A Chattooga County farm has been named a “Georgia Centennial Farm” by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. 

Teloga Springs Farm was founded in 1838 and is a family-owned, working farm.  John Stubbs, who is the fifth generation operating the farm, and Amanda Hicks, his partner, began a refurbishing process of the farm and some of the historic buildings in 2015.  In the past, the farm was a row crop, dairy and cattle farm and also operated a general store and housed a post office until 1944. Today Teloga Springs Farm is a working cattle farm.  Amanda told WZQZ News that they were thrilled to be selected as a 2023 Georgia Centennial Farm.

The Georgia Centennial Farm Program was created to draw attention to historic farms and to encourage their preservation. Since 1993, the program has recognized over 700 farms around the state.  Nominees must be a working farm with a minimum of 10 acres of the original purchase, actively involved in agricultural production, and must generate at least $1,000 in annual farm-generated income.  In addition, farms must have been continuously farmed by members of the same family for at least 100 years.

Qualifying Georgia Centennial Farms are honored each October at an awards ceremony at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry.