{"id":2575,"date":"2014-12-21T09:20:34","date_gmt":"2014-12-21T14:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?p=2575"},"modified":"2015-01-15T09:05:50","modified_gmt":"2015-01-15T14:05:50","slug":"minor-food-crops-to-consider-for-the-hobby-gardener-or-small-scale-farmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/minor-food-crops-to-consider-for-the-hobby-gardener-or-small-scale-farmer.html","title":{"rendered":"Minor food crops to consider for the hobby gardener or small scale farmer –Bret Wagenhorst @ SOGALO15"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\n\"300x224<\/a>\r\nChayote squash, feijoas, \r\nbananas, Jerusalem artichokes, roselle, chestnuts and black walnuts,\r\n\r\nkiwano melons, star fruit, grapefruit, Seminole pumpkins, papayas, \r\nJapanese persimmons, and rice: all these can be grown in south Georgia,\r\nsays Bret Wagenhorst of Brighton Farms.\r\nHe will talk about those crops at\r\n\r\nSouth Georgia Growing Local 2015<\/a>, January 24, 2015, at Pine Grove Middle\r\nSchool in Lowndes County north of Valdosta.\r\nYou can\r\nregister now<\/a>.\r\n

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\r\nThere are many food crops that aren’t typically grown commercially\r\nin south Georgia\/north Florida that can do well on a small scale.\r\nThis talk will\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\"300x224<\/a>\r\n review the speaker’s experience growing and eating\r\nseveral of these crops. Information about where to get \r\nstock\/seed\/plants, how to grow them without using pesticides, how to\r\nprepare and store them, and how they taste will be provided. Some of\r\nthe crops that may be discussed include: chayote squash, feijoas, \r\nbananas, Jerusalem artichokes, roselle, chestnuts and black walnuts,\r\nkiwano melons, star fruit, grapefruit, Seminole pumpkins, papayas, \r\nJapanese persimmons and rice.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

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