The Georgia Department of Agriculture is not a part of the USDA. According to their web site, they are the oldest state department of agriculture in the Unites States. It was established in the year of 1874. They help regulate and promote agricultural ideas. They also try to ensure food safety throughout the state. This is achieved by supporting local places of agricultural commission, which consists of grocery and convenient stores, food processing plants, seeders, and several more. For example they provide information of local farmers markets. The information contains the locations and times of sale. Without this department’s help, Georgia’s agriculture would be lost. Our farm would be left in chaos as well as many others. I appreciate the work that they do for our state and every Georgian should too.
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“Life of a Southern Farmer: Home-cooking”
Life on a farm can be pretty crazy. For example the neighbors goats getting into the cow pasture. Your dad yelling at you to jump on top of them. Finally finding your eight year old self, scared to death, riding a goat with nothing to hang onto but its horns. That little girl happened to be me. This sort of thing can be stressful as are droughts, money troubles, etc. This is why farmers always tend to have a great wife who loves to cook. In Georgia, we love our fried chicken. As odd as it may seem, I am one of the few that do not like sweet tea or any form of tea for that matter. A typical southern meal is soul food such as mashed potatoes, corn bread, fried okra, turnip greens, dumplings, and so on. Trisha Yearwood is from Montecello, Georgia which is about forty-five minutes from my house. She is a famous singer and now Food Network star. According to her website, “Trisha notes on her TV show that for making an impeccable fried chicken, temperature is key.” My mom must have her recipe because hers is delicious. A stressful day on the farm calls for a good meal cooked by the one and only farmer’s wife.
http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2014/06/trishas-best-fried-chicken-ideas/
http://www.thesoulfoodbistro.com/
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