Arkansas’ Peach Pickin’ Paradise
August is National Peach Month. We visited peach grower Mark Morgan at his farm Peach Pickin’ Paradise, and he told us about his popular ag-tourism u-pick orchard.
Arkansas Peaches
Peach Pickin’ Paradise’s Peach Cobbler
National Peach Cobbler day is April 13, so what better way to celebrate peach cobbler day than have a peach farmer make a peach cobbler?
Recipe: Red Lick Mountain Peach Cobbler
Red Lick Mountain Peach Cobbler by Gregg Patterson I’m pretty sure I’ll never be able to make this exact same peach cobbler ever again. You won’t either. However, you can follow the exact recipe I found in Jan Moon’s outstanding Southern Living publication “The Southern Pie Book.” She calls it “Mama’s Peach Cobbler.” My hybrid […]
Burned by a Deep Freeze, Part 2
Some three months after a week-long run of freezing and much-colder-than-normal April temperatures, Arkansas fruit farmers are finding out the true extent of the damage to their crops, particularly peach growers. See how berry growers are making out in the first part of our story from earlier this month. Peaches Peaches seemed to get the […]
Peach Pop Perfection
We may have found one of the tastiest summer treats you can make at home … Peach Pops! Grab your favorite kitchen helper (and some Arkansas peaches) and watch as Woodruff County Cooperative Extension Staff Chair Leigh Ann Bullington shows how easy it is to make these delicious and healthy snacks. Now try making […]
Laboring for Fruit: Arkansas “Specialty Crops” – UPDATED
Arkansas has roughly 650 farms and 15,000 acres of cropland devoted to vegetable production and 1,100 farms producing more than $180 million worth of fruits, such as peaches, strawberries, blackberries and more. These fruits and vegetables fall into the category of “specialty crops.” The category of “specialty crops” is a catch-all term for a variety […]
Mini Peach Cobbler
I made a simple Mini Peach Cobbler that took no time at all. I love the combined flavor of peaches, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon.