UGA Cooperative Extension

Troup County Extension Office:
Agriculture & Natural Resources

water lilies

Harvest Sale - The Annual Ruban Harvest Street Sale began in 1956 by local county organizers. The main purpose of the harvest sale is to attract customers to buy merchandise from local merchants. The items must be grown or processed or made by the sellers. Usually, merchandise is available on the date that it normally could not be found any other time of the year. Items such as fresh vegetables, fruits, pumpkins, jams and jellies, baked goods, apple cider, sorghum syrup, honey, canned products, live chickens and crafts of all kinds are on hand for sale. In the beginning several ladies frequently attended the sale dressed in quaint costumes in style from their parents and grandparents era. This was often interesting to younger children to see the fads and fashions of yesteryear. Since, the costumes have all vanished with the changing of time, but the harvest sale is continuing to remain a viable and most enjoyable event of the extension service. The Annual Ruban Harvest Street Sale is held every year on the 2nd Saturday in October from 7:00am until 12:00 noon.
Junior Master Gardener Class
Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition
2009 Master Gardener Class will begin January 27 on Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30am - 11:30am and end on April 3 with a field trip to Griffin, GA. Application
fee is $115. This class will be held at the Troup County Agricultural Building on Vulcan Material Road.

For more information, visit www.caes.uga.edu/extension/anr.html, or contact Matt Comerford at matthewc@uga.edu

For information on Troup County Government, log on to www.troupcountyga.org