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Stilson farms field day shines light on organic farming
Healthy Hollow holds organic peanut field day
071514 PEANUT FIELD DAY 01
Jimmy Hayes of Healthy Hollow Farm near Brooklet demonstrates the mechanical means of weed control as Coastal Organic Growers and Georgia Organics host Organic Peanut Field Day. Hayes is the only certified organic peanut grower in Georgia.
STILSON — Healthy Hollow Farms held its first organic peanut field day on Tuesday with one primary goal: to educate local farmers on the benefits of organic farming. Owners James “Jimmy” and Connie Hayes, members of Coastal Organic Growers, invited other farmers to come to Healthy Hollow Farms to learn more about organic farming and issues farmers in the area are facing. “We just wanted to show people that it could be done and try to tell them the hazards along the way and the problems with doing it but it can be done,” Jimmy Hayes said.
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