GFB News Magazine

Passport travelers enjoy exclusive farm event

by Kelly Henry

Posted on May 23, 2025 12:49 AM

Some of the Farm Passport travelers who visited 20 farms in 2024 enjoyed a farm tour & meal at Greenway Farms in April. Gaines Beef and Moon Farms also hosted events. / Photo by Nita Thompson

Would you like to attend one of Georgia Farm Bureau's signature Farm Passport Farm Tour and Meal events?  Tickets cannot be bought but are awarded to Farm Passport travelers who visit at least 20 Georgia Farm Bureau Certified Farm Markets in the Farm Passport and receive stamps for their visits. To earn an invite to the 2026 farm tour and meal events, passport travelers must visit 20 farms and be Farm Bureau members.  

Nearly 600 people qualified for one of this year’s farm experiences based on their 2024 travels. Special thanks are extended to Greenway Farms in Roberta, Gaines Beef in Taylorsville, and Moon Farms in Comer for hosting our three farm and meal events. 

This year’s farm tours highlighted livestock production. Each year these events are hosted by different Georgia Farm Bureau Certified Farm Markets across the state. 

These events included a behind-the-scenes tour of the farm, engaging speakers who discussed beef cattle and poultry production, and a great meal. Attendees walked away with a better understanding of animal agriculture and excited to share their experience on the farm. 

 “I’ve already started collecting stamps so I can come to next year’s event!” Nita Thompson said.

Each year Farm Passport participants gain an expanded network of friends that they see while traveling with the Farm Passport and at award events. This makes the program feel like a connected community of farm supporters. 

 “My husband and I have been passport travelers for the past five years. We never tire of traveling all over our beautiful state and visiting farms and vineyards. We always bring home a load of seasonal vegetables and fruit to enjoy and share with neighbors,” Anne Gauthier said. “We’ve made many friends along the way and always learn something new when we get the chance to interact with the farmers. It’s a rewarding program in many, many ways! God bless our farmers!”

You can pick up your free 2025 Farm Passport at your county Farm Bureau office or at any of the participating farms. To learn more about this program, the other prizes that can be won and to see a list of participating farms, visit www.gfb.ag/passport .

Kelly Henry is the Georgia Farm Bureau Certified Farm Market Coordinator. She may be reached at kahenry@gfb.org or 478-474-0679, ext. 5235.