farm
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Visual Journalism
Incubator Farm: ‘Improving Quality of Life’
Williams Farm is owned by the Athens Land Trust who’s mission is to “improve quality of life for all by preserving, protecting, and strengthening the fabric of the community through education and the stewardship of land for purposes of affordable housing, conservation, agriculture, and economic development.” Joy Brown is the…
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Health
Sacred Roots: A Farm Where Women Can Grow
Editor’s note: Hannah is identified by a pseudonym to protect her safety. On a rainy November day, Hannah stroked Jackson’s wet mane. He had grown fat over the years at this Northeast Georgia farm, but Hannah believed he had earned the right to be spoiled. She of all people…
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Photojournalism at the Fair
Saturday at the 2024 Georgia National Fair
For the tenth time, students from the University of Georgia’s Advanced Photojournalism class spent a long day documenting the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia. With an early morning charge to show what the fair means and not what it looks like, students covered everything from livestock competitions to concerts.…
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Athens-Clarke County
Fighting Financials: Food Fight GA Loses Funding After Expanding Into Athens
After four months of service in Athens, Georgia, Food Fight GA has terminated its services due to lack of funding. Now, food insecurity in Athens is more exposed than ever. Committing to providing relief to restaurant staff and farmers in the wake of COVID-19, Food Fight GA donated weekly produce…
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Doing Journalism
ANNOTATED: What’s the Deal With 30 to 50 Feral Hogs? Explained
Listen to the audio reporter annotation below to learn about the process that Grady Newsource Reporter Billy Wright used to write and create video about the threat that feral hogs pose to rural Americans. Laura Nwogu is a junior majoring in journalism at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass…
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Environment
What’s the Deal With 30 to 50 Feral Hogs? Explained
Imagine it: You are sitting on your back deck watching your kids playing in the yard. Off in the distance you see a growing cloud of dust headed straight in your direction. You’ve seen this before. It’s the hogs, about 30 to 50 of them. You know you only have…
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In-Depth
Bringing Lavender to the Mountains
“It’s about giving back to the community.” For Tina Misko and her fiancé, David Duffey operating the Red Oak Lavender Farm is a way to interact with the community and to stay active post-retirement. Originally from Atlanta, Misko, 60, has always preferred the outdoors and living in the country. Ten…
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Northeast Georgia News
Sweet Olive Farm Owners Committed to Business of Rescuing Animals For Nearly a Decade
Two women in Winterville, Ga., have spent the last nine years rescuing animals from all over the Southeast. Sweet Olive Farm takes in elderly, abused or homeless farm and exotic animals and gives them a home. The Beginning It all started with 10 dogs and a pot-bellied pig named Mr.…