Pork chop, squash, brocolli, all from within 100 miles, and corn and sweet potatoes from our field:
Pictures by Gretchen Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 2012-11-15.
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Gretchen with okra
Gretchen the farmer and Gretchen the Rotarian with okra and peppers and Brown Dog and Yellow Dog:
Gretchen the farmer and Rotarian with okra and peppers and
Brown Dog and Yellow Dog.
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 31 October 2012.
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Corn in trailer with rising moon
Finished picking a trailer full of corn; now cover it.
Cloud colors, picker, trailer, and moon:
Pictures by Gretchen Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 28 September 2012.
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Terry Davis and the Red Corn
Terry Davis selected the red kernels last year, planted them this spring, and now he’s picking them.
Here’s a video playlist.
Continue readingSweet potatoes
Gretchen will be selling these sweet potatoes at Valdosta Farm Days tomorrow morning, Saturday, 15 September 2012, 9AM to 1PM, at the historic Lowndes County Courthouse.
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Continue readingZucca to Valdosta Farm Days
Zucca, okra, and sweet potatoes to Valdosta Farm Days this morning, 9AM to 1PM (and pumpkins and peppers), down at the historic Lowndes County Courthouse, Central Avenue between Patterson and Ashley.
Where did she get those zucca?
The dogs helped.
John S. Quarterman, Gretchen Quarterman,
Brown Dog, Yellow Dog,
Pictures and videos by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 1 September 2012.
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Red corn
Actually red and blue:
Actually red and blue
John S. Quarterman, Gretchen Quarterman,
Brown Dog, Yellow Dog,
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 28 August 2012.
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Trying out the solar dehydrator @ Okra Paradise Farms 2012-08-04
Testing out the solar dehydrator with okra, tomatoes, peppers, and a thermometer:
Pictures of Gretchen Quarterman with the solar dehydrator
by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 4 August 2012.
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Solar dehydrator, Okra Paradise Farms, 3 August 2012
The sun shines through the window into the lower box, heating air that rises through the upper box, dehydrating fruits and vegetables on the racks. That's the theory; we'll see if it works. Idea shamelessly stolen from Raven Waters; I figure it's his fault if it doesn't work. 🙂
Gretchen Quarterman placing racks in the solar dehydrator
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 3 August 2012.
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A day at the market: Valdosta Farm Days 7 July 2012
Terry Davis picking corn:
Terry Davis picking corn
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 7 July 2012.
Okra, potato, pepper, plus cornbread muffins and collard seeds: