Georgia Grown Trail:37jerryconnell@adelcookchamber.org

Georgia Grown Trail:37

• Richie DeMott of Gin Creek• Charlie Cowart of Still Pond Vineyard• Jason Shaw of Georgia Olive Farms• Ed Perry of Horse Creek Winery• Maggie Potter, GA Tourism Project Manager

and others came up with an idea …

Georgia Grown Trail:37• An idea designed to promote agritourism in

South Georgia ”where there are miles of rural landscape, historic small towns and abundant agricultural operations.” (HR77)

• Wind through miles of centennial and family owned farms…

The Trail would:

• Wind through miles of centennial and family owned farms…• Feature unique lodging…

The Trail would:

• Wind through miles of centennial and family owned farms…• Feature unique lodging…• Showcase U Pick farms…

The Trail would:

• Wind through miles of centennial and family owned farms…• Feature unique lodging…• Showcase U Pick farms…• Promote farm stands…

The Trail would:

• Wind through miles of centennial and family owned farms…• Feature unique lodging…• Showcase U Pick farms…• Promote farm stands…• Provide hands-on farm experiences…

The Trail would:

• Support farm-to-table restaurants…

The Trail would:

• Support farm-to-table restaurants…• Promote establishments dedicated to

preserving and sharing local recipes and traditions…

The Trail would:

• Farm-to-table restaurants…• Establishments dedicated to preserving and

sharing local recipes and traditions…• Highlight time-honored and progressive crops

& farming techniques.

The Trail would:

IN SHORT, THE TRAIL WOULD BE:

an idea whose time had come.

Georgia Grown Trail:37

• On January 29, 2013, House Resolution 77 designated a scenic highway route through South Georgia known as:

“Georgia Grown Trail: 37”

Georgia Grown Trail: 37Core Counties

Assets along Georgia Grown Trail: 37• A Maze in Cane - Nashville• AIM - Blakely• All Points Produce - Sparks• Bagby State Park – Fort Gaines• Barber-Tucker House B&B - Moultrie• Burton Brooks Peach Shed - Barney• Colquitt County Farm Bureau• Evergreen Produce, LLC - Adel

George T. Bagby Lodge RestaurantBagby State Park

Assets, cont’d• Gayla’s Grits - Lakeland• Georgia Olive Farms - Lakeland• Gin Greek Plantation - Moultrie• Glass Enterprises - Camilla• Horse Creek Winery/Perry Vineyards – Nashville/Sparks• Lauri Jo’s Southern Style Canning – Norman Park• Lawson Peach Shed - Morven• Lenox River Ranch - Lenox

Gin Creek Plantation

Assets, cont’d• Little Duck Farms – Ray City• Live Oak Plantation - Adel• Ms. Jo’s Country Lane Daylilies - Sparks • Ochlocknee Ridge Farms - Moultrie• Packer Produce - Moultrie• Patten Pecans - Lakeland• Pecan Hill Inn - Moultrie

Pecan Hill Inn

Assets, cont’d• Quail Country - Arlington• Reed Bingham State Park - Adel/Moultrie• Roberts Taste of the Farm - Nashville • Rose Marie Plantation - Cogdell• Shadow Oak Plantation - Nashville• Southern Grace - Enigma• Southern Valley Fruit and Vegetable – Norman Park• Sparkman’s Cream Valley - Moultrie

Sparkman’s Cream Valley

Assets, cont’d• Still Pond Winery - Arlington• Sunbelt AgExpo - Moultrie• Sundown Farms Plantation - Moultrie• The Honey Shack - Homerville• Thompson Farms - Dixie• Weeks Honey - Omega• White Oak Pastures - Bluffton Still Pond Winery

Georgia Grown Trail:37

Georgia Grown Trail:37

1. Identify additional assets along the trail.

Georgia Grown Trail:37

2. Solidify the image to be used for signage.

Georgia Grown Trail:37

3. Engage the Georgia DOT and Department of Agriculture to place directionals to the assets.

Georgia Grown Trail:37

4. Create a marketing strategy for the trail utilizing all available media.

Georgia Grown Trail:37

Each step should coordinated by an organization of trail members …

Georgia Grown Trail:37

whose mission it is to coordinate all aspects of the trail’s promotion.

Georgia Grown Trail:37

Georgia Grown Trail:37 Association, Inc.

A Non-Profit Membership Corporation

Georgia Grown Trail:37jerryconnell@adelcookchamber.org