Charlie Miller, Historic Preservation Division, Georgia DNR.
The 2014 recipients of the Centennial Family Farm Award were recognized during a reception on Oct. 3 at the Georgia National Fair in Perry.
CENTENNIAL FARMS
Program recognizes Georgia’s ag heritage
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n Oct. 3, 18 Georgia farms were recognized at the 21st Annual Georgia Centennial Farm Awards ceremony for continuously operating for 100 years or more. These farms joined the 451 farms recognized by the program since it began in 1993. The program is a partnership between the Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Georgia Farm Bureau, the Georgia Department of Agriculture, the Georgia Forestry Commission and the Georgia National Fair & Agricenter with support from Georgia EMC. Farms may be recognized with one of three awards. The Centennial Heritage Farm Award honors farms owned by members of the same family for 100 years or more that are listed in the national Register of Historic Places. The Centennial Farm Award doesn’t require continuous family ownership, but farms must be at least 100 years old and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Centennial Family Farm Award honors farms owned by members of the same family for 100 years or more that aren’t listed in the National Register of Historic Places. To nominate a farm for the award in 2015, visit http://www.georgiacentennialfarms.org or contact Charlie Miller at 404-651-5287 or by email at Charlie.miller@dnr.state.ga.us. The postmark deadline for applications is May 1 of each year. 24 / November-December 2014
2014 recipients of Centennial Family Farm Award Dr. James Henry Carter Farm.....................................................Bacon County Cooper Family Farm....................................................................Burke County Zean William Kirkland Farm.......................................................Coffee County Titus Stephens Centennial Farm........................................ Dougherty County Triple J Farms....................................................................... Effingham County County Line Farm................................................Greene &Taliaferro Counties Sunrise Farm on the Soque...............................................Habersham County The Wiley Farm...............................................................................Hall County Moore Farm........................................................................... Lowndes County Southern Pecan Orchards.........................................................Macon County Brady-Dillard Farm.................................................................... Marion County Briarpatch Farm........................................................................ Putnam County Opie Farm................................................................................Screven County Seckinger/Odom Farm.............................................................Tattnall County Wilson Farm................................................................................Taylor County Brookshire Farm.......................................................................... Union County Malcom Family Farm................................................................ Walton County W.W. Seaton Home Place Farm........................................... Whitfield County Georgia Farm Bureau News