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Georgia pecans hold centuries of history. | Photo by Lynsey Weatherspoon for Thrillist Georgia Pecans Represent How Far We Have To Go in Elevating Black Farmers Farmers in the southern state weigh in on the challenges that come with growing one of its highest yielding crops. Published on 6/1/2021 at 5:15 PM Part of my childhood was spent growing up in a sunny, small town outside of Augusta, Georgia, where I recall running through piles of football-shaped pecans that fell from my granny’s trees in her front yard. I’d become fascinated with watching her bag them up and send them off with various relatives, neighbors, and family friends. But before they reached the hands of excited pecan lovers, I’d fixate my eyes on them falling from the trees as she gently shook the branches. It wasn’t exactly the snow I longed to witness in the South, but it was close enough. ....