Next Generation Peach Farmer Cultivates a Legacy of Innovation at Pearson Farm

Fifth-generation farmer Lawton Pearson is blending tradition with innovation to preserve and strengthen Georgia’s iconic peach and pecan farm for future generations. In the heart of Georgia peach country, Lawton Pearson is redefining what it means to carry on a family legacy. A fifth-generation farmer at Pearson Farm in Fort Valley, Pearson left behind a career in…

Tennessee Grown: How Urban Farms are Feeding the Future

For Bobby and Derravia Rich, their passion project started with a single backyard garden. While attending the master gardener program at the University of Tennessee Extension, Bobby Rich decided to apply what he was learning right at home in Memphis. What began as rows of collards and tomatoes given away to neighbors quickly grew into…