{"id":4034,"date":"2016-01-08T18:26:49","date_gmt":"2016-01-08T23:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?p=4034"},"modified":"2016-01-08T18:27:45","modified_gmt":"2016-01-08T23:27:45","slug":"lesser-known-crops-for-the-coastal-plain-by-bret-wagenhorst-sogalo16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/lesser-known-crops-for-the-coastal-plain-by-bret-wagenhorst-sogalo16.html","title":{"rendered":"Lesser Known Crops for the Coastal Plain, by Bret Wagenhorst @ SOGALO16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nThe first posted of many talks you can hear at\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/s-ga-growing-local-2016\">\r\nSouth Georgia Growing Local<\/a> in February:\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p>\r\nDescription of the talk:\r\nA presentation of my experience growing, eating, selling various\r\nlesser known edible crops\r\n<a title=\"Cut persimmon\" id=\"3982\" width=\"1392\" height=\"897\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3982\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;width:300;float:right\" width=\"300\" alt=\"Cut persimmon\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/f9248c79e34daefddb9af006d49b61a5.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nof the coastal plain. I will try to\r\ninclude as many of the following as I can get to in my allotted\r\ntime slot (not necessarily in this order): Asian yard long beans,\r\nbananas, black walnuts, bunching onions, cactus pears, carambola<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n(starfruit), chayote, chestnuts, fava beans, figs, foo gwa, ginger,\r\ngreen tea, guava and guayaba, grapefruit, horse radish, jicama, \r\nkiwano melons, kiwifruit, loquats, luffas, Malabar spinach, maypops,\r\nnopales, papayas, persimmons, rice, roselle, pawpaws, pineapples, \r\npomegranates, satsumas, Seminole pumpkins, stevia, turmeric.\r\n<p>\r\nI will \r\nprovide samples of many of the crops and share with you my growing\r\nsuccesses and failures\/lessons learned\/tips for growing, what has\r\nsold well at the local farmers market for me, what I find tasty, \r\nwhat I find easiest or hardest to grow and ways to preserve these\r\ncrops for later consumption.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nWho should attend: Folks interested in growing\/eating\/selling less\r\ncommonly raised fruits and vegetables.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nBret will also have a vendor display.\r\n<p>\r\nRegistration is open for\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/s-ga-growing-local-2016\">\r\nSouth Georgia Growing Local<\/a>, Saturday, February 6th 2016, at Pine Grove Middle School, Lowndes County, Georgia.\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:top\">\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center\"><a title=\"Pomegranite\" id=\"3974\" width=\"2448\" height=\"2448\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3974\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;width:150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Pomegranite\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ab55330c575a98f6758238bf200c39f4.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<br>Pomegranite \r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center\"><a title=\"Chestnuts in basket\" id=\"3978\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1936\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3978\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;width:150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Chestnuts in basket\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/6e327830993cc9d719d7dedc6df6533d.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<br>Chestnuts in basket \r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center\"><a title=\"Cut persimmon\" id=\"3982\" width=\"1392\" height=\"897\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3982\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;width:150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Cut persimmon\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/f9248c79e34daefddb9af006d49b61a5.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<br>Cut persimmon \r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center\"><a title=\"Feijoa fruit\" id=\"3986\" width=\"1335\" height=\"1205\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3986\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;width:150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Feijoa fruit\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/d71af18e89c5b143ed2c08c4b46b5183.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<br>Feijoa fruit \r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center\"><a title=\"Kiwano melon sliced\" id=\"3990\" width=\"1720\" height=\"1716\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3990\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;width:150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Kiwano melon sliced\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/435bfa02167c58d159204e62e0fb1815.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<br>Kiwano melon sliced \r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center\"><a title=\"Kiwi cut\" id=\"3994\" width=\"1914\" height=\"1544\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3994\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;width:150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Kiwi cut\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/686c55b8fe64eddea66826be9dafce50.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<br>Kiwi cut \r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center\"><a title=\"Long beans\" id=\"3998\" width=\"1406\" height=\"2272\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3998\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;width:150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Long beans\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/a2e88581e35bbda6a6e350cd935eb4ba.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<br>Long beans \r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center\"><a title=\"Loquat fruit\" id=\"4002\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1936\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4002\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;width:150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Loquat fruit\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/a6a34b80c1463405fcb8dd5060f48147.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<br>Loquat fruit \r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center\"><a title=\"Maypop fruit in basket\" id=\"4006\" width=\"998\" height=\"1183\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4006\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;width:150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Maypop fruit in basket\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/5e3152ca17036097723cc2aef6789bf1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<br>Maypop fruit in basket \r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center\"><a title=\"Pawpaws on plate\" id=\"4010\" width=\"2049\" height=\"1720\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4010\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;width:150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Pawpaws on plate\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/c223d0d9fd58b60847f4584f4d2f0ea3.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<br>Pawpaws on plate \r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center\"><a title=\"Saw-toothed 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