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GMOs: worse risk of ruin than nuclear power –Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Because Genetically modified crops risk widespread ruin, they should not be permitted without far greater scientific knowledge, for which the burden of proof falls on those proposing GMOs, not those opposing, say experts in risk and ruin.

Risk management or mitigation may work for localized harm, but GMOs risk widespread systemic damage, which is ruin, and to prevent that the precautionary principal is needed:

if an action or policy has a suspected risk of causing severe harm to the public domain (such as general health or the environment), and in the absence of scientific near-certainty about the safety of the action, the burden of proof about absence of harm falls on those proposing the action.

A paper by Nassim Nicholas Taleb and co-authors lays out Continue reading →

Peter Clark Quarterman Jr. (1923-2015)

Cousin Clark; he will be missed. Obituary at Carson McLane of Valdosta:

Peter Clark Quarterman Jr., 91, of Valdosta passed away January 25, 2015 at Brooks County Hospital. He was born April 4, 1923 in Valdosta, GA to the late Dr. Peter Clark, Sr. and Kathryne Staten Quarterman. Mr. Quarterman was a veteran of WWII where he was a B-25 top turret gunner for the United States Army Air Corps. After the 300x203 Muriel DeCarr Hancock Quarterman, Peter Clark Quarterman Jr., Rev. Mrs. Helen Quarterman Fisher, in Peter Clark Quarterman Jr. (1923-2015), by Stephen Patrick Quarterman, for OkraParadiseFarms.com, 31 December 1993 war, he returned to Valdosta to become a farmer. He played string bass and was known for his fish-fry musical suppers held at Lake Octahatchee. A lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church, Mr. Quarterman sang bass in the choir and was an elder in the church.

Mr. Quarterman is survived by his wife, Muriel DeCarr Hancock Quarterman of Quitman, GA and several cousins and dear friends in South Georgia and at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman, GA. In addition to his parents, Mr. Quarterman was preceded in death by his sister, the Rev. Mrs. Helen Quarterman Fisher.

A graveside service will be held Continue reading →

Growing local for local economy –Gretchen Quarterman on the Chris Beckham 105.9 radio show @ SOGALO15 2015-01-24

Really on the air this morning, and now on YouTube, talking about “quite the event” as Chris Beckham called it, South Georgia Growing Local, this Saturday, January 24th at Pine Grove Middle School, in Lowndes County, Georgia. Five times five: five tracks in five sessions, from soil to planting to cooking and nutrition, including aquaponics by UGA Professor Pat Duncan and local oils by national award winner Clay Oliver. Space still available; sign up now!


Video by Gretchen Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms (OPF).

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Gretchen Quarterman on the Scott James 92.1 radio show @ SOGALO15 2015-01-24

See her on YouTube if you missed her on the radio Monday, talking about South Georgia Growing Local, this Saturday, January 24th at Pine Grove Middle School, in Lowndes County, Georgia.

Includes a back yard garden story about her daughter Lindsey, where the apartment manager was very impressed.


Video by Gretchen Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms (OPF).

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Raising goats. Is it a hobby or a business? –Bobbie Golden @ SOGALO15 2015-01-24

South Georgia Growing Local is also for North Florida, where these goats live.

  • Breeds that are most likely to live in our environment
  • How to market and get some return on your investment

Bobbie’s business is Golden Acres Ranch, between Monticello Florida, and Thomasville, Georgia. Come hear Bobbie talk about her goats at South Georgia Growing Local 2015, this Saturday, January 24th, at Pine Grove Middle School, in Lowndes County, Georgia.

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Hydroponic Greenhouses –Jeff Morgan and Tony Mallory @ SOGALO15 2015-01-24

A talk instead of tours of the Pine Grove Middle School greenhouses this year.

300x225 Greenhouse, in Hydroponic Greenhouses, by Gretchen Quarterman, for OkraParadiseFarms.com, 18 January 2015 The greenhouses have a fungus just now because it is too moist in them because of the amount of water they had to put on during the freezes. Therefore there will be no tours this year.

However Jeff and Tony will be happy to give a talk.

I scheduled them for the last session at South Georgia Growing Local:

Hydroponic greenhouses and gardens are a viable method of growing in many Continue reading →

Gretchen will be on the radio twice this week @ SOGALO15 2015-01-24

Update 2015-01-20: Oops; actually Wednesday January 21st on the Chris Beckham show, still 8AM. Listen in tomorrow!

Morning radio is where a lot of people get their local news, and Gretchen will be talking about South Georgia Growing Local on both the local talk shows this week, reminding everybody about the great lineup of speakers about local agriculture for Saturday January 24th at Pine Grove Middle School.

7:30 AM Monday 19 January 2015
Scott James, 92.1 FM WDDQ, http://www.talk921.com/
facebook event, tunein.

8:00 AM Tuesday 20 Wednesday 21 January 2015
Chris Beckham, 105.9 FM WVGA, http://valdostatoday.com/wvga/
facebook event, tunein.

You can listen to them with a radio, or through various online streaming services, such as tunein.

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Oliver Farm Pecan Oil wins national Good Food Award @ SOGALO15 2015-01-24

A speaker at the upcoming South Georgia Growing Local Conference just got a national award in San Francisco.

Press release via ABAC, Georgia Farmer Wins National Award for Cooking Oil,

A Georgia farmer took home a coveted Good Food Award in the oils category this week.

Oliver Farm Pecan Oil was recognized Thursday at the Good Food Award ceremony in San Francisco.

Since he started pressing food oils in 2012, Clay Oliver has expanded to produce cooking oils from sunflower, pecan and peanuts from the family homestead near Pitts, Ga.

“It’s great to be from the South and up against other producers from across the country … and then Continue reading →