Farm-City Tour shows off sustainable agriculture
Nearly 50 participants took part in this year's Oconee County Farm-City Tour, receiving up-close-and-personal glimpses of sustainable agriculture, inventive artisans and the community's only dairy operation.

'Local food wins' at cook-off
As AthFest 2009 slowly drew to a close late Sunday afternoon, one new event stood out as a crowd-pleasing success. The first Iron AthChef highlighted local businesses by placing two contending chefs under a scorching tent of culinary competition.

Around Oconee: Farmers Market to bloom
The annual vendors' meeting of the Oconee Farmers Market will take place at 5 p.m. Sunday in the meeting room of the Oconee County Library. Contact the Farmers Market at or Karl Berg at (706) 215-7385 for more information. All interested new and old vendors are invited to attend to discuss the season's opening date and other business.

Contest turns up locally grown food as the winner
Sure, pie’s supposed to be a dessert.