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Pecan Farmers Harvest | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Jeter said the family-owned farm business grows pecans exclusively, and that is on purpose. Pecan varieties grown at Shady Grove include Avalon, Oconee, Kanza, Lakota, Pawnee varieties, all of which are bred mostly in Texas, Oklahoma and Georgia.
Jeter said the farm has sold pecans to retail and wholesale customers across the country, from Dallas to Montana and Maryland.
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“People are motivated to buy local and know where their food comes from,” she says. “Aside from it being fun to satisfy our family’s farming roots, pecans are nutritious, and people love them. We are proud of them.”
Harvest, which runs from October to the first part of December. “I love being with my family and figuring it all out and enjoy the time we get to spend together during harvest,” she says.