Specialty Crop Production – Entrepreneurship/Placement
Mary Catherine Cromley of the Southeast Bulloch FFA Chapter in Brooklet, Georgia, grew up on a family farm that grew common groups on their land – cotton, peanuts and corn. She, however, was looking for something different. Using half of an acre, she started growing ornamental gourds. Once the gourds have been harvested, Cromley will turn them into decorated birdhouses. She also worked to educate elementary school students in her area about non-traditional agriculture. She is supported by her parents Ann and Lee and her FFA advisor Susannah Lanier and Brian Elrick.
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