Name
Tamara “Tammy” Harris
Title
Engagement and Education Coordinator
Tamara comes to us from the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, where her duties included assisting local farmers to access all of the services and resources available through Agricultural Natural Resources (ANR), Family and Consumer Sciences(FACS) and 4-H programs.
Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Tammy moved to Georgia as a preteen. She spent most of her teenage years traveling weekly between metro Atlanta and the rural Georgia family farm. In 1994, Tammy attended the University of West Georgia and later Georgia Perimeter College where she studied Business Management. Tammy has been a long-time advocate for environmental conservation, traditional homesteading practices, and cultural heritage projects.
In 2001, Tammy left an accounting career to travel across North America visiting various North American sub – cultures. She developed friendships with many of the residents in these communities and eventually opened a retail store that highlighted many of their arts and crafts contributions.
In 2004, she published the first of three books celebrating the local history and contributions of small towns in America. In 2015, she co – founded a nonprofit historical cultural heritage museum called This Old Farmhouse, GA located in Heard County. The museum also serves as an agritourism attraction exploring the daily lives of small – scale West GA farming families during the early – mid 20th century.