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Podcast: Gravy
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A Peach for a Warming South
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:21:16
Publish Date: 2020-12-02 12:00:00
Description:

Lawton Pearson grows more than 30 peach varieties in his Georgia orchard. Among them is a special new cultivar, the Crimson Joy peach, designed to thrive in the warmer temperatures climate change brings. But that might be a hard sell for farmers like Pearson, for whom the peach is not only an important crop but also a cultural touchstone. Can scientists keep up with climate change? 
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