Red-shouldered hawks, split-tailed kites, and buzzards were riding the updrafts mid-day today.
You can also hear bluebirds and other birds keeping to the trees.
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Tag Archives: Okra Paradise Farms
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
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.
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
The Basics of Fermentation: We Have Culture! –Janisse Ray @ SOGALO15 2015-01-24
Now a word from our founder.
Science is finding that a healthy gut biome is vital to a powerful immune system, a highly functional brain, and overall good health. Jump-start your road to recovery or maintain your vigor by incorporating cultured foods in your diet. Fermenting is wicked simple and lots of fun. In this workshop Janisse will make sauerkraut, kefir, and kombucha. She’ll also talk about many other homemade cultured foods you can incorporate into your homestead or home kitchen for the benefit of you and your family, including cream fraiche, vinegar, and much more.
Janisse Ray and Leeanne Culbreath started the South Georgia Growing Local series of conferences in November 2010 in Tifton. For more about Janisse Ray see her web page. She already held Southeast Georgia Growing Local in Tattnall County in November 2014. Come see Janisse at the other fifth conference in this series, South Georgia Growing Local 2015, January 24, 2015, at Pine Grove Middle School in Lowndes County north of Valdosta.
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Making soap with Milk, Essential Oils, & other Natural ingredients –Tom Kuettner @ SOGALO15 2015-01-24
What’s in your soap? Listen to Tom Kuettner and find out.
Why use Natural soap, Types of soap making, Basic soap making, What problems do adding Milk, Essential Oils, Botanicals pose, how do we deal with these problems to make quality soap.
Who should attend: Anyone with a desire to make their own soap or with an interest in what’s in their soap and why to use natural soap
Come hear Tom at South Georgia Growing Local 2015, Continue reading