Chayote squash, feijoas,
bananas, Jerusalem artichokes, roselle, chestnuts and black walnuts,

kiwano melons, star fruit, grapefruit, Seminole pumpkins, papayas,
Japanese persimmons, and rice: all these can be grown in south Georgia,
says Bret Wagenhorst of Brighton Farms.
He will talk about those crops at

South Georgia Growing Local 2015, January 24, 2015, at Pine Grove Middle
School in Lowndes County north of Valdosta.
You can
register now.

There are many food crops that aren’t typically grown commercially
in south Georgia/north Florida that can do well on a small scale.
This talk will

review the speaker’s experience growing and eating
several of these crops. Information about where to get
stock/seed/plants, how to grow them without using pesticides, how to
prepare and store them, and how they taste will be provided. Some of
the crops that may be discussed include: chayote squash, feijoas,
bananas, Jerusalem artichokes, roselle, chestnuts and black walnuts,
kiwano melons, star fruit, grapefruit, Seminole pumpkins, papayas,
Japanese persimmons and rice.