By Loren Lindler Updated Feb. 2024 If you've ever traveled up I-75 through Tifton and stopped at the Georgia Peanut Commission for a bag...

By David Bridges, Director of Georgia’s Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation and President of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College...

By Loren Lindler Aw shucks! If you've ever heard the superstition that raw oysters should only be eaten during months that contain the...

By Loren Lindler Much like rural Georgia, there is no clear cut definition of grassroots efforts. But, when it comes to rural Georgia,...

By Loren Lindler As the seasons change and you find your garden filled with fresh, home-grown, vegetables, you can't help but wish that...

By Loren Lindler You've probably heard that the grass is always greener on the other side, but, no matter where you go in rural Georgia,...

By Charley Lollis If you are like us at the Rural Center, going into 2021, we want to have a prosperous new year. One way Southerns like...

A self-described product of her involvement in 4-H, Anna Strickland's heart is filled with appreciation and hope for rural Georgia.

Workforce transportation is no stranger to the conversation when discussing economic development in rural Georgia. As Georgia continues...

By Loren Lindler Have you ever traveled to a small town and heard someone say "oh, it looks like it's straight out of a Hallmark movie"?...

By Loren Lindler If you've ever wandered through a Christmas tree farm in search of the perfect tree, you may know how hard it can be to...

By Loren Lindler In rural Georgia, traditions are plentiful and cherished for generations. Whether its recipes passed down or just time...

By Charley Lollis As you take a seat around the dinner table this holiday season, some things may be a little different but, there will...

By Caroline Langdale It’s 5:08 am on the first Saturday of November 2007, in Valdosta, Georgia. If you step into the Flash Foods on St....

By Charley Lollis Life on a working cattle ranch is full of excitement and brings something new every day. Now, add zip-lines, train...

Eric Tinsley has devoted his adult life to serving our country and his community. Now he's following a call to care for at-risk youth.

By Charley Lollis Bippity, Boppity, Boo! Did you know the term pumpkin was first written in the fairy tale Cinderella? Hundreds of years...

Football season certainly looks a little different this year, but rural Georgians are coming up with new and exciting ways to cheer on...

By: Loren Lindler Railroads played a critical role in laying the foundation of rural Georgia. Georgia's first railroad tracks were laid...

By Loren Lindler Some may know the feeling of putting on that blue corduroy jacket and zipping it up for a FFA event, but very few people...