Stanley Simon, Georgia Governor’s Mansion

    With help from our Certified Farm Markets, discover recipes that are satisfying and sure to warm your core on crisp fall nights.

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Brussel Sprouts
    • Chicken
    • Recipe
    09/24/2019
  • Top Things to Fall for!

    Top Things to Fall for!

    This fall take a memorable day trip with your friends and family. Bond over being lost together in a corn maze, sharing an apple pie or picking out pumpkins to carve.

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Agritourism
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • CFM
    • Fall
    09/09/2019
  • Georgia Farm Bureau Insurance – Being Different Matters

    Georgia Farm Bureau Insurance – Being Different Matters

    With so many options to choose from, why choose to work with a Georgia Farm Bureau insurance agent?

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Insurance
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Insurance
    03/27/2019
  • Meet Doster Harper, FFA North Region State Vice President

    Meet Doster Harper, FFA North Region State Vice President

    Learn what drove Doster to run for state office!

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Farm
    • FFA
    • Georgia Farm Life
    • Life Lessons
    • Young Farmers
    04/23/2019
  • Conservation is Key!

    Conservation is Key!

    Learn how to conserve our most precious resources.

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Conservation
    07/07/2019
  • Meet Brittany Braddy, FFA Central Region State Vice President

    Meet Brittany Braddy, FFA Central Region State Vice President

    Discover the role agriculture plays in Brittany's life!

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Farm
    • FFA
    • Georgia Farm Life
    • Life Lessons
    • Young Farmers
    04/23/2019
  • Preserving Georgia Greatness, Year-Round!

    Preserving Georgia Greatness, Year-Round!

    In order to enjoy Georgia's harvest year-round, many take advantage of the Georgia Agricultural Education Food Processing Centers.

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Canning
    08/07/2019
  • Meet Thomas Maddox, FFA Central Region State Vice President

    Meet Thomas Maddox, FFA Central Region State Vice President

    Find out what Thomas' biggest challenge was that he faced as a state officer and how he overcame it!

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Farm
    • FFA
    • Georgia Farm Life
    • Life Lessons
    • Young Farmers
    04/23/2019
  • Macon Burger Week

    Macon Burger Week

    For the second year in a row, the Georgia Beef Board is putting on Macon Burger Week. An entire seven days of nineteen local restaurants that have carefully crafted burgers for the week, all for just $5.

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Beef
    • Burger
    • Food
    09/03/2019
  • Meet Dawson Adams, FFA South Region State Vice President

    Meet Dawson Adams, FFA South Region State Vice President

    Dawson shares the aspect of his tenure as a state officer that he enjoyed the most!

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Farm
    • FFA
    • Georgia Farm Life
    • Life Lessons
    • Young Farmers
    04/23/2019
  • First Lady Marty Kemp Helps Grow Georgia

    First Lady Marty Kemp Helps Grow Georgia

    Before Marty Kemp moved into the Governor’s Mansion in Atlanta, she admitted she wasn’t that great at growing a garden. Now, as she looks across her lush green lawn, Georgia’s First Lady has the state’s first industry on her mind daily.

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Food
    • Gardening
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Marty Kemp
    09/24/2019
  • Fresh Fixins with Georgia-Based Chef, Rebecca Egsieker

    Fresh Fixins with Georgia-Based Chef, Rebecca Egsieker

    With help from our Certified Farm Markets, Chef Rebecca Egsieker of The Dairy Alliance shares recipes that’ll have your guests exclaiming, ‘I do declare!’ and clamoring for a proper southern afternoon tea—pinky in the air.

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Asparagus
    • Dairy
    • Recipe
    • Sweet Pea
    03/17/2019
  • Meet Clay Parker, State FFA Secretary

    Meet Clay Parker, State FFA Secretary

    Clay shares the story of how he became involved in FFA!

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Farm
    • FFA
    • Georgia Farm Life
    • Life Lessons
    • Young Farmers
    02/19/2019
  • Products We Love

    Products We Love

    We’ve scoured the state to find Georgia-based items worthy of major bragging rights.

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Products We Love
    03/18/2019
  • Growing My Community

    Growing My Community

    Meet Chy Kellogg, Cobb County Volunteer. Discover how Chy's local Farm Bureau inspired her to get involved with agriculture

    • Categories:
    • Ag in the Classroom
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Education
    • Farm Bureau
    • Lifestyle
    • Member Benefits
    • Tags:
    • Agriculture
    • Membership
    • Volunteer
    03/10/2019
  • Certified Farm Market Spring Bucket List

    Certified Farm Market Spring Bucket List

    Are you looking for ways to enjoy the new blooms of color and warmer temperatures outside? Look no further than the Certified Farm Market Spring Bucket List!

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Agritourism
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Certified Farm Markets
    04/07/2019
  • From Crops to Pops, King of Pops

    From Crops to Pops, King of Pops

    When word sprouts up that the world’s first popsicle farm was planted, grown and cultivated in Georgia, you lend a listening ear and a curious green thumb.

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Agriculture
    • Farming Popsicles
    • King of Pops
    03/13/2019
  • Peanut Butter Pretzel Bark

    Peanut Butter Pretzel Bark

    Peanut butter is an excellent source of protein and certainly a decadent treat when paired with the sweetness of chocolate and the saltiness of pretzels!

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Peanut Butter
    • Recipes
    06/13/2019
  • Fighting Pollen? Fight Smarter with These Pollen-Busting Tips

    Fighting Pollen? Fight Smarter with These Pollen-Busting Tips

    Are your sinuses clogged? Do you feel like you are walking in a sea of yellow dust? Have you washed your car three times this week? Welcome to pollen season in Georgia.

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Pollen
    • Spring
    06/04/2018
  • Tale of a Trailblazer

    Tale of a Trailblazer

    Georgia Cattlemen’s Association President Kristy Arnold is changing perceptions of women’s role in agriculture.

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Agriculture
    • Life Lessons
    • Lifestyle
    09/17/2018
  • Cure the Winter Blues with Story Time!

    Cure the Winter Blues with Story Time!

    There's no better cure to the winter blues than reading and story time! Introducing agriculture during this time of year will remind your children and students what the promise of spring holds.

    • Categories:
    • Ag in the Classroom
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Education
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Ag Books
    • Ag in the Classroom
    • Ag Literacy
    01/24/2019
  • “Get More with Milk” during National Dairy Month!

    “Get More with Milk” during National Dairy Month!

    Dairy Month honors the hard work and dedication it takes to produce wholesome, nutritious milk. Learn more about nutritional value, dairy farmers and the happy cows that keep our thirst quenched!

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Diary Farmer
    • farming
    • Milk
    06/19/2018
  • Fresh Fixins with Georgia-Based Chef, Matthew Newton

    Fresh Fixins with Georgia-Based Chef, Matthew Newton

    With help from our Certified Farm Markets, Chef Matthew Newton of The Rookery in Macon shares his favorite tailgating recipes. This starting lineup will tackle your palate with flavor & help you score a touchdown with friends at your next tailgate party.

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Recipes
    09/14/2018
  • Creamy Shiitake Mushroom Soup

    Creamy Shiitake Mushroom Soup

    On cold winter nights, a creamy, bone warming mushroom soup will leave spoons sad when you finish!

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Recipes
    • Shiitake Mushrooms
    • Soup
    02/14/2019
  • Collecting Old Farm Trucks

    Collecting Old Farm Trucks

    Discover the priceless links to farming past through one man's hobby.

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Farm Trucks
    • Hobby
    01/31/2019
  • Holiday Gift Guide

    Holiday Gift Guide

    A handful of good things you're sure to fancy this fall - best served alongside a mug of apple cider and a cozy scarf.

