Reeves Farm: Where the peaches are sweeter BY J E S S I E S H O O K
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eeves Farm has been growing peaches on the same land that was homesteaded by Thomas Reeves in 1835. “It was cotton and corn in those years,” said Mike Reeves, owner of Reeves Farm. “They started growing watermelons and selling them on the roadside in the late ‘40s and by 1959, when the first peaches were planted, our first roadside market was built.” Mike’s father, Donnie Reeves, planted peaches the year Mike was born. “While I wasn’t a part of that decision-making process, I think my dad saw an opportunity and a need because there were not many orchards in or around Morgan County,” Mike said. “It was my dad’s vision to grow peaches and my mom, Shelby, just worked as hard as she could to make sure things kept going for so many years.”
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