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Brandon resident Helen Ann Campbell sprinkles paprika on chicken as fellow students, Ann Marie McGee, far left, and Jennifer Ypya look on Tuesday, June 7, at the Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston.
The Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston offers cooking classes as well as rehearsal dinner options.
The Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston uses fresh fruits and vegetables grown locally for their classes.
Cooking students, from left, Jennifer Ypya, Barry Ypya, Ann Marie McGee and Helen Ann Campbell peel peaches in preparation for their lesson on making peach galette Tuesday, June 7, at the Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston.
Executive Chef Matthew Sheeter give tips on fruit preparation to Ann Marie McGee, center, and Helen Ann Campbell Tuesday, June 7, at the Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston.
The Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston uses fresh fruits and vegetables grown locally for their classes.
The Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston offers cooking classes as well as rehearsal dinner options.
Cooking class student Ann Marie McGee rolls dough for the dessert lesson Tuesday, June 7, at the Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston.
Executive Chef Matthew Sheeter give tips on dough preparation to Ann Marie McGee, center, and Helen Ann Campbell Tuesday, June 7, at the Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston.
Peach Gallette with honey and fresh whipped cream was on the menu for cooking class at the Farmer's Table Cooking School.
Peach Gallette with honey and fresh whipped cream was on the menu for cooking class at the Farmer's Table Cooking School.
Executive Chef Matthew Sheeter checks on the main course as students prepare side dishes Tuesday, June 7, at the Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston.
Executive Chef Matthew Sheeter, right, and his students work together to prepare a meal Tuesday, June 7, at the Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston.
Cooking class students, from left, Helen Ann Campbell and Ann Marie McGee watch as Jennifer Ypya uses a garlic press Tuesday, June 7, at the Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston.
Peach Gallette with honey and fresh whipped cream was on the menu for cooking class at the Farmer's Table Cooking School.
The Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston offers cooking classes as well as rehearsal dinner options.
Barry Ypya is all smiles while preparing wild rice during a cooking course at Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston.
Cooking students, from left, Barry Ypya, Ann Marie McGee and Helen Ann Campbell taste the wild rice they prepared Tuesday, June 7, at the Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston.
Heirloom tomato salad prepared by students at the Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston.
Canned peaches and pickles at the Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston.
Lemon butter chicken prepared by students at the Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston.
Cooking students, from left, Jennifer Ypya, Barry Ypya, Ann Marie McGee and Helen Ann Campbell watch as Executive Chef Matthew Sheeter cuts the lemon butter chicken prepared by the students Tuesday, June 7, at the Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston.
Lemon butter chicken and wild rice prepared by students at the Farmer's Table Cooking School in Livingston.
Water slides are a big hit with children at the Livingston Farmers Market.
Nine-year-old Kalyn Weisenberger hammers a box at the Home Depot kids workshop at the Livingston Farmers Market.
Children make their own crafts at the Home Depot kids workshop at the Livingston Farmers Market.
Chickens on display at the Livingston Farmers Market
Two-year-old Anna Spencer Evans and her father, Erick Evans, checks out the chicken coop at the Livingston Farmers Market.
Six-year-old Caeden Harvey of Madison plays at the Livingston Farmers Market.
People gather at the Livingston Farmers Market.
People gather at the Livingston Farmers Market.
Jerry Sayles with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi passes out mini grain bowls to guests gathered at the Livingston Farmers Market.
Honey, left, and Alice are just two of the four-legged friends gathered at the Livingston Farmers Market. The dogs owners, Quinn and Jacie Herring, attended the event with their grandfather, Keith Martin.
Chef Labron and Brittany Simmons with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi prepare a Mississippi grain bowl for guests gathered at Livingston Farmers Market.
Water slides are a big hit with children at the Livingston Farmers Market.
Fresh honey and peanuts as well as fruits and vegetables are available at the Livingston Farmers Market Thursday, June 9.
