Help us Grow the good in Oconee County.

What We’re Building Together

The FARM Center exists to build community through agriculture so that youth and families in Oconee County can grow in respect, responsibility, self-reliance, and connection.

With your support, we’re creating:

  • Hands-on learning that inspires future farmers, leaders, and innovators

  • Leadership opportunities that help young people grow in confidence and character

  • Stronger relationships between neighbors who care for one another

  • Greater access to healthy local food for every family

  • Safer, more connected communities where everyone can belong

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When you give to the FARM Center, you are investing in the people, programs, and partnerships that strengthen Oconee County from the inside out.

Your support helps us:

  • Coordinate volunteers who bring our events and programs to life

  • Create opportunities for youth to learn, lead, and serve

  • Build lasting relationships with local farmers, businesses, and civic partners

  • Offer meaningful ways for neighbors to connect and work together

  • Ensure our programs are well-run, sustainable, and impactful

This is about more than keeping the lights on. It is about making sure the good things in our community grow stronger every year.

your gift grows the good

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Join Us in Growing the Good

The best way to make a difference is to start. Look for ways to do good in your own neighborhood, lend a hand where it is needed, and encourage the people and organizations who are making a positive impact.

If you want to help us keep growing the good things happening in Oconee County, we invite you to give today. Your support helps us build a stronger, more connected community for everyone.

Our Community of Investors

These neighbors, families, and businesses are planting seeds for Oconee County’s future. Some have chosen to give quietly, and others in honor of loved ones. We are grateful for every investment in growing the good.

  • Blue Ridge Bank

  • Blue Ridge Designs

  • Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative

  • Curtis Brock

  • Daniel Rothell

  • Emily & Mark Carter

  • Foothills Farm Supply

  • Ian Hill

  • In honor of John H. Carter

  • In Honor of Stanley and Beth Gibson

  • In memory of Sarah Thompson

  • John & Mary Smith

  • John Lingo

  • Landscape Perfection

  • Margaret Adams

  • Michael and Gladys Campbell

  • Melinda Harbin

  • Nancy Bates

  • Oconee County Farm Bureau

  • Oconee Electric Cooperative

  • Patricia Herrick

  • Sandra & Jimmy Powell

  • Sitaram Indian Food LLC

  • The Journal

  • William Sprovach