Bill protecting Georgia farms from lawsuits gets pushback over property concerns

Snapfinger Farm in Stockbridge is one of several local farms participating in Georgia Organics' Farm To Restaurant cohort program. (Jenna Shea)

Donna Blanton had lived in her Oglethorpe County home for close to 20 years when a farmer bought land near hers and started dumping what’s called soil amendments on the property.

She said she’s fine with the smell of fertilizer. She’s lived in rural Oglethorpe County, near Athens, her whole life, and she knows what farms can smell like.

Not this stuff though; a mix of wastewater from chicken rendering plants, bakeries and other sources.