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FoCo Grown: Natives start company celebrating heritage of Forsyth County
Foco Grown
Candice Skinner, left, and Nathan Kennedy, owners of FoCo Grown, stand with a collection of the T-shirts, which began as an inside joke and has become a symbol of community pride. - photo by Kelly Whitmire
What began as an inside joke among a few Forsyth County natives has evolved into a brand and slogan to match the whole county. According to U.S. Census records, the population of Forsyth County was just under 17,000 residents in 1970, which ballooned in the following decades to more than an estimated 225,000 county residents.