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EDMONTON IS A TOWN OF ABOUT 1800 FINE PEOPLE IN THE

CENTER OF METCALFE COUNTY LOCATED ABOUT FORTY MILES NORTH OF TENNESSEE
AND ALMOST CENTER OF KENTUCKY EAST AND WEST. THIS IS A RURAL COUNTY AT THE
FOOTHILLS OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS.

MUCH OF OUR COUNTY IS COVERED
WITH A LARGE VARIETY OF HARDWOOD FORESTS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS STREAMS,
CREEKS, AND BRANCHES HERE AND VERY GOOD FARMLAND. THE PRINCIPLE FARMING
IS LIVESTOCK, CORN, AND TOBACCO AND HOME GARDENS ABOUND WITH A WIDE
VARIETY OF FRUITS, BERRIES, AND VEGETABLES.

OUR GROWING SEASON USUALLY BEGINS IN MID MARCH WITH FIRST FROST COMING
SOMETIME AFTER THE FIRST OF OCTOBER.

WE HAVE NUMEROUS PEOPLE HERE WHO
SUCCESSFULLY GARDEN USING PURE ORGANIC METHODS AND A FEW HAVE EVEN
EXPANDED TO COMMERCIAL GROWING. WE HAVE A LOCAL FARMERS MARKET WHERE YOU
CAN SELL YOUR EXCESS PRODUCE AT OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY PARK .

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION THERE IS A GROUP ESTABLISHED
THAT COULD POSSIBLY HELP YOU GET STARTED WITH ORGANIC CERTIFICATION AND
MARKETING.

WE ENJOY 4 SEASONS, WITH SPRING BEING MY PERSONAL FAVORITE. WE HAVE
A GOOD GROWING SEASON THROUGH SUMMER AND THE TREES ARE LOVELY IN THE
FALL. WINTERS HERE ARE NORMALLY MILD WITH SOME SNOW, BUT SELDOM MORE
THAN 6 INCHES AT ANY TIME.

METCALFE HAS SEVERAL LOW RATES, INCLUDING LOW UNEMPLOYMENT, LOW
CRIME RATE, LOW TAXES, AND MINIMAL POLLUTION. WE ALSO HAVE SOME HIGH
RATES, SUCH AS HIGH ATTENDANCE IN SCHOOL,( BOTH ACADEMIC AND SUNDAY),
HIGH EMPLOYMENT RATES, AND GOOD LIVING IN GENERAL.