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Agritourism
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Georgia Made
    • Local
    12/04/2018
  • Brown Butter Honey Garlic Roasted Carrots

    Brown Butter Honey Garlic Roasted Carrots

    Carrots are a crunchy root vegetable that can easily be paired with savory or sweet ingredients, and when you combine the two, makes for an undeniably delicious side dish.

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Carrots
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Recipes
    10/20/2019
  • Young Farmer Jesse Patrick, Bridges the Gap Between Past and Present

    Young Farmer Jesse Patrick, Bridges the Gap Between Past and Present

    A sixth-generation farmer, Jesse Patrick grew up on a 700-cow dairy farm in Eatonton. To say farming is in his blood would be an understatement.

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Farm Bureau
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Farm
    • Farmers
    • Georgia Farm Life
    • Jobs in Agriculture
    • Life Lessons
    • Young Farmers
    09/02/2018
  • Broadband is not a Luxury, it’s a Necessity

    Broadband is not a Luxury, it’s a Necessity

    Farmers and ranchers need broadband to use the latest precision agricultural equipment, follow commodity markets, communicate with their customers, gain access to new markets around the world and, increasingly, for regulatory compliance.

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Rural Broadband
    • Technology
    01/20/2019
  • Balsamic Brussels Sprouts

    Balsamic Brussels Sprouts

    Balsamic Brussels Sprouts mix sweet, savory, crispy and bacon...because everything is better with bacon!

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Brussel Sprouts
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Recipes
    01/15/2019
  • Fall Events at Your Local Certified Farm Market

    Fall Events at Your Local Certified Farm Market

    All year round our Certified Farm Markets are bustling with agritoruism!

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Agritourism
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Agritourism
    • Fall
    08/30/2018
  • Drop Biscuit Pear Cobbler

    Drop Biscuit Pear Cobbler

    Craving something sweet to enjoy on a cold fall night? This Southern classic is sure to hit the spot and is versatile depending upon what fruit is season.

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Dessert
    • Pears
    • Recipes
    11/27/2018
  • Meet Bryce Roland, State FFA President

    Meet Bryce Roland, State FFA President

    Bryce shares the goals he hopes to achieve during his tenure as a state officer!

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Farm
    • FFA
    • Georgia Farm Life
    • Life Lessons
    • Young Farmers
    02/17/2019
  • Smart Southerner

    Smart Southerner

    A rural Bainbridge boy, raised on the religion of football, grew to become one of the nation’s leading influencers in college athletics. Meet Kirby Smart, head coach of the University of Georgia football team.

    • Categories:
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Georgia Neighbors Magazine
    • Lifestyle
    09/18/2018
  • Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

    Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

    As an iconic fall flavor, dusting off the pumpkin recipes lets us know the season of giving thanks is upon us! Our Certified Farm Market Program has 16 different locations across the state where you can pop in and pick up a pumpkin of your choice.

    • Categories:
    • Agritourism
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Dessert
    • Pumpkin
    • Recipes
    10/29/2018
  • Incorporating Beef into a Healthy Lifestyle

    Incorporating Beef into a Healthy Lifestyle

    Instead of scooping a protein substitute out of a container, head to the beef counter at your local grocery store!

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Agriculture
    • Beef
    • Health
    05/09/2018
  • Who Grew My Breakfast?

    Who Grew My Breakfast?

    Ever wondered how many farmers it takes to help you make the most important meal of the day? As the leading industry in Georgia, agriculture is all around you – especially when you and your family break bread around the table.

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Food
    • Local
    • Recipes
    09/16/2018
  • Leading Causes of Farming Accidents...Experience!

    Leading Causes of Farming Accidents...Experience!

    During Ag Safety Awareness Week, learn from Dr. Rains about the leading causes of farming accidents!

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    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Life Lessons
    • Safety
    03/04/2019
  • New Member Benefit: Great Wolf Lodge

    New Member Benefit: Great Wolf Lodge

    The newest addition to your benefits has arrived just in time for summer vacation!

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    • Member Benefits
    05/10/2018
  • Wherever You Go, We're There With You

    Wherever You Go, We're There With You

    Personal property loss can be a difficult experience, no matter if it’s a small fender-bender or significant damage to your home. The good news is, Georgia Farm Bureau is here to help.

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    • Insurance
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    • Insurance
    09/15/2018
  • Give the Gift of Reading!

    Give the Gift of Reading!

    With Christmas right around the corner, choose to give the gift of reading this year! Ag in the Classroom Coordinator, Lauren Goble, has compiled a list of agriculture based Christmas books that help children learn while celebrating the holiday!

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    • Ag in the Classroom
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Education
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Ag Books
    • Ag in the Classroom
    • Ag Literacy
    12/12/2018
  • Common Mistakes 20-Somethings Make When Buying Insurance

    Common Mistakes 20-Somethings Make When Buying Insurance

    Part 2 in the series: What mistakes could you be making in how you buy insurance.

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    • Blog
    • Insurance
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Insurance
    • Life Lessons
    04/19/2018
  • A 20-Somethings Guide to Understanding Risk

    A 20-Somethings Guide to Understanding Risk

    Part 1 in the series: What mistakes could you be making in how you buy insurance.

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    • Blog
    • Insurance
    • Lifestyle
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    • Insurance
    • Lifestyle
    03/25/2018
  • The Farmers' Wave

    The Farmers' Wave

    In my travels around our tiny piece of rural Georgia, I pass many folks on the road that may not know me and I may not know them, but we abide by the common country courtesy of the wave.

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    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Family
    • Life Lessons
    • Traditions
    04/11/2018
  • Strawberry Season is Here!

    Strawberry Season is Here!

    Strawberries are ripe and ready for picking across the state of Georgia!

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    • Agriculture
    • Agritourism
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Certified Farm Market
    • Farm
    • Farmers
    • Spring
    • Strawberries
    • Travel
    04/01/2018
  • What's it like to be a National FFA Officer?

    What's it like to be a National FFA Officer?

    As the National FFA Southern Region Vice President, Ian Bennett will spend about three hundred days of the next year on the road, traveling over one hundred thousand miles and doing somewhere in the neighborhood of about sixty-five facilitated workshops.

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    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
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    • Agriculture
    • FFA
    • Georgia Farm Life
    • Young Farmers
    04/24/2018
  • 5 reasons to get involved in Young Farmers & Ranchers

    5 reasons to get involved in Young Farmers & Ranchers

    Learn what involvement in YF&R means to current members from across the state of Georgia!

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    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Farm Bureau
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Farmers
    • Lifestyle
    • YF&R
    04/25/2018
  • Collard Greens

    Collard Greens

    While these fibrous leafy greens are available year-round, collard greens are at their prime from January to June!

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    • Blog
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Collard Greens
    • Local
    • Recipes
    • Savory
    07/11/2018
  • Beef Cattle Production in Georgia

    Beef Cattle Production in Georgia

    As we have entered the Month of May which happens to be Georgia Beef Month and National Beef Month, it is a perfect time to highlight our beef industry here, the producers, and all of the many reasons why great beef comes from Georgia.

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    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Agriculture
    • Beef
    • Lifestyle
    05/29/2018
  • Green Onion Pesto

    Green Onion Pesto

    Green onion pesto packs a peppery punch that's much different than the traditional basil version which tends to be more mild and sweet.

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    • Blog
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Certified Farm Market
    • Green Onion
    • Local
    • Recipes
    • Savory
    06/02/2019
  • Deviled Eggs

    Deviled Eggs

    Deviled eggs are a southern staple no matter how you slice it, dice it, mix it or garnish it!

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    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • CFM
    • Eggs
    • Recipe
    • Savory
    05/14/2018
  • Farm talk with celebrity chef, Kevin Gillespie

    Farm talk with celebrity chef, Kevin Gillespie

    Here’s your chance to get to know Kevin Gillespie, the engaging Georgia-native who’s making headlines and garnering national attention for his unique and fresh take on farm-raised, artisan food.

