What if summer had a flavor? In Georgia, that answer comes in August, when small towns burst to life with festivals devoted to the state’s most iconic treasure, the peach. These gatherings are more ...

Georgia peach growers are experimenting with higher refrigeration temperatures to improve the flavor of shipped peaches. Initial results of storing peaches at 55 degrees Fahrenheit are promising, with ...

Peaches—one thing you won’t find in a true Georgian’s refrigerator. “It takes all the flavor out of them,” says Lawton Pearson, co-owner and fifth-generation farmer of Pearson Farm in Fort Valley, the ...