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Organizer outlines sold‑out Farm Crawl, magazine and local outreach
Summary
Christy Carlton described the Farm Crawl and Acony Farm Collective, saying the spring event includes 38 farms and 1,000 tickets (500 sold in 24 hours), a new 'Homegrown' magazine debuts, and organizers aim to boost local farm visibility and sales.
Christy Carlton, who said she moved to Oconee County in 2023 and founded the Acony Farm Collective, told the agriculture advisory board the Farm Crawl is a grassroots effort to connect residents and visitors with local farms. Carlton said the spring crawl will include 38 farms and 23 'year stops' and that organizers sold 500 tickets in the first 24 hours and 1,000 tickets in total. She described a new magazine called Homegrown (first issue arriving tomorrow) and a podcast, and she offered free tickets and printed booklets to board members.
Carlton said the crawl mixes tourism and education: some visitors come for entertainment while others want to learn production skills. She said organizers kept tickets affordable at $10 to encourage local attendance and that host farm applications for the fall crawl will open June 1. Members discussed logistics—three county check‑in locations (Mountain Rest, Walhalla and Westminster), volunteer staffing and traffic management at small farms—and board members encouraged outreach to council members and other county committees to support the event.
The presentation served as outreach to the farming community and a request for the advisory board’s help publicizing participating farms and offering feedback on future crawls.
