The Flagpole weekly newspaper in Athens GA had an interesting story last week about how the swings in weather in recent weeks (the mid-March frost preceded by and followed by above-normal temperatures) has affected small farmers in northeast Georgia. Some farmers that provide vegetables for local farmers markets noted that the warm weather early in spring caused many plants like asparagus to start sprouting, only to be pinched back by the hard frost. You can read more about the impacts on producers at https://flagpole.com/food/the-locavore/2017/04/12/swings-in-weather-hit-georgia-farms-hard.
