We will continue to support agriculture, 4-H and FFA as long as we are here and beyond.” They have a special place here and 4-H and FFA are such special organizations. We all enjoy taking care of the First Flock. “Every night that I’m here, I’ll go out and collect eggs. “We’ve gotten more than 15 dozen eggs and they’ve only been here for about a month, so they’re very happy,” said Kemp at a ceremony honoring the top teams. Six teams of Georgia 4-H and FFA members from around the state submitted plans, and all of the teams were invited to visit the Governor’s Mansion on July 9 for the dedication of the project.
Working under a set of guidelines provided to teams by the project partners - including Georgia 4-H, FFA, the Georgia Poultry Federation and the University of Georgia Department of Poultry Science - student teams submitted proposals that included a site plan, concept and, in the case of the winning team, landscaping for the project. Thanks to a prize-winning chicken coop design by 4-H and FFA students from Warren County, Georgia’s newly established First Flock now has a stately home on the 18-acre grounds of Governor’s Mansion in Atlanta.īorn of a conversation between Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp and Bo Ryles, senior director at National 4-H, the Georgia FFA and 4-H Ag Awareness Poultry Project challenged teams of Georgia 4-H and FFA members to submit plans that would help Kemp’s dream of a First Flock become a reality. Georgia’s First Flock gets new home designed by 4-H, FFA students Six teams of Georgia 4-H and FFA members from around the state submitted plansĪTHENS, Ga.
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