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Cedar Grove Farm, located in Oglethorpe county near Stephens, GA, is a family run operation. Jay, Marlene and Dylan are building a sustainable farm to provide healthy, fresh, great tasting produce to the locavores in the Athens area. The produce includes free range chicken eggs, flowers, fruits & vegetables. Click on pic to see more.

Total Transparency - We encourage visitors to the farm, there are no locked doors and no secrets. Grass based - All animals are raised and finished on the pasture. This greatly improves the nutritional value compared to commercial produce. This grass based method in turn heals and restores the land. It’s perfectly symbiotic. No chemicals, growth hormones or antibiotics are used. Care and Respect – creating an environment suited to each animals needs. Animals living in their Natural environment - where a pig can be a pig and a cow can be a cow.

Lazy Willow Farm is a sustainable 12 acre farm in Wilkes County. We grow our produce for markets in Washington, Athens and Augusta, GA. We particularly enjoy growing, eating and selling heirloom vegetables, especially varieties that are not typically found in American markets. The farm grew out of our own kitchen garden. We have always been passionate about cooking what we grow, and we are ecited to be able to offer our vegetables for ohers to discover. The members of Lazy Willow Farm include Ben (owner and chef), Melissa (sister and budding author), Charles (Dad and lawyer), Sandy (Mom and physical therapist) and Casie (sister and grad student at the University of Michigan).

Tim and Alice Mills are owners of Red Mule Mill Products, which are ground daily by their faithful mule, Luke. Their farm is located in northern Clarke County just 8 miles from downtown Athens. On their 3 acre farm they produce a variety of spring, summer and fall vegetables. Tim and Alice welcome visitors and enjoy sharing the story of how they were led to farming in this modern day, compared to how they farmed in years past. They love for people to see the mill that Tim designed, which is very simple yet innovative.

First and foremost, we see our jobs as healers. We need to heal the land naturally and allow nature to achieve it's delicate balance that so effectively nurtures life. We also feel the need to help heal the food system, which has become a machine with little regard for food safety, food taste and animal welfare. Finally, we feel the need to help heal the local communities we serve by providing a sustainable source of high quality food, supporting local farmers and merchants and bringing our patrons back in touch with nature.

Located 10 miles outside Athens, GA, the Roots Farm is a diverse, 13-acre farm growing fruits and veggies almost all year round using natural and sustainable methods. We focus our distribution through local markets and our CSA, and are currently in our third year of production. Click on pic to see more.