Dr. David Shields, food historian from the University of South Carolina, has generously shared his recipe for making historic peanut...
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Planting Like a “Chief”
My great grandfather ‘Chief’ knew what he was doing. He planted our watermelons late. He must have been a very...
The Challenge of Bradford Watermelons
Heirloom seeds can be finicky. A friend once gave me some of his family heirloom butter beans from the Dutch...
Bradford Family Watermelon Brandy!
Six & Twenty Distillery and The Bradford Watermelon Company are pleased to announce the 2015 Bradford Family Watermelon Brandy. The...
NPR: Saving the Sweetest Watermelon
Saving the Sweetest Watermelon the South Has Ever Known The most luscious watermelon the Deep South has ever produced was...
Our Story – The Long Version
My Great granddaddy “Chief” Bradford was born with the green gene, with a real knack for mixing, tinkering, and improving...
Watermelon Recollections
My first watermelon patch was at the age of five. In fact that patch of melons is the only, and...
Lost Treasure Found
Guest Post by David Shields A lost treasure of American horticulture has surfaced in Sumter, South Carolina. Preserved by eight...