Agriculture
with a 21st Century Twist
W
hile Weiss Lake is the most visible generator of the county’s economy, agriculture, a traditional economic sector, continues to play a vital role in Cherokee County. It is increasingly, however, oriented toward the service industry that now powers much of the economy of the southeastern U.S.
Above: Dixie Green’s Cherokee County greenhouses located near Weiss Lake covers 12 acres. Below: Ripe cotton ready for the harvest.
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Two large wholesale greenhouses/nurseries, Bama Green and Dixie Green, provide products to businesses and organizations across the Southeast. From its three acres of heated greenhouses, family-owned and operated Bama Green supplies independent retail garden centers with a variety of plant products. Dixie Green, which is also family owned and operated, has some 500,000 square feet of indoor growing space and about 265,000 square feet of outside growing space covering approximately 12 acres. Dixie Green supplies other wholesale greenhouses, as well as