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Upcoming events at GFB Certified Farm Markets

 

Georgia Farm Bureau’s Certified Farm Markets have a variety of events coming up, and GFB Farm Passport travelers can take advantage of book signings, antique tractor days, sheep shearing, Santa and more.

Crops in season now:

Apples: Apple Pecan Salad Recipe

Beans

Broccoli

Cabbage & Lettuce: Unwrapped Cabbage Rolls Recipe

Carrots: Carrot Turkey Meatloaf Recipe

Citrus *Upick available! 

Collards, Turnips, Spinach, Kale & other greens: Collard Green Salad with Blueberry Pepper Jelly Vinaigrette Recipe

Mushrooms: Sausage Stuffed Mushroom Recipe

Pecans: Apple Pecan Cornbread Dressing Recipe

Sweet Potatoes: Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe , Pineapple Sweet Potato Waffles Recipe

Squash

Keep in mind some farms have gift baskets put together like Calhoun Produce (D.8), Hillside Orchard Farm (D.2) & Red Apple Barn (D.1) 

Christmas Trees

Cut your own at 7G’s Family Farm* (D.2), Berry’s Tree Farm* (D.3), Sleepy Hollow (D.3), Yule Forest** (D.3), Days of Creation Christmas Tree Farm* (D.7)

Asterisk notes Trees for Troops & double asterisk is also a Toys for Tots drop off. 

Events

North GA

Rosemary & Thyme Creamery: Dec. 9 Sheep Shearing 9 a.m. (RSVP by Dec 8) 

Lunch, mutton, cheese & free wool will be available. Visit the farm’s Facebook page.

Warbington Farms: Christmas on the farm. Nov. 25 & Dec. 9 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. All info is here: https://www.warbingtonfarms.com/events-calendar/christmas-on-the-farm

 

Middle GA

Berry’s Christmas Tree Farm, Covington Antiques and Others Car Show Dec. 10, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Benefits Relay for Life

$25 per vehicle exhibitor fee

FREE to the public

Rain Date – Dec. 17

Click here to visit Berry’s Facebook page.

Community Movie Night (The Grinch 2018) Dec. 15 6:30 p.m.

FREE to the public

 

Country Garden Farm, Newnan: Christmas taste of the farm on Saturday December 9th

Drop in anytime between 10 and 2 on Saturday December 9 for a free tasting no registration required. Judy will have lots of good food prepared from our farm that you can taste.  She will be preparing different foods that we either we grow on our farm or from one of our local artisanal food producers like cheeses from sweet grass dairy. 

Click here to visit the event Facebook page.

 

Lane Southern Orchard, Fort Valley https://lanesouthernorchards.com/pages/events

Breakfast with the Grinch Dec. 9,

Breakfast with Santa Dec. 16, 9 a.m.-11 a.m.

 

South GA  

Daylily Store, Homerville: Poinsettia Sale Dec. 9, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Click here for more information about the Daylily Store.

JoNina Farms, Ochlocknee

Clip ‘n Sip events – Dec. 2 & Dec. 9 Clip N Sip Events featuring satsumas, wagon rides and live music. Click here for more information.

Paulk Vineyards, Wray

Christmas Candle Class (ticketed) Dec. 7

 https://www.facebook.com/events/304403185697074

Pittman’s Country Market, Lyons

Book Signing for Bob Tales, a children’s book by Susan Sullivan on Dec. 16

Follow Pittman’s Facebook page for their big discount days. They typically have great deals for home décor and gift items on select days during this season. 

Raisin’ Cane, Valdosta

Antique Tractor  Day, Dec. 16, 8 a.m. – noon.

Features cane grinding, syrup cooking, & tractor pulling

Click here for more information. ttps://facebook.com/events/s/cane-grinding-antique-tractor-/875591224010883/

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