Dickey Farms in Georgia: History, What It Raises, How It Makes Money and How to Contact It
Profile updated November 2026
Dickey Farms in Musella, Georgia, planted its first peach trees in 1897 and still packs fruit in an open-air packing house built in 1936. Fruit Growers News reported in 2020 that two generations of the family were honored by their peers, and the farm remains one of the best-known historic peach operations in Middle Georgia.
| Location | Musella, Crawford County, Georgia, about 40 minutes west of Macon |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1897, when the first peach trees were planted |
| Sectors | Peaches; strawberries; pecans; farm market and baked goods |
| Scale | Acreage not published in sources reviewed; about 30 peach varieties grown |
| Why it is elite | Century-plus peach grower with a 1936 packing house; honored by industry peers |
| Ownership | Family-owned, with later generations active (Lee Dickey, vice president, descends from the founder) |
| Official website | Dickey Farms official site (our story page) |
History of Dickey Farms
According to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution feature, the first peach trees at Dickey Farms were planted in 1897 by the great-great-grandfather of Lee Dickey, the farm's current vice president. The first packing house was built in the early 1900s, and the current open-air packing building was completed in 1936.
Bob Dickey, a principal in the business, died in November 2022, as reported by Fruit Growers News. In 2020 the same trade publication covered an honor given to two generations of the family by their peers in the industry.
What Dickey Farms Grows and Raises
The farm grows about 30 peach varieties, which stretches harvest across the Georgia season. Fruit moves through the historic packing house, where visitors can watch grading and packing. The farm also grows strawberries for U-pick, pumpkins in the fall and pecans.
Keeping a 1936 packing building in daily use is both an operating decision and a marketing asset. It anchors the farm's identity while the production side adapts to modern food safety and cooling needs.
How Dickey Farms Makes Money
Fresh peaches
Fresh peaches are the central product, sold through the farm market and to buyers during the Georgia season.
Farm market and prepared foods
The farm sells homemade peach-strawberry soft serve, pickles, baked goods and apparel, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Selling prepared food and merchandise raises revenue per visitor.
Seasonal crops
U-pick strawberries, pumpkins and pecans spread income beyond the peach season and bring customers back at different times of year.
Farm Insight: What Other Operators Can Learn from Dickey Farms
Use heritage as an asset. A packing house in continuous use since 1936 draws visitors and press coverage that advertising could not buy.
Add seasonal products that share the same customers and facilities. Strawberries, pumpkins and pecans fill the shoulder seasons without requiring a new brand or location.
A packing house that has been sorting peaches since 1936 has surely seen a few farm stories grow taller than the trees. The writers at farm.FM would be glad to add Musella to their farm satire, farm humor, ranch humor and farm jokes, if only to ask whether the soft serve counts as a fruit group. It does, on any day with a Georgia sun.
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How to Contact Dickey Farms
Website: https://gapeaches.com/pages/our-story
Contact details as published online, November 2026. Confirm visits, sales and hours directly with the operation before traveling.
Dickey Farms Sources and Agriculture Authority Links
- Dickey Farms - Our Story - Official site history page
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution feature - Independent coverage of the farm and its products
- Fruit Growers News, 2020 - Two generations honored by peers
- Fruit Growers News obituary - Trade press coverage of Bob Dickey
- USDA NASS Georgia Census of Agriculture - State farm numbers and sales from the 2022 Census
Dickey Farms FAQ
When was Dickey Farms founded?
Its first peach trees were planted in 1897, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Where is Dickey Farms?
In Musella, Georgia, about 40 minutes west of Macon.
What does Dickey Farms sell?
Peaches in about 30 varieties, plus soft serve, pickles, baked goods, strawberries, pumpkins and pecans in season.
How do I contact Dickey Farms?
Use the contact options on gapeaches.com; no street address or phone appeared in the pages reviewed.
Dickey Farms shows how a historic packing house and a mix of seasonal products can sustain a peach family farm for well over a century. The Georgia farms guide links this profile to the rest of the state's leading operations.