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Explore Agritourism Across Mississippi with Your Passport to Fun MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE • ANDY GIPSON, COMMISSIONER VOLUME 91 NUMBER 18 SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 JACKSON, MS Explore Agritourism Across Mississippi With Your Passport to Fun By Donna West, Division Director day season for your family and visit Market Development – MDAC a Christmas tree farm. You choose, they cut…you may even see Santa Mississippi is such a captivating Claus along the way. Navigate a sea and diverse place in which to live, of red, white and pink to select the visit and explore. The Hills Region perfect poinsettia to complete your located in the northern area of holiday décor. the state is where the Appalachian Simply pick up Your Passport to Mountains meet the flat Mississippi Fun at any of the 20 participating Delta, and is home to quiet lakes, Agritourism farms, across the state rolling hills, quaint towns, and liter- beginning the first week in October. ary and entertainment icons. Visit some or all of the Agritourism With its even and level planes, the sites presented for your journey and Delta Region offers an abundance of get your passport stamped at each rich and extensive farmlands, cat- stop. By exploring at least five of the fish ponds, and recognition as the participating farms you will receive Birthplace of the Blues. Flawless a fun keepsake; the more stamps woodlands, waterways and small, you have from the farms listed in yet progressive cities share the Pines your passport the more chances you will be entered to receive a Genuine MS gift basket. Mail the completed passport to the address provided by Region in east-central Mississippi. While this explanation is accurate, take on the challenge of that delight- the allotted deadline. Your Passport From the present-day skyline of the Agritourism is really so much more. ful corn maze, embark on a guided to Fun continues through October capital city of Jackson to the mighty For many, simply imagining what farm tour and learn how fruits and 2020. Mississippi River, the beauty, history life would be like on a real farm is no vegetables are planted, cared for A complete listing of Agritourism and innovations of all points in be- longer enough. We would rather ex- and harvested each season. Do you operations registered with the Mis- tween join forces to form the Capi- perience the fresh air, sounds, scents know where honey comes from and sissippi Department of Agriculture tal/River Region. Off of the Gulf of and the activities that go along with how mushrooms are grown? You’re and Commerce is located on pages Mexico, the Coastal Region is a melt- farm living. about to find out! Take in the won- 20-21. To discover more about Agri- ing pot of cultures and people, em- For the few hours spent on a der of sunflowers as far as the eye tourism in Mississippi visit msagri- bracing 26 miles of sandy beaches, farmstead, explorers will be im- can see as they track the sun. Tour tourism.org or download the mobile outdoor activities, exciting nightlife mersed in adventure, amusement, a grape orchard and learn how wine app to your smart phone, iPad, or and continual technological and sci- entertainment and joyful education. is made. Create a truly magical holi- tablet. entific efforts. The memories, however, will last a The commonalities that tie Missis- lifetime. sippi’s five regions together include The Mississippi Department of agriculture, which is the state’s Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) number one industry, the hospital- has received a grant from USDA to ity and generosity of its citizens, promote specialty crops grown on and a wealth of travel and tourism Agritourism establishments. Spe- opportunities. Combine these assets cialty Crops are defined as fruits and and qualities with the determination vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and creativity that Mississippians are and horticulture and nursery crops, recognized for and what emerges is including floriculture. Agritourism. October is National Agritourism By definition, Agritourism is month and Mississippi is kicking a business on a working farm, or off its Agritourism season with Your other agricultural enterprise that Passport to Fun! You’ll be welcomed offers an educational and fun expe- to farms that encourage you to pick- rience for visitors while generating your-own berries, tomatoes, pump- For more information on Genuine MS Agritourism Operations, visit supplemental income for the owner. kins, pecans and more. While there, https://genuinems.com/associate/agritourism/ Page 2 MISSISSIPPI MARKET BULLETIN September 15, 2019 From Our Kitchen To Yours Festive Fall Recipes ***************************************** Sausage, Egg & Cheddar Mom’s Green Bean Salad Farmer’s Breakfast Andy Gipson 1/2 pound fresh green beans, trimmed 2 tablespoons walnuts, chopped 6 large eggs Commissioner 2 