Vidalia, Georgia: Difference between revisions

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Vidalia has a mixed economy, but its largest industry is agriculture. Since [[1931]], Granex onions grown in and near Vidalia have been licensed and sold internationally as [[Vidalia onion]]s. In [[1986]], the Vidalia Onion Trademark Act granted a state trademark and protection on the onions of the Vidalia and [[Toombs County, Georgia]] area. The [[1989]] Federal Marketing Order #955 of the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service gave the growers and handlers the legal rights to establish the Vidalia Onion Committee, and it granted U.S. federal protection of the onion's name and production.

=== Onions ===

Most people know Vidalia because of its Onions. The Vidalia[[vidalia Oniononion]] was first produced about 1931 when a farmer's crop contained some particularly sweet onions. Other farmers started producing the same onion, and in the 1940's the Vidalia onion became an item sold to tourists.

The Vidalia Onion growers have protected their brand, and today all onions labelled Vidalia must be grown in one of thirteen different counties in Georgia or in a portion of seven other counties. Because of their taste and reputation they are able to command an increased price in the marketplace.

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(See: [http://www.american.edu/ted/vidaliaonion.htm Vidalia Onion and Protection as a Geographic Indication])

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