As September arrives, the crisp air and vibrant hues of fall are just around the corner. With the changing season comes a bounty of delicious flavors that we all look forward to. Among the seasonal stars are two of our favorites: butternut squash and spaghetti squash.

Move over pineapples, pizza has a new hot debate on what goes on it, and it’s actually hot.

It is a delicious time to live in the south as it is peak peach season. The peaches on the trees are larger and the freestones will soon grace the shelves for anxious peach enthusiasts waiting to bake and can to save their sweet taste for a reminder of summer come fall and winter. This time of year brings fresh peach snacks, peach ice cream, peach cobbler, and a question that brings up much debate: Why is Georgia The peach state and not South Carolina?

Tucked away in the Lowcountry of South Carolina, where the Ashley and Cooper rivers converge, lies a region steeped in history and tradition. For centuries, this picturesque corner of the Palmetto State was renowned for its thriving rice industry, earning South Carolina the esteemed title of "The Rice State."

Yes. Really. Many home cooks and professional chefs alike have made this their method of choice. Cooking a steak from frozen is a convenient and effective route to mastery for a delicious and perfectly-cooked steak. So much so that I freeze every raw steak I buy on purpose before cooking. Really.

Bees help flowering plants of all kinds to reproduce. They also give us the gift of honey. In our quest for the most flavorful and distinctively Southern honeys out there we’ve learned a lot. And, naturally, our heritage as growers of flowering plants means we really love bees.