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blueandyellowmakes

Author • Speaker • Homesteader
Executive director @theutopianseedproject
Communications manager @sowtrueseed
My book: The Whole Okra.

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Little bit of Smoky Mountains exploration.

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Inspired by @milkglasspie. Motivated by leftovers from @theutopianseedproject experimental root station.
#sweetpotatopie

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Loving this jalapeno hot sauce from @thechefsfarmer #hot

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A quick behind the scenes peek at my crazy week building up to last night's awesome Trial to Table Farm Feast with @theutopianseedproject. Many thanks to everyone who made it happen.

#tarodelivery

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This child of mine #pink

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@theutopianseedproject successfully organized it's first @wncgarlicfest and now we're onto the next event: #Trial2Table @frannysfarm next Saturday!
It's going to be delicious. Message me if you want ticket details or link in the bio of @theutopianseedproject.

Also thanks to @rootbottomfarm for the awesome badge #crushthepatriarchy

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Even at @wncgarlicfest people bring me okra! Thanks @fermenti.foods, I'm super excited to try it.
#okra #fermentedokra #TrialToTable

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Two of my favorite things! @theutopianseedproject @sowtrueseed
Hanging out at the WNC Master Gardener's Symposium and wearing many hats.
Also okra. Also @wncgarlicfest
#stackingfunctions

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So much fun (and okra) at the @slowfoodupstate Okra Cook-off. Okra tacos, spicy okra masala and gumbo, okra slime sorbet, okra oysters. Pretty amazing event!
#loveokra #OkraLoversUnite #TheWholeOkra #okra #InDefenseOfOkra #okraeverything

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Kind of on heaven right now @slowfoodupstate #okracookoff #okra

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You make friends with an alligator and it tries to take your leg off!
#okrastrut2019

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So far, I've met one fellow okra fanatic and a lot of people who don't like okra. No one seems to know why it's called the Okra Strut... It's my mission to find out.

#okra #okrastrut2019

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We are two Very Okra Persons.
#okrastrut2019 #vop #okra #okraloversunite

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We spent a night in the converted school bus last night and Emmy said, "Mommy, Daddy, I've got a great idea. Let's put seats in here and turn it into a school bus!" I wonder if there is a market for reconverting school buses into school buses... #skoolie #AirBnB #crazychild

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Thanks to @twoseedsinapod for this photo of me teaching at @tjmonticello for the @heritageharvestfestival last weekend!
#okra #okramarshmallow #InDefenseOfOkra #OkraLoversUnite #TheWholeOkra

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I'm the Executive Director of this wonderful new non profit called @theutopianseedproject and we're organizing a #TrialToTable farm feast based on all the crop trials we did this year at @frannysfarm on Oct 12.
I'm very excited about it and want all of you to come share the food, learn more about our work, and support our organization with your ticket purchase.
Follow the tag @theutopianseedproject for ticket links in the bio.
#beyondokra #okyougotmetherewillbeokra #butotherstufftoo #imdoingitagain

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Emmy in tree.

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Hanging out at @tjmonticello with okra pod #2, vegetable gardens in the background.

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Just served okra marshmallows to my class at the @heritageharvestfestival and invited honest feedback. Everyone gave thumbs up with one indifferent. Comments ranged from dried fig-like to sweet silage - I know which one I'm using to describe them!
#okramarshmallow #celebratetheslime #okra
Recipe: @turtlelakerefuge in my book #TheWholeOkra

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Bonus points if you can see the baby bear!

#closeencounters #bears

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Sharing some #okrakimchi at @motherearthfair which has a huge fermenting theme this year. To get in the mood I was listening to @sandorkraut Art of Fermentation on the way up!

#okra #OkraLoversUnite #youcanfermentthat

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This makes me happy, does that make me a bad person? #natureforthewin

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An #airbnb coming soon!
#skoolie #schoolbus

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We're not in England anymore... What the hell is this?

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Apple hunting.

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Here's my Cold Toddy: shiitake, reishi and turkey tail infused whiskey; turmeric, ginger infused honey; lemon and soda water.
#medicinalcocktails

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I think the Jerusalem Artichoke could be the staple of the post apocalypse.
#fartapocalypse

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Emily juices Kousa Dogwood fruit after Zoe and I pulled the seeds out. Zoe had an interesting technique of stabbing the fruit with her finger and then flinging it at me while chuckling. The 'juice' is more of a smoothie thickness, tastes good and texture is silky smooth. We may freeze in blocks for additions.to winter smoothies, definitely a good way to process a large amount of this annoying to eat fruit.
Note: I have one tree with huge fruit and barely any seed. Thinking this will make good propagation stock! I'll let you know in a year or so.

#kousadogwood #juicing #seedlingstobe

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She's a warrior queen!

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The question, why do you love okra? has been coming up a lot lately. As I returned from @theutopianseedproject trials at @frannysfarm at five this morning, where all the constellations were bright enough that I barely needed a torch to harvest, I realized that maybe you need to grow okra to truly love it. The plants are majestic, the flowers are beautiful, and the pods are endless in their generosity. What's not to love?
Also, @patchworkurbanfarms online market okra buyers: Here's your okra! Thanks for supporting our trials! We're taking a week off to supply @fermenti.foods with a lot of okra for a special batch of something delicious and fermented. But will be back the week after.
#okra #thewholeokra #okraloversunite #indefenseofokra #iloveokra

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Snuck in some urban foraging today. Emmy's favorite is the Kousa Dogwood, the muscadines are actually from our garden, and then the mighty American persimmon.

#fruitfall #fallfruit #fruitful

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Okra Kimchi demo at #DBF2019. All those seats actually filled up! We made some Kimchi. Chatted okra. Turned on the gas and forgot to light it. Didn't die. Signed some books.
AND I got to meet @kimseverson who I quote in my book from a @nytimes article: "Okra has been like the awkward girl no one but her family thought had any talent. But look at okra now." #TheWholeOkra #OkraLoversUnite
#Okra #InDefenseOfOkra #AwkwardSelfie #ArentAllSelfiesAwkward #AwkwardHashtag #ArentAllHashtagsAwkward
@chelseagreenbooks

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We have a new baby wolf in the family ♥️

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