Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Associate Editor Jessica Johnson highlights Patterson, Georgia’s Diamond G Forest Products. At the end of a curved dusty road, with a pregnant dog, fields for as far as the eye can see and a farmhouse proudly waving an American flag, walking up to Diamond G Forest Products is very similar to an old Dukes of Hazzard set, down to an older man sitting on the stoop with an Uncle Jesse smile and mischief in his eye. A small converted barn holds the office, and the impressive turpentine still sits proudly in a field in front of the company’s small custom sawmill. The four partners are approachable; eager to share the knowledge they’ve gained from research and personal experience from gathering pine gum to heating the still to produce rosin and turpentine. “We want this to be something big,” Chip Griner, one of the partners says, which is almost like a mantra for the four partners involved. Each brings something different to the table: R.D. “Dedi” Thomas, Jr. is a former banker and specializes in “number crunching.”

Featured Story: “Reviving An Old Friend”

Written By: Jessica Johnson
Company: Diamond G Forest Products
Location: Patterson, Georgia
SLT Issue: March 2014

Check out other featured articles in the March 2014 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times March issue mentions second generation loggers Chris and Reggie Goodman, who always look on the bright side. Dennis Wall likes to do things his way, the old-fashioned way, with a few new twists. The Redfern family is happy to keep things going the way they’ve always been. Also, a group of four in south Georgia hopes to bring back the turpentine business.