Fourteen farm owners and their historic properties were recognized at the 25th annual Georgia Centennial Farm Awards on the inaugural day of the 2017 Georgia National Fair in Perry.
The Georgia Centennial Farm Program is a partnership between the Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources; Georgia Farm Bureau Federation; Georgia Department of Agriculture; Georgia Forestry Commission; and Georgia National Fair and Agricenter; with support from Georgia EMC and the Georgia Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee.
Farms hold a
central role in the heritage of our state, having formed the economic,
cultural, and family foundation for generations of Georgians. All farms earning
recognition have continuously operated for 100 years or more.
More than 500
farms have been recognized through the Georgia Centennial Farm Program since
its inception in 1993.
Recognition is
given to farm owners through one of three distinguished awards: the Centennial Heritage Farm Award honors
farms owned by members of the same family for 100 years or more and are listed
in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The Centennial Farm Award does not require continual family ownership,
but farms must be at least 100 years old and listed in the NRHP. The Centennial Family Farm Award recognizes
farms owned by members of the same family for 100 years or more that are not
listed in the NRHP.
In 2017, the
following farms are recipients of the Georgia Centennial Family Farm Award:
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Lanier Farm, Bulloch County
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Olde Homeplace, Bulloch County
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Mary and Ben Newsome Family Farm, Crisp
County
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Sandy Acres Ranch, Dade County
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Swicord Thomas Farm, Decatur County
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Rey-Brin Farm, Hall County
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Freeman Family Farm, Jackson County
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Aldred-Stevens-Smith
Farm, Jefferson County
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Liberty Hill Ranch, LLC, Lamar County
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Bryans Family Farm, Morgan County
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McLain/Hood Farms of Orndorff Place,
Terrell County
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Gibbs - Crumley Family Farm, Tift County
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James Paul Smith Family Farm, Turner
County
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Alvin
Pierce Henderson Farm, Ware County
Anyone
interested in nominating a farm for recognition should visit
www.georgiacentennialfarms.org to download an application, or contact Allison
Asbrock, Centennial Farm Awards committee, at (770) 389-7868 or allison.asbrock@dnr.ga.gov. The postmark deadline for applications is May 1 of each year.
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For press inquiries contact Historic Preservation Division
Outreach Program Manager Allison Asbrock at (770) 389-7868 or allison.asbrock@dnr.ga.gov
The above is a news release from the Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Releases can be found online at www.georgiashpo.org.
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