The sweltering heat can’t keep metro Atlantans inside, so why not stay hydrated, slap on some sunscreen and enjoy some peach picking? Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church will host its annual peach ...

Lawton Pearson is the fifth generation Pearson at Pearson Farm. The family started growing peaches in 1885. It was just one family farm out of several that were growing the crop. Today, Pearson Farm ...

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — The Georgia National Fair brings in more than 500,000 people each year. A popular staple during fair time is the food. One of the well-known buildings at the fairgrounds is the ...

In summer the fragrance of ripe peaches greets you at every local metro Atlanta farmers market The very air lures you in, tempting you to take home a handful, a bag full or a box full. Chances are ...

Peach consumption among Americans has dropped from 5 to 2 pounds per person in the last 20 years. A fifth-generation Georgia peach farmer tries to get them back. Sunprince peaches are arranged on ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Thursday was the official kick off of the first ever Pearson Farm Peach Week, where participating restaurants are giving a portion of their proceeds to CURE Childhood Cancer. In ...

Learn how Georgia peaches find their way to the hearts and stomachs of Wisconsinites. Each spring, Tiernan Paine of Tree-Ripe Fruit Co. makes the journey from Milwaukee to Fort Valley, Georgia, to ...

Lawton Pearson pulled out a knife and cut into a plump Sun Prince peach. Its lightly fuzzed skin was more yellow than red with a blush spreading around its curves. He described it as a canner peach, ...

The world’s heaviest peach might, fittingly, be from Peach County. Pearson Farm in Fort Valley harvested a 1.8-pound peach, surpassing the 1.75-pound fruit recorded by Guinness World Records. “Some of ...