Foster Brady Farm

Walton County, GA

Foster-Brady Farm is a family farm owned and operated by Hal and Cheryl Brady and son, Clay. The farm has been in Cheryl’s family since the land was acquired in 1860. It has evolved from a cotton, wheat, soybeans, and other cash crop farm to a Certified Naturally Grown (CNG) Produce, timber, and wildlife habitat.

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Cheryl Brady of Foster Brady Farm says, “Conserving our farmland is of utmost importance to us.  We are the 4th generation to farm this land and our son, Clay and daughter-in-law, Paula are 5th. We strive to keep the farm healthy and sustainable for years to come by keeping up with and incorporating best management practices.”

Walton County’s Foster Brady Farms Receives National and State Awards for Conservation Efforts

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Walton County's Foster Brady Farms Receives National and State ...

Cheryl Brady is a fourth-generation farmer whose family has owned Foster Brady Farm since 1860. She lives with her husband and son in Monroe, Georgia..

.Cheryl owns and operates Foster Brady Farm, a diversified farm producing naturally grown produce, timber, and wildlife habitat.

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Cheryl currently serves as an appointed supervisor on the Walton County Soil and Water Conservation District.

2026 Georgia General Election

As of July 24, 2026, Cheryl Foster Brady’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Administration

Award recognition is not new to the Foster Brady Farm. The Farm received the Walton County Conservation District’s Conservationist of the Year award in 2001 and 2013, and was given the Georgia Centennial Family Farm Award in 2003. Cheryl Brady of Foster Brady Farm says, “Conserving our farmland is of utmost importance to us.  We are the 4th generation to farm this land and our son, Clay and daughter-in-law, Paula are 5th. We strive to keep the farm healthy and sustainable for years to come by keeping up with and incorporating best management practices.”

Prioritizes conserving farmland and using best management practices to maintain sustainable farms.

- Prioritizes conserving farmland and using best management practices to maintain sustainable farms.

Environment

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Cheryl Foster Brady

Cheryl is a co-owner and operator of Foster-Brady Farm in Walton County, Georgia. The farm has been in her family since 1860. Cheryl's son and daughter-in-law, Clay and Paula, both ecologists, began to grow and sell produce as a side job in 2009. In 2011, Clay left his day job and began full-time farming and management of Foster-Brady Farm. The farm has evolved from a cash crop farm to a diversified, sustainable farming operation that has maintained organic standards through a Certified Naturally Grown certification since 2012. 

Foster Brady Farm History

Cheryl Foster Brady and her husband, Hal, operate Foster Brady Farm in Walton County, Georgia, with their son, Clay. The farm has been in Cheryl's family since 1860 and has maintained organic standards through a Certified Naturally Grown certification since 2012.

Cheryl is a co-owner and operator of Foster-Brady Farm, a family farm in Walton County. The farm has been in Cheryl's family since 1860. Cheryl's son and daughter-in-law, Clay and Paula, both ecologists, began to grow and sell produce as a side job in 2009. Clay left his day job in 2011 to manage the farm full-time. Foster-Brady Farm is a diversified, sustainable farming operation that has maintained organic standards through a Certified Naturally Grown certification since 2012. The farm sells produce to local restaurants, markets, and farmers markets.

Cheryl is a co-owner of Foster Brady Farm, a family farm in Walton County.

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- The Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission was established in the 1930s after the Georgia Dust Bowl. 
- The Commission is in charge of conserving, improving, and protecting Georgia's natural resources, with a focus on soil and water. They run water quality improvement projects, operate and maintain dams, and conduct inspections anytime someone needs to conduct any land-disturbing activities.
- District Supervisors are responsible for providing local representation. District Supervisors work with the Georgia Soil & Water Conservation Commission and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to voice their local county needs.
- District Supervisors hold monthly meetings in their counties where citizens can give input on local resource priorities from state and federal assistance programs. 
- Each county is represented by at least two district supervisors, one appointed and one elected. SWCD Managers are unpaid. 

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