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Donna George

Donna George is the owner of The Peanut Patch, a beloved country store in Yuma, Arizona, known for peanut brittle, fudge, and Southwestern gourmet foods, and a recurring guest on Big Blend Radio's "The Peanut Patch" podcast.

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APPEARANCES

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PODCASTS

Oct 2, 2026

The Peanut Patch

The Peanut Patch

It's Time to Visit The Peanut Patch in Yuma, Arizona

Oct 2 · 25m

Lisa D. SmithHOST

8:55

How much do you make? So

Donna GeorgeGUEST

8:57

we roast the peanuts on site.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

9:00

So we control the freshness of them.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

9:03

We grind them into our own peanut butter.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

9:05

So again, we control the freshness of it.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

9:08

We make our own peanut brittle.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

9:10

We make sesame brittle.

9 MINS LATER

Lisa D. SmithHOST

18:40

You've been doing them since we've known you, which is, oh my gosh, almost 30 years.

Eat, Drink and Be Merry

Eat, Drink and Be Merry

It's Time to Visit The Peanut Patch in Yuma, Arizona

Oct 2 · 25m

Lisa D. SmithHOST

8:55

How much do you make? So

Donna GeorgeGUEST

8:57

we roast the peanuts on site.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

9:00

So we control the freshness of them.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

9:03

We grind them into our own peanut butter.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

9:05

So again, we control the freshness of it.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

9:08

We make our own peanut brittle.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

9:10

We make sesame brittle.

9 MINS LATER

Lisa D. SmithHOST

18:40

You've been doing them since we've known you, which is, oh my gosh, almost 30 years.

The Peanut Patch

The Peanut Patch

Spice It Up for Fall: Cooking, Baking & Shopping for the Season

Sep 5 · 32m

Lisa D. SmithHOST

10:39

And then October, do people start doing gift bags, like their gift baskets and gift tins? Okay.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

10:45

So we usually have bosses day in October and you know, what better way to, to thank your boss and to get them food.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

10:55

You know, you can't go wrong.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

10:57

Everybody eats.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

10:59

So yes, we do.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

11:01

And then, you know, different other different areas that people might need a birthday basket or weddings.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

11:09

Yeah.

Lisa D. SmithHOST

12:56

I think also for those who are from Yuma and that are serving somewhere else to get a gift basket from

The Peanut Patch

The Peanut Patch

Creative Sandwich Spreads & Gourmet Charcuterie Ideas

Aug 7 · 29m

Lisa D. SmithHOST

8:16

And you can mix the honey into the peanut butter.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

8:19

And I, you know, my peanut butter that I sell is not sweet.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

8:23

Right.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

8:23

And I do grind honey roasted peanuts.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

8:27

so that we have a sweet peanut butter, but it has preservatives in it and stuff then.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

8:31

So at home, what I do is I buy my dry roasted no salt

17 MINS LATER

Lisa D. SmithHOST

25:44

It'll coat your

Donna GeorgeGUEST

25:44

tongue.

The Peanut Patch

The Peanut Patch

The All-American Peanut: History, Heritage & Flavor

Jul 3 · 33m

Lisa D. SmithHOST

5:04

Do people ever grow them in their garden? It would be a good thing to do for your soil.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

5:09

I believe we have a lot of people that probably grow some peanuts in their gardens around here.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

5:14

But, you know, commercially, they haven't been able to grow them because of the whitefly infestation back in the late 1990s.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

5:21

Yeah.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

5:27

You know, what's to stop somebody from growing some in their garden? It would be great.

Lisa D. SmithHOST

6:27

That's

Donna GeorgeGUEST

6:27

right.

Donna GeorgeGUEST

6:28

And it's very nostalgic, you know.