Those small violet berries in the woods: it’s beautyberry, and you can eat it.
(No, not pokeberry; those are larger, and the stems are purple.)
Beautyberry grows in clumps that you can pick like you’re milking
the bush.
First, find some ripe ones:
Pick them and wash them:
And boil them:
To be continued….
Pictures of Callicarpa americana, Lowndes County, Georgia, 12 Oct 2010, as well as picking, cooking, by Gretchen Quarterman.
-jsq
Checking in Saturday morning, 13 Nov 2010,
at the Growing Local Conference organized
by Georgia Organics in Tifton, Georgia.
Janisse Ray and Leeanne Culbreath explain the conference.
Raven Waters demonstrates cheese making,
South Georgia “Growing Local” Conference,
Georgia Organics, Tifton, Georgia, 13 Nov 2010.
Videos by John S. Quarterman.
-jsq
Who’s that in the field?
Why it’s that Terry Davis,
collecting corn ears that his combine missed!
Some assembly required for the trailer.
Here’s what we want to pick: ears of corn on standing stalks.
Here we go: Continue reading
Picking:
Pictures of Gretchen Quarterman picking corn by John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Georgia, 2 July 2010.
Pumpkin in the hand,
I like pumpkin when I dance.
Pictures of Gretchen Quarterman in the pumpkin patch by John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Georgia, 2 July 2010.
Picture of Gretchen with zucchini of various sizes by John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Georgia, 28 June 2010.
Very tasty.
Picture and grilling by Gretchen Quarterman, Lowndes County, Georgia, 28 August 2009.
Don’t let the white stuff alarm you; it’s just diatomaceous earth, to cut down on the creepy crawlies.
Pictures by Gretchen Quarterman.
Picture by Gretchen.