Record #:

17292

Author(s):

Jackson, L.A.

Abstract:

Growing okra is a North Carolina tradition, but you don't have to confine it to the vegetable patch. Okra is a rather handsome plant in foliage and especially flower, as a member of the highly ornamental Hibiscus family.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 44 Issue 4, Apr 2012, p20, f

Subject(s):

Okra

Record #:

22251

Author(s):

Hill, Corbie; Gotwals, Lissa [Photographer]

Abstract:

It's a different looking, small ribbed green pod that is edible. It's has a slimy-when-cooked-texture and might be the vegetable from another planet. But it has wound its way onto the palette of Southern eaters who devour it fried, raw, or in Brunswick stews and gumbos. It's okra!

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 3, Aug 2014, p114-118, 120, 122, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Okra

Record #:

41098

Author(s):

Crawford, Belle

Abstract:

Reflecting on the varieties of plants produced also entailed examining initiatives that may yield further success. Through focusing on traditional Southern crops, marginalized native food crops, and tropical perennials, this nonprofit hopes to collaborate with local chefs and farmers to create a hardier and more appealing food system.

Source:

The Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 16 Issue 11, November 2019, p92-93 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Agricultural biodiversity--The Utopian Seed Project ; Farm to table; The Utopian Seed Project (Asheville); Okra; Gardens and gardening; The Utopian Seed Project--trial plots--Rutherford County ; The Utopian Seed Project--trial plots--Cleveland County ; Sweet potatoes; Corn