Hundreds gather for Georgia Peach Festival

Hundreds gather for Georgia Peach Festival

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BY DAVID SCHICK – DSCHICK@MACON.COM Downtown Fort Valley was brimming with cotton candy, corn dogs and peach cobbler Saturday afternoon for the 29th annual Georgia Peach Festival. West Church Street was all but consumed with people enjoying the festival’s activities, which ranged from art and food vendors to live music

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Miller Coors presents Georgia Peach Council with $10,000

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MUSELLA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Miller Coors presented a $10,000 check to the Georgia Peach Council in celebration of their new partnership together. President of the Georgia Peach Council, Duke Lane III, was present to accept the check. Earlier this year, Miller Coors introduced a new ale called Blue Moon First

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Cleveland chefs contribute high summer recipes for corn, tomatoes, peaches and more

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So much local food is available fully ripened this time of year, it just doesn’t require much work to make a meal shine. Sweet corn, tomatoes, peaches – each just requires the right partner of flavor, a simple technique. We chose recipes that you could probably make any time of

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Close peach season with skillet pie

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August is here, and the close of peach season in my neck of the woods is drawing nigh. I have two sets of iron skillets: one set for savory cooking and one set for sweets. There’s hardly anything better than a good iron skillet, but there’s hardly anything worse than

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Sneak Peek of the 2015 Georgia Peach Season … News Update …

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  2015 Season Preview Of Georgia Peaches FORT VALLEY, GA – The 2015 Georgia Peach season is expected to be outstanding. This year’s extended winter chill hours were optimum as the orchards received up to 1,200 hours under 40 degrees. Plenty of “beauty rest” combined with expected searing hot summertime

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2015 Season Preview of Georgia Peaches – Reveals Sweet, Flavorful Crop

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FORT VALLEY, GA – The 2015 Georgia Peach season is expected to be outstanding. This year’s extended winter chill hours were optimum as the orchards received up to 1,200 hours under 40 degrees.  Plenty of “beauty rest” combined with expected searing hot summertime temperatures in the mid-to-high 90s, has created the perfect

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Lousiville- Monday “Great Day Live” – WHAS-TV

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WAHS (Monday) Registered dietitian Jenny Beth Kroplin highlights the versatility of Georgia Peaches for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert during an appearance on Louisville’s “Great Day Live!”

Louisville- Sunday “Sunrise” – WAVE-TV

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WAVE (Sunday)  Registered dietitian, Jenny Beth Kroplin, shows off the ‘Power of the Peach’ during a segment on WAVE-TV’s “Sunrise” newscast in Louisville, KY.

Sweet Georgia Peaches Featured on Chicago ABC Morning Show

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Registered dietitian Dawn Jackson Blatner shows how to incorporate Georgia Peaches as part of a grilled vegetarian feast. 

Georgia Peaches: Summer’s Superfruit

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Savor the flavor of summer’s healthiest picks when they’re at the peak of ripeness. Sweet Georgia Peaches are a warm-weather favorite and you’ll find them at their best in June and July. This sweet summer fruit not only tastes amazing, it’s also a nutritional powerhouse. In just 60 calories, a

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