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Peach growers see tourism as a chance to build 'connection'

In this June 25, 2019 photo, visitors wait in line at Dickey Farms in Musella, Ga. Dickey Farms has an operation for its peach packing house, on a road less traveled and with a more old timey feel. It drew more than 50,000 visitors last year, said Lee Dickey, vice president of Dickey Farms. - photo by Associated Press

peaches — In this June 25, 2019 photo, visitors wait in line at Dickey Farms in Musella, Ga. Dickey Farms has an operation for its peach packing house, on a road less traveled and with a more old timey feel. It drew more than 50,000 visitors last year, said Lee Dickey, vice president of Dickey Farms. - photo by Associated Press

FORT VALLEY — In the 1980s the sales team for Lane Southern Orchards worked in a plain, cinder block building on Ga. 96 near Fort Valley, but there was a big problem.

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