According to farmers, the peaches might be smaller, but they're said to pack a flavor punch.
Citrus is famous in Florida, but there's another fruit growers want the country to know about: Peaches.
University of Florida scientists figured out how to grow them here. It was up to people like Morales to figure out how to market them. When he started, several area school districts began incorporating the smaller Florida peach in their lunch programs. But after that initial success with the school districts, Mother Nature had other plans. Hurricane Irma devastated the crops in 2017.
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