NEAT Fact Sheet

NEAT Fact Sheet

“Locally Grown Foods”

Are you a Locavore?

· Locavore- a person who chooses to consume locally grown products.

· Local- According to the Farm Bill, a local food is a product that is raised, produced, distributed, and transported within 400 miles of its origin.

· Farming in Georgia- GA has a rich tradition of great agriculture that still continues today: Check out some of these interesting facts about our state’s produce!

Did you know?

Georgia is the number 1 producer of peanuts, pecans, eggs, rye, and poultry in the U.S.
Georgia produces ½ of the peanuts produced each year.
Georgia is third peach producer in the U.S. behind California and South Carolina.
Georgia’s state vegetable is the Vidalia onion.
Georgia’s other top vegetables include watermelon, tomatoes, sweet corn and bell peppers.

Season	Crops produced in Georgia
Fall	Apples, Cabbage, Chicken, Eggplant, Grapes, Kiwi, Peanuts, Pecans, Pumpkins, Sorghum, Soybeans, Sweet Potatoes, Tomatoes, Winter Squash, Zucchini
Winter	Beef, Carrots, Eggs, Greens, Honey, Milk, Pecans, Pork
Spring	Cabbage, Greens, Horticultural Crops, Okra, Pole Beans, Snap Beans, Squash, Strawberries, Tomatoes, Vidalia Onions
Summer	Bell Peppers, Blueberries, Cantaloupes, Cucumbers, Field Peas, Lima Beans, Oats, Peaches, Rye, Sweet Corn, Wheat, Watermelons