The Oconee County farm sits on top of several acres or the equivalent of three football fields. It overlooks a large pond full of bass, brim, crappies and catfish. As I walk over to the plush vegetable garden, two horses drink out of their water buckets.
It’s a tranquil place, but it has taken more than a decade for the women behind Young Female Farmers to get to this point of tranquility… and the journey hasn’t been easy.
The three-generational, African-American female farmers created their business back in 2006. It began with a garden by the grandmother, Clarice Scott, and grew into a full-fledged farm by her daughter Margo Candelario.
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