Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) growing next to corn (Zea mays): two very tasty plants!
This corn was planted by Terry Davis from seed kept in his family for 100 years.
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Rayonier, Altamaha, Georgia, 2012-09-08
It smelled as bad as it looked:
Picture by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 7 September 2012.
This is the notorious Rayonier paper mill near Jesup, Georgia,
that Georgia Water Coalition ranked on its Dirty Dozen,
2011’s worst offenses against Georgia’s Water,
as
#2, Altamaha River: Rayonier Pulp Mill Discharge Destroys Fisheries.
That report got
a reaction from Rayonier,
according to Mike Morrison in Jacksonville.com 8 November 2011,
Rayonier acknowledges waste issues,
The head of Rayonier acknowledged Monday that there are problems with the water it discharges into the Altamaha River at its paper mill near Jesup but said the company is ahead of schedule on cleaning it up.
The Georgia Water Coalition on Saturday ranked a stretch of river in the vicinity of the mill second on its “Dirty Dozen,” a list of the state’s most polluted or otherwise damaged rivers, streams, wetlands and marshes.
“We are very committed to the water quality of the Altamaha River,” Rayonier Chairman and CEO Lee Thomas said. “It’s important to us, just as it is important to the people of southeast Georgia. We’re working hard to improve the discharge.”
Rayonier’s pollution remains famous in song and story, such as in
this YouTube video.
Caterpillar
What is this bug? I was mowing at Carolyn's place, when I lowered my arm and felt something like sandspurs on my shirt. Nope, it was this thing.
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 1 September 2012.
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Butterfly and tire
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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Butterwheel
Enjoy it while you can, butterfly, I already bought an innertube.
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 28 August 2012.
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Red corn
Actually red and blue:
Actually red and blue
John S. Quarterman, Gretchen Quarterman,
Brown Dog, Yellow Dog,
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 28 August 2012.
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Butterflies on lantana
Butterflies like lantana.
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 24 August 2012.
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John Quarterman on the Withlachoochee (audio)
Back at the end of March at
a river conference in Roswell, Georgia,
I was interviewed for a podcast.
Here’s
the audio,
and here’s the blurb they included:
John Quarterman on the Withlachoochee
Monday, July 9th, 2012
John S. Quarterman was born and raised in Lowndes County, where he married his wife Gretchen. They live on the same land where he grew up, and participate in local community and government.
NPS talks with Quarterman and his observations on starting and strengthening a Withlachoochee Riverkeeper organization at Georgia River Network‘s 2012 Weekend for Rivers.
The water organization has since been incorporated as the Georgia non-profit WWALS Watershed Coalition:
WWALS is an advocacy organization working for watershed conservation of the Willacoochee, Withlacoochee, Alapaha, and Little River Systems watershed in south Georgia and north Florida through awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen advocacy.
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PS: They also recorded another podcast which starts out on what may sound like a completely different topic, but which is actually quite related.
Yellow jessamine root
A couple of French botanists came by to catalog our yellow jessamine. They want some for medicinal purposes. Up in North Carolina they heard it grew hereabouts and drove down. Contacting the Chamber, they were told Gretchen had some. She was in Valdosta and sent them out. I gave them a tour, including use of digging implements.
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 22 August 2012.
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