Movie: Here we are in the okra field, the rainbow (40M):
Movie: Second rainbow is bright and getting brighter (42M):
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Tarzan lives here
Seeing that grape vine, I said,
Tarzan lives here!
The visiting French botanist gave it a try.
Video by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 22 August 2012.
Never works for me, but apparently he’s lighter. Watch him go:
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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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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Gretchen in the Okra
Taller than she is:
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 8 July 2012.
A lot of okra:
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:
Picking Peppers at Okra Paradise Farms 5 July 2012
Gretchen picks peppers every day, and right now she's baking pepper muffins to take to Valdosta Farm Days at the historic Lowndes County Courthouse. Brown Dog and Yellow Dog helping:
Brown Dog and Yellow Dog helping Gretchen Quarterman pick peppers.
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 5 July 2012.
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Dr. Elsie Quarterman, Prof Emerita of Plant Ecology, Vanderbilt, 101 years and 7 months
Patrick, Gretchen, Elsie, Ann:
Patrick, Gretchen, Elsie, Ann
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Nashville, Tennessee, 2 July 2012.
Elsie, Patrick, Ann:
Continue readingGrowing Pumpkin, Okra Paradise Farms, 29 June 2012
These three pumpkins doubled in size between 26 and 29 June.
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 29 June 2012.
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