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    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Farm
    • farming
    • Food
    • Georgia Farm Life
    03/29/2018
  • Fresh Fixins with Georgia-Based Chef, Cissy Bates

    Fresh Fixins with Georgia-Based Chef, Cissy Bates

    With help from two of our Certified Farm Markets, Thompson Farms and B&G Honey Farm, Chef Cissy Bates shares the perfect recipes for a wipe-your-brow, sipping' on sweet-tea, spring afternoon.

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    • Blog
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Entrée
    • Green Beans
    • Honey
    • Pork
    • Recipes
    • Savory
    • Sweet
    03/19/2018
  • Don't Rely on Guardian Angels to Stay Safe on the Farm

    Don't Rely on Guardian Angels to Stay Safe on the Farm

    Farm kids have tough guardian angels who wear jeans, helmets and steel-toe boots.

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    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Agricultural Safety Awareness Week
    • Georgia Farm Life
    • Life Lessons
    03/04/2018
  • Sweet Potato Fries

    Sweet Potato Fries

    A different take on traditional fries that are tasty and can be enjoyed year round. Help us celebrate National Sweet Potato Month by adding these to your dinner menu.

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    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Certified Farm Market
    • Georgia Farm Life
    • Savory
    • Snack
    • Sweet Potatoes
    • Vegetable
    02/13/2018
  • This October Make Time to Eat Together, Eat Better with Real Dairy

    This October Make Time to Eat Together, Eat Better with Real Dairy

    Recent studies link regular family meals (3 to 5 meals per week) with lower rates of risky behaviors, teen pregnancy and depression, as well as higher academic performance and higher self-esteem in children and young adults.

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    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Education
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Dairy
    • Food
    • Recipe
    10/02/2018
  • Meet Tucker Felkins, State FFA President

    Meet Tucker Felkins, State FFA President

    Tucker shares the goals he hopes to achieve during tenure as a state officer!

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    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Farm
    • Farmers
    • FFA
    • Georgia Farm Life
    • Life Lessons
    • Young Farmers
    02/15/2018
  • Brown Butter Pumpkin Cookies

    Brown Butter Pumpkin Cookies

    Fall has finally arrived in Georgia which means pumpkins patches and leaves are beginning to change. If you are looking for the perfect dessert to celebrate Georgia's harvest, look no further.

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    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Dessert
    • Fall
    • Fruit
    • Pumpkin
    • Sweet
    • Vegetables
    11/28/2017
  • Georgia Olive Farms

    Georgia Olive Farms

    Whether used for frying, making dressings, or just flavoring vegetables, olive oil has become a staple of the American diet, and that increased demand has caused some farms in South Georgia to give this unusual crop a chance.

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Farmers
    • Jobs in Agriculture
    • Olive Oil
    • Olives
    12/12/2017
  • Pickled Dill Green Beans

    Pickled Dill Green Beans

    Need a quick snack? Garnish for a salad? Maybe use up your extra vegetables before they go bad? Quick pickling is a great way to achieve all of the above and incredibly easy with few ingredients required. Read More

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    • Blog
    • Certified Farm Markets
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Green Beans
    • Recipes
    • Savory
    • Snack
    • Vegetables
    12/26/2017
  • Meet Hinkley Hood, State FFA Secretary

    Meet Hinkley Hood, State FFA Secretary

    Hinkley explains what drove him to run for state office!

    • Categories:
    • Agriculture
    • Blog
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Farm
    • Farmers
    • FFA
    • Georgia Farm Life
    • Life Lessons
    • Young Farmers
    02/18/2018
  • Strawberry Fruit Pizza

    Strawberry Fruit Pizza

    We heard it was National Strawberry Day and thought there was no better way to celebrate than by whipping up a sweet treat! This fruit pizza is a go to when fresh berries are in season, and lucky for us, strawberries will be here before you know it!

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    • Blog
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Tags:
    • Strawberries
    02/26/2018