Master Gardeners of New York, Georgia, and Virginia:
Master Gardeners of New York, Georgia, and Virginia
Julie?, Gretchen Quarterman, Lindsey Williams
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 11 August 2012.
Locally Known:
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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The sun shines through the window into the lower box, heating air that rises through the upper box, dehydrating fruits and vegetables on the racks. That's the theory; we'll see if it works. Idea shamelessly stolen from Raven Waters; I figure it's his fault if it doesn't work. 🙂
Gretchen Quarterman placing racks in the solar dehydrator
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 3 August 2012.
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Sounds you don't want your smart phone to make: "Plop!" as it falls out of your pocket into the pond.
Now you might think it would be easy to find, since you can plainly see it fell straight down. Nope, I've rummaged through the bottom all around with fingers, then with a potato fork. Nothing. I blame it on the beavers, who I think are facebooking with it.
Here's the video:
Plop!
Video of John S. Quarterman by Gretchen Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 22 April 2012.
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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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Do you hear anything upstairs?
Do you hear anything upstairs?
Pictures by Gretchen Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 22 July 2012.
Maybe over there?
Continue reading Gretchen picking peppers
Video by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 28 July 2012.
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As a
Georgia Master Gardener, Gretchen Quarterman volunteers two
afternoons one afternoon a week at the Lowndes County Extension Office on US 84 east of Valdosta,
identifying plants and pests, and making recommendations to citizens who call in or who bring in samples.
Closeup sample in bottle:
Closeup sample in bottle
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 June 2012.
Sample in bottle:
Continue readingWe already knew nature makes healthy. Here’s a group helping nature help troubled youth make nature healthy.
From the website of Youth and Ecological Restoration Program:
Planting native trees and shrubs in local watersheds provides habitat and protection for fish, birds and many other species.
Stephen Hume wrote for the Vancouver Sun yesterday, Healing power of troubled waters: An ecological program that links at-risk teens with damaged watersheds has breathed new life into both,
Continue readingAfter Carnation Creek, Wendy applied and was accepted at university as a mature student, successfully studying ecology and land reclamation, presenting her own scientific papers. Then, eight years ago, she began putting her wisdom to work teaching the next generation to pay attention to the consequences of heedlessness, greed and ignorance about our dependence on the natural world.
Her innovative Youth and Ecological Restoration Program helps teenagers at risk. Some struggle with
Washed and drying before chopping up for dehydrating:
Washed and drying before chopping up for dehydrating
John S. Quarterman, Gretchen Quarterman, Brown Dog, Yellow Dog,
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 24 July 2012.
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