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Tamita Brown throws non-GMO feed to chickens on Caribe United, her farm in Crawford in March. She and her husband Gabriel own about 1,000 birds on pasture and produce around 300 eggs per day, which she sells at markets in Athens and Atlanta. (Photo/Basil Terhune for The Oglethorpe Echo)

Tamita Brown throws non-GMO feed to chickens on Caribe United, her farm in Crawford in March. She and her husband Gabriel own about 1,000 birds on pasture and produce around 300 eggs per day, which she sells at markets in Athens and Atlanta. (Photo/Basil Terhune for The Oglethorpe Echo)

Never-ending egg hunt

Basil Terhune
Thursday, June 16, 2022
EDITOR'S NOTE: This multimedia package was produced in conjunction with UGA photojournalism professor Mark E. Johnson and the Woodall Weekend Workshop, a photojournalism event that was held in Oglethorpe County in March.

WATCH: Owner of Caribe United Farm is on a never-ending egg hunt

Tamita Brown and her husband Gabriel own and operate Caribe United, a 5-acre farm in Crawford. The small-scale poultry farm prizes itself not only on its products, but also on its use of non-GMO feed and traditional upbringing of livestock on pasture.

 

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By Basil Terhune for The Oglethorpe Echo

 

This multimedia package was produced in conjunction with UGA photojournalism professor Mark E. Johnson and the Woodall Weekend Workshop, a photojournalism event that was held in Oglethorpe County in March.

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Laura Pallas and Cameron Phillips's daughter, Savannah, runs through the vast produce fields with the family's two dogs. (Kate Hoffman/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Laura Pallas and Cameron Phillips's daughter, Savannah, runs through the vast produce fields with the family's two dogs. (Kate Hoffman/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Agritourism seeks new revenue

Kate Hoffman
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
District 4 Commissioner Will Brown anticipates that agritourism could be discussed at the Oglethorpe County Board of Commissioners meeting on Feb. 7.
Rhonda Luther reaches for a branch of one of her oldest blueberry plants on the Luthers' blueberry farm in the Bairdstown community. In the fall, the leaves of many of the blueberry plants turn bright red. (Photo/Sarah White)

Rhonda Luther reaches for a branch of one of her oldest blueberry plants on the Luthers' blueberry farm in the Bairdstown community. In the fall, the leaves of many of the blueberry plants turn bright red. (Photo/Sarah White)

Luthers see blueberries take root in Oglethorpe

Alden Lisse
Thursday, December 2, 2021
On Jan. 24, 2007, Chris Luther planted his first blueberry plant. Little did he know that would be the first day of his new career as that plant grew into a booming blueberry business called Rhonda’s Blueberries.