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HEMI Blueberry Farm: One Man’s Goal Comes to Fruition
“Blueberries are a very good plant,” said Hector Buitrago, a retired federal government employee from Colombia. “If you treat them good, they treat you good.” Buitrago now lives part-time in Greensboro, Georgia, as a farmer. Farming has been in his family’s roots for years. Buitrago grew up working on his…
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Athens-Clarke County
Fostering Community Through Dance: Silvìa Abila’s Mexican Folklore Dance Group
On Mondays and Fridays behind the police station in Greensboro, Georgia, you can find about 20 children and their families dancing to authentic Mexican folk music in Robinson Park. Silvìa Abila, originally from Mexico, started a local Mexican folklore dance group in Greensboro with the help and support of her…
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In-Depth
Richard Curtis Maintains His Family’s Legacy in Greensboro, Georgia
Richard Curtis is his family’s historian and is the manager of the Curtis family land partnership. He is the middle son of three brothers. His family moved in 1948 to Wrayswood, an old plantation home in Greensboro, Georgia. He was 4-years-old at the time. The plantation was named for the…