Georgia Food and Drink: Official State Foods, Seasons and State Farmers Markets

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Checked October 19, 2026 against the Official Code of Georgia and the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Where we could only read a secondary copy of the code, the table says so. We make no nutrition or health claims.

Georgia’s official state foods

Food	Official designation	Details and source
Vidalia sweet onion	Official state vegetable	Official Code of Georgia § 50-3-65 (Ga. L. 1990). Season: April through early September per the Georgia Department of Agriculture; 2026 official pack date April 13, 2026. O.C.G.A. 50-3-65 (Justia)
Peach	Official state fruit	Official Code of Georgia § 50-3-70 (Ga. L. 1995). Georgia Grown says peaches are available about 12 weeks a year, mid-May to early August. O.C.G.A. 50-3-70 (Justia)
Peanut	Official state crop	Official Code of Georgia § 50-3-72 (Ga. L. 1995, amended 1998); the same section names the peanut monument in Ashburn, Turner County, as the official state peanut monument. O.C.G.A. 50-3-72 (Justia)
Pecan	Official state nut	Official Code of Georgia § 50-3-91 (Ga. L. 2021, effective July 1, 2021). Read from a secondary copy of the code. O.C.G.A. 50-3-91 (Counsel Stack)
Grits	Official prepared food	Official Code of Georgia § 50-3-78 (2002 Ga. Laws 487, effective July 1, 2002). Read from a secondary copy of the code. O.C.G.A. 50-3-78 (Counsel Stack)
Brunswick stew	Official state stew	Official Code of Georgia § 50-3-94 (HB 233, effective July 1, 2025). O.C.G.A. 50-3-94 (Justia)
Cornbread	Official state bread	Official Code of Georgia § 50-3-95 (HB 233, effective July 1, 2025). O.C.G.A. 50-3-95 (Justia)
Muscadine grape	Official state grape	Official Code of Georgia § 50-3-89 (2020 Ga. Laws 598, effective January 1, 2021). Read from a secondary copy of the code. O.C.G.A. 50-3-89 (Counsel Stack)

All 51 state symbols, with the law behind each, are on Georgia State Symbols. For where to taste them, see Vidalia onions and Georgia peaches, best BBQ in Georgia and the Big Pig Jig barbecue festival in Vienna.

When Vidalia onions and Georgia peaches are in season

• Vidalia onions: the Georgia Department of Agriculture says Vidalia onions are available from April through early September, that April 13, 2026 was the official pack date for this year’s season, and that they grow in a region spanning 20 counties in South Georgia. A federal marketing order, No. 955, was established in 1989 to say where the crop can be grown (7 CFR Part 955).
• Peaches: Georgia Grown, the Department of Agriculture’s marketing program, says peaches are available only about 12 weeks each year, from mid-May to early August.

Georgia’s state farmers markets

The Georgia Department of Agriculture’s state farmers markets page lists nine markets. Cairo, Cordele and Valdosta are marked seasonal; the page gives no county for any of them. Hours are not shown on that page, so check before you drive.

Market	City	Address as the department prints it
Atlanta Farmers Market	Forest Park, GA 30297	16 Forest Parkway
Augusta Farmers Market	Augusta, GA 30901	1150 5th Street
Cairo Farmers Market (seasonal)	Cairo, GA 31728	1110 North Broad Street
Cordele Farmers Market (seasonal)	Cordele, GA 31015	1901 US Highway 41 North
Macon Farmers Market	Macon, GA 31206	2055 Eisenhower Parkway
Moultrie Farmers Market	Moultrie, GA 31768	1525 1st Avenue SE
Savannah Farmers Market	Savannah, GA 31408	701 US Highway 80 West
Thomasville Farmers Market	Thomasville, GA 31792	502 Smith Avenue
Valdosta Farmers Market (seasonal)	Valdosta, GA 31601	1500 South Patterson Street

Find more markets and farms

Georgia Grown runs a farmers market map with location and distance filters, and a Georgia Grown product finder. The Department of Agriculture’s agritourism page is the starting point for farm visits.

Visiting a brewery or distillery: what the state says

• The Georgia Department of Agriculture says breweries, distilleries and wineries holding the right license must sell directly to the consumer, on or off the premises, and must follow local laws on hours of operation. State and local sales taxes apply.
• For on-premises direct sales, the same page lists yearly caps of 3,000 barrels of malt beverage and 500 barrels of distilled spirits, and per-person, per-day take-home limits of 288 ounces of malt beverage and 2,250 milliliters of distilled spirits.
• A 2015 Department of Revenue bulletin on facility tours says brewers and distillers may not make retail sales to tour attendees, but may give tour tastings: up to 36 ounces of malt beverage per person per day for a brewer, and up to three samples of a half ounce each for a distiller. We read this bulletin as written in 2015 and have not confirmed it is still current.
• Wine country is covered in our north Georgia wineries guide. Ages and hours vary by place; call ahead.

What we could not verify

• A current count of Georgia wineries, breweries and distilleries from an official or trade-body page; the counts we found were old or from news articles, so we publish none.
• Winery tasting rules, and whether the 2015 tour bulletin has since been replaced.
• Harvest seasons for peanuts and pecans, and whether Georgia has an official state honey (no honey section appears in the state symbols article).
• The county of each state farmers market and each market’s hours.
• The full list of the 20 Vidalia counties: the federal rule describes the area by boundary, and the state release gives the count only.
• Official legis.ga.gov text for the food sections; we read Justia’s copy and, for pecan, grits and muscadine, a secondary copy.

FAQ

What is Georgia’s state fruit?

The peach, designated the official Georgia state fruit in 1995 (Official Code of Georgia § 50-3-70).

What is Georgia’s state vegetable?

The Vidalia sweet onion, designated in 1990 (§ 50-3-65). Georgia’s state crop is the peanut and its state nut the pecan.

Are grits Georgia’s official food?

Grits are the official prepared food of Georgia (§ 50-3-78, effective July 1, 2002). Brunswick stew became the state stew and cornbread the state bread on July 1, 2025.

When is Vidalia onion season?

The Georgia Department of Agriculture says April through early September; the 2026 official pack date was April 13, 2026.

When is Georgia peach season?

Georgia Grown says about 12 weeks each year, from mid-May to early August.

How many state farmers markets does Georgia have?

Nine, according to the Georgia Department of Agriculture: Atlanta (Forest Park), Augusta, Cairo, Cordele, Macon, Moultrie, Savannah, Thomasville and Valdosta. Cairo, Cordele and Valdosta are seasonal.

How we checked this guide: Dates, hours, admission and parking prices, and access details were verified against the official sources listed below on October 19, 2026. Operators change schedules and raise prices without notice, so confirm anything time-sensitive before you drive. The figures in this guide also feed our Georgia Attraction Transparency Index and Family Day-Out Cost Index.

Sources

• Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)
• Georgia Department of Agriculture: State Farmers Markets
• Georgia Department of Agriculture: 2026 Vidalia onion pack date
• Georgia Grown: peaches
• Georgia Department of Agriculture: Breweries, Distilleries & Wineries Direct On-Premise Sales
• Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 7 CFR Part 955 (Vidalia onions)