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Prize Winning Peaches

Season 19 Episode 11

Meet a South Carolina family that’s been raising prize-winning peaches for nearly a century. Discover the hard work involved in bringing in the harvest in the cranberry bogs of Massachusetts. Tap into the successful operation of maple sugaring in Vermont. See how California farmers find new overseas markets for their bright red strawberries.

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Best Heartland Music
26:30
Best of Heartland music with Rodney Dillard, Michael Martin Murphey. Mule team brings in harvest.
Wild Horse Refuge
26:30
Refuge saves wild horses. Hi-tech wheat grower. Preserving the tall grass prairie in Kansas.
Utah Cattle Drive
26:30
Join us on a Utah cattle drive across the wide-open spaces of the American West.
City Kids, Rural Life
26:30
Farm stays shows city kids rural life. Mushroom pasta recipe. Dairy turns cow manure into energy.
Oregon Tulip Farm
26:30
Oregon farm raises tulips. Protecting pollinating bees. Man saves and restores old barns.
Sweet Potato Vodka
26:30
Sweet potatoes become popular vodka. “Sassy” cows help create special cheese and ice cream.
Cactus Farming
26:30
Cactus farm finds success. Georgia peanut harvest. “Mule Days” draws fans of the farm animal.
New York Apple Harvest
26:30
“Big Apple” harvest in New York. Ohio family sells crops overseas. Tasty new carrot soup recipe.
US Winter Salad Bowl
26:30
U.S. winter “salad bowl.” Florida farmers feed the hungry. Montana growers raise gluten-free crops.
Largest Corn Harvest
26:30
Rice farmer sells directly to consumers. Virginia corn grower reaps nation’s largest harvest.
Episode 10
26:46
Meet a first-generation farmer inspired by childhood dishes, and visit a women-led farm.
1809
26:46
A farm offers free farm stands, and doctors prescribe fruits and vegetables to patients.
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