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O5 Farms in Jackson County opens to pickers as blueberry season begins
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In the middle of a residential neighborhood sits a flower farm in the backyard in one couple’s effort toward “urban agriculture.”
R&R Secret Farm is, well, secret. While flower lovers will find them on Saturdays at the farmer’s market, their little farm is tucked away in an unusual spot: their own backyard in the middle of Athens.
Rita O Brien, along with the help of her husband Robert, grows a variety of flowers that make their way into the bouquets seen at the Athens Farmers Market.
The O’Briens property is shy of an acre but packed with dozens of different types of plants. Rita said that urban agriculture doesn’t really exist here in Athens but said it is all she and Robert have known.
Strawberry season in Georgia has arrived and local berries are ripe and ready for Athenians.
The berry’s season in Georgia starts in April, and Sundance Family Farm is just one of many Athens area farms that began its harvest earlier this month.
The organic farm is located just outside Athens in Danielsville in the rural part of Madison County. Turning into the farm, visitors will find a small patch of strawberries to the left, potentially with Uriel Hernandez harvesting the fruit.
Hernandez has been at the farm for 12 years, and he, with the help of two part-time workers Taylor Messex and Kassie Hodges, is responsible for picking the fruit and preparing them for shipment.