2022 Summer Tour
Carroll County Young Farmers (Advisor: Ryan Ayers) will be hosting the 2022 Summer Tour on June 17-18.
NG Turf is a family-owned and operated business with more than 30 years of experience in the turf grass industry. Launched in 1985 with just 25 acres of certified Bermudagrass in Whitesburg, Georgia, NG Turf has grown to include multiple farms throughout the state. Employing over 100 individuals, NG Turf has become a name that is synonymous with quality and value providing turf grasses to homeowners, landscape professionals, golf courses, municipalities, and athletic fields.
Little Vine Vineyards and Winery in Villa Rica, Carroll County, GA is bringing back a tradition of fine wines once produced in Western Georgia in the 1890s. This area of the state at one time was a major vineyard and winery center with some 20,000 acres planted in bunch grapes before prohibition. The grapes at Little Vine Vineyards are the first commercial wine grapes planted in West Central Georgia since 1907 and the winery is the first constructed here in over 100 years. Just as Villa Rica was home to the nation's first gold rush in 1826, Little Vine is striving to reestablish the golden era of winemaking here after a century-long absence.
Sweet Shrubs Farm in Carrollton Georgia is a diversified operation that strives to produce high-quality honey, lamb, goat, and beef. Our operation consists of Carnolian honey bees, Angus cross cattle, Katahdin Sheep, and Kiko Goats. Our breeding emphasis focuses on individuals that can thrive in our environment of fescue and clover-based pastures managed under a practical rotational system.
Registration deadline May 30, 2022.
Ryan Ayers: 678-378-7116
This annual event is held in a Georgia county or combination of surrounding counties where there is an active Young Farmers chapter to host the event. The tour showcases agriculture in these counties, and gives participants an overview of selected agribusiness and agricultural production sites.