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AgGeorgia Farm Credit is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 AgGeorgia Farmers Market grant program. Grants in the amount of $2,000 each were distributed to five local markets throughout the cooperative’s territory for use in advertising and promotional objectives. This is the fourth year of the program, with the cooperative so far awarding $34,500 to help support rural Georgia markets and their vendors.
“The importance of supporting American farmers can’t be overstated,” said Corey Cottle, AgGeorgia’s Chief Marketing Officer. “Particularly when it comes to young, beginning, small, and veteran farmers, their first outlet for selling their crops is often the local Farmers Market. Markets offer an excellent way to keep dollars local and assure quality that imported crops often cannot match, and we’re proud to help these markets effectively spread that message.”
The 2024 AgGeorgia Farmers Market Grant recipients are:
• Comer Community Market
• Dallas Farmers Market
• LaFayette Farmers Market
• Amicalola Regional Farmers Market
• Nashville Farmers Market
The Nashville Farmers Market is over 6000 square feet, hosting over 50 local farmers and vendors. The Market is also a hub of the Azalea Sprinter Tourist Train, bringing in new visitors each week. "The City of Nashville is thrilled to be chosen as a recipient of the AgGeorgia Farmers Market Grant. The Nashville Farmers Market underwent a complete remodel and expansion in 2023. This grant helped the market provide new signage and complete renovations. We cannot thank AgGeorgia enough for choosing our market as a recipient," says Dawn Morrison, Economic Development Director for the City of Nashville.
AgGeorgia plans to continue the program in 2025 and encourages interested markets in the association’s seventy-nine county service area, particularly those who have applied and have not yet been selected, to apply next year.
