Nashville is known for many things—music, hot chicken, bachelorette parties. That fresh peaches aren’t one of them was a disheartening discovery for Stephen and Jessica Rose when they arrived there in 2010. Stephen grew up in Fort Valley, in the heart of central Georgia’s peach country. On a trip home, a simple idea struck: Bring the peaches to the people. The Peach Truck—a 1964 Jeep Gladiator J200—is now a full-time endeavor for the couple, who sell Georgia peaches all over Nashville and beyond and have just published their first cookbook. While peaches are central to their lives, the Roses do eat other fruits. In fact, the family’s go-to oatmeal recipe blends in Jessica’s background; her parents once operated a raspberry farm in Washington State. “This recipe came about when I was having children,” she says. “Time was so valuable, I decided that if I was going to get in the kitchen and make something, I wanted it to last for more than one meal.” Her baked oatmeal is packed with nutritious ingredients, and leftovers freeze easily. But those aren’t the only reasons she loves it. “Mixing the peaches with the berries made it feel like I was eating cobbler for breakfast.”