Just a few years ago, the area where highways 463 and 22 meet in Madison County was a fairly non-descript place with woods, pastureland and a typical country landscape. Developer David Landrum saw something more.
A history buff since childhood, Landrum was told the area, once known as Livingston, was the original county seat for Madison County. Intrigued, he took a closer look. A distinct raised square surrounded by cedar trees told him a story was just waiting to be told.
Landrum did some research and found, sure enough, that exact area was the county seat of Madison County from 1829 to 1833. It had a courthouse and a bustling little town that gradually grew, then gradually disappeared.
"The railroad moved from Livingston to Clinton and Madison, and, by the 1940s, everyone moved away and the town lost its charter," explained Landrum.
Intrigued and fueled by the beautiful land and strong demographics of the area, Landrum began to dream, plot and plan.
"I wanted to rebuild the town," he said.
The Town of Livingston now sits where those two highways intersect, and to happen upon it feels like going back in time. The 500-acre development features period buildings that look as if they were built in the 1830s.
"One of the first things we did was to hire architects out of Atlanta who have experience with restoration," Landrum said. "They came up with a design to put the town back, including putting the roads back where they were before."
Landrum explained that the town is a nine-square grid of blocks and each street in the development is laid atop the place where the original streets once ran.
To encourage people to drive out and look at the area, a weekly farmers' market was established. Live music, cooking demonstrations and fresh local produce, grass-fed beef and farm eggs drew patrons to the property where they could see the sweeping landscapes for themselves. The first phase of building included 73,000 square feet of restaurant, office and retail space. The two restaurants, The County Seat and The Gathering, are supplied with fresh produce from the Farmacy, a small farm on the development run by Taylor Yowell. A mercantile store features the typical convenience store fare along with fresh produce and a wide selection of craft beers along with fishing tackle, bait, gardening supplies and gifts.
Gas pumps are prominent out front, but not self-serve. Instead, attendants pump gas, check tire pressure and even clean windshields. Also open in the Town of Livingston are a barber shop, a sweet shop, a florist, a spirits shop and the Farmer's Table cooking school. Office space also is available and includes Landrum's office for the Town of Livingston development and Primerica.
The farmers' market is open each Thursday evening from 5 to 8 from May through October, with the live performances, cooking by area chefs and a wine garden tucked under the towering cedar trees. As the sun sets, twinkling lights illuminate the area as old friends catch up and new friends are made.
"It's our goal to have one of the top farmers' markets in the Southeast," Landrum said.
A concert series was established a couple of years ago with big-name entertainment coming in for concerts on the property.
The next project at Livingston will be a chapel.
"We'll be starting on that next week," Landrum said.
The 1907 chapel was built as a United Methodist Church in Camden, then ended up on the campus of St. Andrews school in Ridgeland. A major expansion on campus didn't allow enough room for the chapel, and Landrum was contacted about the possibility of moving the chapel to Livingston.
"Hopefully, it will be completed by Christmas," Landrum said. "The chapel will be a wedding venue, as well as being offered for corporate events. We are also doing a non-denominational church plan, so it will be a functioning chapel, as well."
Another development coming soon is a shotgun house with office space that will feature front and back porches for gathering. Construction on a two-story building with a double balcony and porch should begin in the next three to four months. The building will feature a retail space, office space and another restaurant.
"That restaurant will feature an upstairs bar and brick oven pizzas and other fare," Landrum said.
Already, Regional Drywall Inc., has leased the office space and Tulip Floral will move into the retail space from its current space at Livingston. Also coming is Life, a boutique fitness facility and a preventative medical clinic.
The plans for the Town of Livingston continue to unfold but already include a brew pub where Livingston's own beer will be made. Construction on residential cottages also should begin soon.
"There are several other things on the horizon," Landrum said.
The economic impact of the Town of Livingston exceeds $100 million. More than 200 jobs have been created, and the number continues to grow with the development.
For more information on the Town of Livingston, visit thetownoflivingston.com/town-square.
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