I Contents MARCH 2022 * VOL. 78, NO. 3 Issue r s 30 24 16 20 24 Head, heart, hands and health 4-H grows tomorrow's leaders. By Pamela A. Keene Why we burn Prescribed fires improve forest health, protect Georgia's wildlife. By Victoria Scharf DeCastro Georgia cotton by the numbers A snapshot of Georgia's No. 1 row crop. By Tara Woodin 10 26 31 42 www.georgiamagazine.org 3 Mealtime matchmakers Homegrown Help assists struggling farmers, hungry South Georgians. By Laura Berrios Georgia peanuts by the numbers These legumes are big business. By Zach Ball 4 MAILBOX 6 PICTURE THIS? 8 GEORGIA NEWS 9 TRIVIA CONTEST 10 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 14 CURRENTS 30 CURIOUS GEORGIA The legend of the Iron Horse 32 AROUND GEORGIA Agricultural museums and farm tours 38 GEORGIA GARDENS Community gardens 42 GEORGIA COOKS Chicken and egg recipes 46 HOMETOWN HEROES Maurice Houston, barbecue hero On the cover Garden peas, such as these growing at the Peachtree City Community Garden, are a common cool-weather crop in Georgia. (Photo by Cheryl Dietmeyer.) ISTOCK.COM / LITVALIFA UGA OFFICE OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION ISTOCK.COM / ESIN DENIZ U u E V A N S H h C O R r U N T e T T Y W E I L D L I F E C L U B E L A U G e R i C s u T t I e u A c g lhttp://www.georgiamagazine.org