Athens Orchard
Certified Naturally Grown orchard; pawpaws in August at Athens-area farmers markets (Marigold Market, Freedom Farmers Market).
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Certified Naturally Grown orchard; pawpaws in August at Athens-area farmers markets (Marigold Market, Freedom Farmers Market).
22 acre diversified farm growing pawpaws alongside berries; the pawpaw trees have flowered but not yet fruited, so first fruit is still a season or two out.
~300-tree orchard (planted since 1986); 2025 fruit sold at Brighton Farmers Market and via Argus Farm Stop, with late-season customers directed to Perry Permaculture; frost-sensitive crop, check before visiting.
Annual, September; 2025: September 20 (2nd annual); 2026: September 12 (3rd annual). Indoor home base at The Life Center with vendors, speakers and workshops; live music, food and the cornhole tournament across the street at Chester Farmer's Market.
Seven improved cultivars, ~3 tons seasonal harvest; September; customer pickup, farmers markets, wholesale to festivals and distilleries.
Foundation farm growing pawpaws and producing several hundred trees a year; public access via the annual Gulf South Pawpaw Symposium each December.
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