About Longleaf (Pinus palustris), wiregrass (Aristida stricta), and gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) by the Longleaf Alliance:
We believe that longleaf in any form is better than a cotton field; that longleaf and native ground cover (like wiregrass) is better than longleaf alone; that longleaf, wiregrass, and gopher tortoises are better than longleaf and wiregrass alone.
Picture of Pinus palustris and Aristida stricta by John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Georgia, 19 February 2011.
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It’s probably this gopher.
The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is named for its burrowing skills. Its shovel-shaped forefeet dig burrows up to 40 feet long that shelter and house not only tortoises, but a virtual zoo. By one count, an astonishing 362 animals take refuge in these burrows, from gopher frogs and burrowing owls to an array of snakes and invertebrates, some species depend entirely on them. If we lacked the scientific concept of a keystone species–one with an impact far beyond that expected from its numbers–we’d need to create it for the gopher tortoise, given its importance in the longleaf forest ecosystem.
Picture of Gopherus polyphemus front porch by John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Georgia, 19 February 2011.
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Picture of red maple blooming by John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Georgia, 19 February 2011.
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Gretchen buys meat, fresh vegetables, ginger, cereal, chicken, sausage, and
bacon at Whisk Organic Market in Valdosta.
Also Newman ginger cookies.
She says Gracie says people who come in often don’t understand
organic fruits and vegetables aren’t always the most beautiful ones.
But they’re tasty!
Here’s a playlist of videos of proprietor Gracie Crane Douglas talking about her store.
More pictures of
Whisk Organic Market
in a flickr set.
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Picture by Gretchen Quarterman, Lowndes County, Georgia, 23 January 2011.
“It’s just waitin’ in the wind.”
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Well, I was digging a trench for an electric line and I wanted it deep where I have a shallow ditch. So “Call before you dig!”
I called myself, “Self, where’s that sewer pipe you put in a few years ago?” Continue reading
Whenever possible we us[sic] local meats, cheese and produce to provide our diners with fresh and dynamic flavors. Local products from the likes of Gayla’s Grits, Horner Farms, Sweet Grass Dairy and Thompson Farms allow Charlie Tripper’s to serve delicious and local farmstead fare year round. Menus are subject to change in order to accommodate seasonality and availability.
4479 North Valdosta RoadThis post owed to Buddy Boswell.
Valdosta, Georgia, 31602
229-247-0366
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Moe’s to get new, fresher menu
By Jeremiah McWilliams, AJC, 13 Jan 2011:
The Atlanta-based burrito chain will roll out a new nationwide menu on Jan. 24, top executives told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Coming soon to 420-plus restaurants will be grass-fed sirloin steak with no added hormones. The pork will be hormone-free, steroid-free and grain-fed. Moe’s says its chicken will be hormone-free and not raised in cages, and the tofu will be organic.Sounds good to me. Why are they doing this?
“The Moe’s consumers have told us this is something they want,” said Paul Damico, president of the brand. “We take that information seriously. They tell us they want fresh, they want sustainable.”Voting at the checkout counter works!
They have three locations in Valdosta:
1525 Baytree Rd.
Valdosta, GA 31602
(229) 293-06633145 North Ashley Street
Valdosta, GA 31602
(229) 333-06491500 Patterson Street
Valdosta, GA 31698
229-259-2506
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PS: And I learned that Moe’s is based in Atlanta.