tablespoons red onion, chopped 1/3 cup of milk 1 tablespoon olive oil Mississippi Department of 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar Agriculture & Commerce 1/4 teaspoon salt 121 North Jefferson Street 6 ounces bulk pork sausage 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard salt and pepper Jackson, MS 39201 1 tablespoon butter Phone: 601-359-1100 1-1/2 cups frozen cubed hash brown potatoes, thawed Place a steamer basket in a large pot of water, and bring to a boil. www.mdac.ms.gov 1/4 cup chopped onion 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese Add green beans and steam for about 4 minutes. Transfer to a Ag Museum bowl. Add the walnuts and onion to the green beans. In a small 601-432-4500 Whisk eggs, milk, parsley and salt; set aside. In a cast-iron or mixing bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar and mustard. Toss Agricultural Theft Bureau other heavy skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no the dressing with the green beans. Season with salt and pepper. 1-800-678-2660 longer pink; remove and drain. In same skillet, heat butter over Source: Farmflavor.com. medium heat. Add potatoes and onion; cook and stir until ten- Aquaculture 601-359-1102 der, 5-7 minutes. Return sausage to pan. Add egg mixture; cook Cornbread Casserole and stir until almost set. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover and cook Board of Animal Health until cheese is melted, 1-2 minutes. Source: TasteofHome.com. 601-359-1170 1 can whole kernel corn, drained 1 can cream-style corn Bureau of Plant Industry 1 package (8-1/2 ounces) cornbread/muffin mix 662-325-3390 Sweet Tea Brined Chicken Thighs 1 large egg Consumer Protection 2 tablespoons butter, melted 601-359-1148 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 2 cups sweet tea 1/4 teaspoon paprika Fairgrounds/Coliseum 1/3 cup salt 601-961-4000 1 small onion, sliced In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Pour into a greased 2 pounds chicken thighs Genuine MS baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until 601-359-1159 the top and edges are golden brown. Source: TasteofHome.com. Combine all ingredients in a container with a lid. Refrigerate International Trade for at least 5 hours, turning once or twice. Prepare grill. Grill 601-359-1196 until center of thighs are done, reaching 165 degrees on a meat Keep Mississippi Beautiful thermometer. Source: Farmflavor.com. Easy Pumpkin Pie 601-359-1100 1 package refrigerated piecrusts Livestock Market News 601-359-1159 Maple Apple Baked Beans 1 1/2 cups plus 2 Tbsp. buttermilk, divided 1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin Market Development 3/4 cup sugar 601-359-1159 5 cans great northern beans, rinsed and drained 2 very large apples, peeled and chopped 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt Meat Inspection 1 2/3 cups sweet onion, chopped 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 601-359-1191 1 cup cooked bacon, chopped 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 2 large eggs Mississippi Market Bulletin 1 1/2 cups hickory barbecue sauce 601-359-1155 1 cup pure maple syrup 1 large egg yolk 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed Mississippi Farmers Market 1/4 cup stone-ground mustard Preheat oven to 425°. Fit 1 piecrust into a pie pan. Brush 1 601-354-6573 2 teaspoons dry mustard Tbsp. buttermilk around pie edge and prick bottom and sides Regulatory Services 1/2 teaspoon ground chile pepper of piecrust with a fork. Bake 15 minutes. Whisk together pump- 601-359-1111 kin, next 6 ingredients, and remaining 1 1/2 cups buttermilk Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine all in- in a large bowl. Pour mixture into piecrust. Bake at 425° for 10 Petroleum Division 601-359-1101 gredients and stir well. Pour in a glass baking dish or cast minutes. Reduce heat to 325°, and bake 35 to 40 more minutes iron Dutch oven coated with vegetable cooking spray. Bake or until edge of filling is slightly puffed and center is slightly Produce Safety for 45 minutes, or until bubbly and heated throughout. jiggly. Cool for 1 hour. Store in refrigerator for up to 2 days. 601-359-1104 Source: Farmflavor.com. Source: SouthernLiving.com. Weights & Measures 601-359-1149 September 15, 2019 MISSISSIPPI MARKET BULLETIN Page 3 Page 4 MISSISSIPPI MARKET BULLETIN September 15, 2019 $3,500 per acre. Holcomb, 662-809- LAMAR COUNTY MONROE COUNTY Advertisers Index 1765, leave message or text if no FARM PROPERTY answer. Category Page No. All farm property listings within 220 acres of timberland approx. 1 mile 125 acres, original thinning in fall of this category (for sale or rent/lease) HINDS COUNTY off Purvis-Columbia Road on Johnson 2014, comes with the mineral rights, Ag Trailers & Carts .......... 10 must consists of 10 acres or more. Road, 200 acres in CRP Program 22 land locked 40’ wide documented ease- Agritourism Listings ........
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