Ham and Egg Show tradition returns

Published 12:31 pm Friday, February 10, 2017

VALDOSTA — Lowndes County’s annual Ham and Egg Show returns for its 67th year Feb. 14, 15.

The show once spread across every county in Georgia, said Velma Miles, chairman of the Lowndes Improvement Association. “We’re the only one left.”

Miles said the LIA and Fort Valley State University agriculture department sponsor the event.

The event will include egg candling, a way of judging egg quality using a beam of light to inspect for defects.

The second day, there will be a luncheon and auction with cured hams from locals and FFA and 4-H students.

Miles said the goal of the show is to continue Southern rural traditions of family togetherness and food.

The 2017 Ham and Egg Show will be hosted at the Lowndes County Extension Office, located at 2102 E. Hill Ave. The show will begin 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, and 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15.