Learn about perennial fruit production, livestock production, and GAP certification on the Fort Valley State University Farm Tour.

EDUCATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

1. Fort Valley State University's 18-acre demonstration farm Perennial fruit production, grown with organic practices

2. Cows, sheep, and goats production, grown with organic practices

3. Obtaining GAP certification and the importance of it

ABOUT THE SOWTH FARM TOUR HOST

Fort Valley State University (FVSU) is a public land-grant historically black university located in Fort Valley, Georgia. FVSU’s 18-acre demonstration farm is organically managed and GAP certified. Nine acres are reserved for livestock production, including cows, sheep, and goats, and nine acres are perennial fruit, including muscadines, blueberries, persimmons, Chinese chestnuts, pecans, and more, with a small focus on diversified vegetable production.

TRANSPORTATION

Attendees will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the farm tours transportation hub at Pittsburgh Yards (352 University Ave SW Suite W102, Atlanta, GA 30310) and bus transportation will be provided to the farm site. Attendees will bus to:

Fort Valley State University, Agricultural Technology Conference Center

46 Camp John Hope Rd, Fort Valley, GA 31030

Attendees can plan to arrive back at the Pittsburgh Yards transportation hub around 4:30 p.m.; however, this is dependent on traffic conditions. Please plan your day accordingly.

*Note: Attendees traveling from outside the metro-Atlanta area are not required to take the bus transportation provided (ex. you are traveling into Atlanta for SOWTH and the FVSU Farm Tour is a stop along your way). However, we encourage everyone in the metro-Atlanta area who can take the provided bus transportation from Pittsburgh Yards to do so.