Canopy Roads of South Georgia

Canning Jalapeno Peppers

Picked and washed:

Sliced and canned:

Pictures by Gretchen Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 15 November 2012.

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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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Zucca 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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Peppers 2012-08-18

Okra, you are not a pepper! Now that sparkly thing, that's a pepper!

Gretchen has these peppers Valdosta Farm Days today, 9AM to 1PM today at the historic Lowndes County Courthouse in downtown Valdosta.

Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 18 August 2012.

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Pumpkins

Gretchen has something new at Valdosta Farm Days today: pumpkins! That's 9AM to 1PM today at the historic Lowndes County Courthouse in downtown Valdosta.

Pumpkin and flower
John S. Quarterman, Gretchen Quarterman, Brown Dog, Yellow Dog,
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 18 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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Pepper Jelly

Where did those peppers Gretchen picked a week ago go? Into jars:

Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 29 July 2012.

That jar lifter is the best tool we own.

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Peppers!

Gretchen picking peppers:

Gretchen picking peppers
Video by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 28 July 2012.

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Tomatoes on the wash screen, Okra Paradise Farms, 15 July 2012

Before:

Before
John S. Quarterman, Gretchen Quarterman, Brown Dog, Yellow Dog,
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 15 July 2012.

After: Tomato, jalapeno, habanero, bird pepper:

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: