UGA Troup County Extension

The West Georgia Farmer's Cooperative (WGFC) is one of the South's and state's oldest black farming co-ops based in Hamilton. Since the 1960s, it's been educating about cooperative economics working together and sharing resources and growing/selling its organic fruits and vegetables to surrounding communities. #blackhistorymonth #supportlocal Check them out on Facebook: West Georgia Farmer's Cooperative Website: https://www.westgeorgiafarmerscoop.com/about-us

Check out this job opportunity for interested Troup County residents! https://www.ugajobsearch.com/hr/postings/184441

George Washington Carver was an agricultural scientist and inventor who developed hundreds of products using peanuts, sweet potatoes and soybeans. He led the school of agriculture at Tuskegee Institute (now University), and worked within the community, teaching poor farmers they could feed hogs acorns instead of commercial feed and enrich croplands with swamp muck instead of fertilizers. His idea of crop rotation proved to be most valuable. #BlackHistoryMonth Source: www.history.com

Georgia Grown is a program designed to help businesses with a vested interest in Georgia's agriculture become even more successful. Their goal is to aid agricultural economies by bringing together producers, processors, suppliers, distributors, retailers, agritourism and consumers in one powerful, statewide community.

Learn more about the trash trap recently installed at Blue John Creek in Lagrange.