Georgia Magazine - May 2017 - 5

FROM THE EDITOR

Enjoy!

Laurel George
Editor
May 2017

Happy birthday,
Market Bulletin!

month

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Beloved publication celebrates 100 year

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Gary W. Black
Commissioner of Agriculture
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poses amid 93 hard-bound books
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Please accept our thanks for a
great article about Bob's Garage in
the March 2017 issue of GEORGIA
Magazine. [See "Blast from the
Magazine
past," page 24; bit.ly/bobs317.]
The article and photo layout
were really great and reflective of
our efforts to restore our wonderful
but disappearing Americana. Our
customers appreciate the need to
preserve these artifacts for future
generations.
We received many requests for
tours as well as new customers who
mentioned enjoying the article.
Thanks again for your recognition of our efforts to preserve these
past treasures.
-Bob and Laurel Halliday,
Bob's Garage & Retro Station,
Marietta
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and sizes of gourds for $2
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Howell from Rome was looking
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hire a farm worker for fence-buil
and other farm-related duties.
The publication also has plenty
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of interesting news and tips.
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"I've purchased supplies and
equipment and sold livestock
Georgia
through the Bulletin," says
CommisDepartment of Agriculture
imporsioner Gary W. Black. "It's an
sure to
tant priority to me, and I am
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all of our 40,000 paid subscribe
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he Farmers and Consumer
Market Bulletin is not read-
it's devoured, page by page,
pore over
by the loyal followers who
each isthe ads and other content in
the Marsue. Once you start reading
down.
ket Bulletin, you can't put it
A publication of the Georgia
the MarDepartment of Agriculture,
ket Bulletin was originally designed
to help farmers sell their products
to consumers and fellow farmers
a sophisaround the state. Today, it's
sellers
ticated network of buyers and
of agricultural products, including
plants,
farming equipment, animals,
skills.
seeds, handicrafts, land and
Each biweekly issue is packed
ads. In
full of 600 to 800 classified
from
a recent issue, James Tatum
sheller for
Ranger listed a Taylor pea
$75. Ray Watts in Macon advertised
that he has 13 varieties of peacocks
Fletcher
and peahens for sale. Dean
shapes
in Canton listed a variety of

Article spurs visitors

Its appearance has changed
through its 100-year history, but
the high quality of the Market
Bulletin has remained constant.

BY AMBER LANIER NAGLE

AMY CARTER / GEORGIA DEPARTMENT

If your mental picture of seniorcitizen athletics involves shuffleboard
and horseshoes, you're only partly
right. Yes, Georgia's annual Golden
Olympics-qualifier for the National
Senior Games-does include these
stereotypical "geezer" sports, but it
also encompasses more traditional
Olympic events like triathlon, basketball and cycling.
So if you think senior citizens are
more interested in rocking chairs than
competitive sports, see "Going for
gold in their golden years" on page
16. These athletes are proving that, as
baseball legend Yogi Berra famously
said, "it ain't over till it's over!"
Next, we visit a religious tradition
that has roots in Georgia going back
to the early 1800s. Camp meetings are
a predominantly Methodist practice
involving days-long gatherings of the
faithful at an outdoor site for group
worship. According to the New Georgia Encyclopedia, the first recorded
camp meeting in Georgia was held
in 1803 on Shoulderbone Creek in
Hancock County.
These early camp-meeting sites
were little more than brush arbors
surrounded by horse-drawn wagons.
In the years since, the amenities of
camp meetings have changed, but the
purpose hasn't. Turn to "Faith, fellowship and family" on page 22 to find
out how, for many "tenters," camp
meeting is a constant in an everchanging world.
Finally, we take a look at another tradition: that of communities
celebrating their heritage with a commemorative cookbook. See page 34
to learn how LaGrange-based Diverse
Power's "Place and Plate" cookbook
showcases not only the area's best
recipes but also the history, attractions and events of the co-op's West
Georgia territory.

ize it was still in print.
We certainly appreciate the publicity and the new subscribers. Well
done!
-Amy H. Carter, editor, Farmers
& Consumers Market Bulletin,
Georgia Department of
Agriculture, Atlanta

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Thanks for the lead
I love and look forward to your
magazine every month. It is very informative and interesting. You do a
great service to the people of Georgia
and the surrounding states.
What prompted me to write to
you was the article on the Farmers &
Consumers Market Bulletin. [See
"Happy birthday, Market Bulletin!"
March 2017, page 16; bit.ly/hbmb317.]
I [used to] receive the Market Bulletin
and always looked forward to it, but
my subscription lapsed, and I didn't
have the address to renew. Now, because of your article, I can [resubscribe] and have more things to talk
about-because I read GEORGIA
Magazine and Market Bulletin.
-Gail Coleman, Amicalola EMC
member, Nelson

Great response
Thank you for the article on the
100th anniversary of the Farmers &
Consumers Market Bulletin that was
published in your March 2017 issue.
We've picked up nearly 600 new subscribers since the article.
We're getting lots of positive
comments, and people are referencing the article specifically when they
call. Some have told us that they remember their parents or grandparents receiving the Bulletin, but, until
they saw the article, they didn't realMore online at www.georgiamagazine.org

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March 2017

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My kind of reading
I have lived here in Burke County for many years. I'm on Georgia
Power now. My parents were on
Planters EMC until their deaths. They
had received your magazine for years.
I would like to subscribe to your
magazine. It's my kind of reading.
-Shirley McClellan, Waynesboro
Editor's note: Thanks for your
interest in subscribing! You may
subscribe directly by sending a check
or money order to: GEORGIA Magazine Subscriptions, 2100 E. Exchange
Place, Suite 510, Tucker, GA 30084. A
one-year subscription (12 issues) is
$10; two years is $16. Members of
electric cooperatives (EMCs) in Georgia should check with their co-op
office first to see if a GEORGIA Magazine subscription is provided for
members.
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