THE SEPTEMBER 2019 * VOL. 75, NO. 9 E UR Contents AGRICULT Agricult COURTESY THE FLOWER CHICKS e e ur Th Issue Issue 32 IE KN OB LOC H Georgia Grown Baby Barn brings farming to life. By Pamela A. Keene DE 22 Businesses in bloom COURTESY GEORGIA CITRUS ASSOCIATION 18 Oh, baby! 38 BB DAVID STEMBRIDGE 22 Local, sustainable flower farms are taking root in Georgia. By Amber Lanier Nagle 26 Georgia citrus on the rise Satsumas, specialty fruits make new crop inroads. By Jane F. Garvey 32 Blue is their favorite color Blueberries prove crucial to boys' recovery. By Anne Marie Kyzer On the cover Baby Barn ambassador Emma Rae Ward, of Summerville, feeds a calf born last year at the Georgia National Fair in Perry. Ambassadors care for calves and piglets at the Baby Barn and help facilitate visitors' interactions with the young animals. (Photo by Andy Harrison.) 26 4 6 8 10 16 30 MAILBOX PICTURE THIS? GEORGIA NEWS CALENDAR OF EVENTS CURRENTS GEORGIA'S ENERGY OUTLOOK 36 MY GEORGIA Lessons in a new cotton sack 38 AROUND GEORGIA U-pick farms provide fresh produce, family fun 50 GEORGIA GARDENS Growing figs 54 GEORGIA COOKS Sharpen your culinary skills in a cooking class 58 HOMETOWN HERO Ringgold man recycles for his favorite charity www.georgiamagazine.org 3http://www.georgiamagazine.org