The Orchard on Hensley Road

In 2012, a late frost swept through middle Georgia and destroyed every peach blossom on Lane Southern Orchards' 1,500 acres near Fort Valley. Third-generation farmer Will McGehee walked the rows in silence. Bare branches. No fruit. A whole season — gone. But peach farmers know something about sowing in tears. McGehee and his crew spent the barren months pruning, fertilizing, and tending trees that had nothing to show.…