Okra color wheel with purple, orange, and green okra.
Picture by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 29 June 2013.
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Yellow Dog sitting in Gretchen’s seat
Orange okra more
More orange okra coming along:
Pictures by Gretchen Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 2013-06-27.
Soon we’ll compare to the purple okra.
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Purple okra almost ready
It turns out that okra pod from Monday was actually a stray green okra, not purple at all. But this, this is a purple okra. And another….
Three, Four, Five: Continue reading
Francine the Florida Softshell Turtle
Francine out for a walk between the creek and the house:
Species Profile: Florida Softshell (Apalone ferox) | SREL Herpetology
Like other softshells, the Florida softshell turtle (Apalone ferox) is a large, flat turtle with skin covering its shell (resembling a pancake). It is the bulkiest of the softshell turtles but inhabits the smallest range. It varies in size with males measuring from 6-12 inches (15-30 cm) and females measuring double that at 11-24 inches (28-61 cm). Adults are usually colored by a dark brown to brownish-gray with dark spots. Also there are usually small dark bumps on the carapace. In juveniles these dark bumps on the carapace are much more easily seen, as they are usually lighter in color than the adults. The carapace of the Florida softshell is covered with longitudinal rows of tubercles that resemble ridges in younger turtles but are less evident in larger turtles. In adult turtles the plastron of the shell usually extends farther than the carapace.Continue reading
USDA approves Non-GMO meat label
Now easier to vote at the checkout counter (or the farmers market), at least for non-GMO meat.
Stephanie Strom wrote for NYTimes 20 June 2013, U.S. Approves a Label for Meat From Animals Fed a Diet Free of Gene-Modified Products,
The Agriculture Department has approved a label for meat and liquid egg products that includes a claim about the absence of genetically engineered products.
It is the first time that the department, which regulates meat and poultry processing, has approved a non-G.M.O. label claim, which attests that meat certified by the Non-GMO Project came from animals that never ate feed containing genetically engineered ingredients like corn, soy and alfalfa.
Seen here.
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Purple okra flower and pod
Update: That was actually a green okra. Here’s
a real purple okra
and here are purple, orange, and green compared.
A purple okra!
Just you wait, orange okra,
in a day or so we’ll see who’s purple.
Purple okra flower:
Continue readingOrange Okra almost ready
This is the same orange okra pod seen picked a couple days later:
Picture by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms,
Lowndes County, Georgia, 17 June 2013.
We’re still waiting for more to get ready. Picking plenty of green okra meanwhile.
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Dogs and Okra
What color is this okra?
Okra color wheel, and Gretchen:
Gretchen and the okra
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms,
Lowndes County, Georgia, 20 June 2013.
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