Fort Valley State University’s (FVSU) Cooperative Extension Program will host the 2024 Ham and Egg Legislative Breakfast on Wednesday, April 24th, at the C.W. Pettigrew Farm and Community Life Center.
Doors will open at 7 a.m. with a southern style breakfast served at 7:30 a.m. The deadline for online registration is Friday, April 12th. To register online, visit https://bit.ly/4aq8A2E. Price of admission is $30.
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., of Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District, will be the featured speaker. FVSU’s “Ham and Egg Breakfast serves as a forum for residents and elected officials to discuss issues related to agriculture.
The name pays tribute to the historic Ham and Egg Show created in 1916 by Houston County Extension agent and FVSU alumnus Otis O’Neal.
Featured in Life magazine, the show drew thousands as it allowed African American farmers for the first time to showcase their agricultural products. Located on FVSU’s campus, it became so popular that it spawned the Folk Life Festival, believed by the Library of Congress to possibly be the first African American folk festival in the country.
For more information and to register, contact Kanecia Thompson at (478) 825-6269 (kanecia.thompson@fvsu.edu).