Harland’s Creek Farm Okra Day August 19, 2015

Did you know that:

1)   George Washington Carver and Henry Ford dreamed of making a biodegradable automobile with plastic made out of soybeans and rugs and mats made out of okra

2)   Local artists make paper out of okra

3)   There are okra festivals all over the world

4)   Okra was used as a substitute for coffee in the South during the US Civil War

5)   Okra came to the new world during the slave trade  

We want to hear about your experiences with okra.

Our questions:

1)   Have you ever been in a parade that honored okra?

2)   How do you like to eat okra?

3)   Have you ever grown okra, picked okra, cooked okra?

4)   Did/does your mother like okra?

5)   Do you wear okra on your face at Halloween?  

Come by the Harland’s Creek Farm space at the

Durham Farmers' Market on

Wednesday  August 19, 2015. 3:30 to 6:30

Talk to us about okra.