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...
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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...
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Bradford Family Watermelon Brandy!
Six & Twenty Distillery and The Bradford Watermelon Company are pleased to announce the 2015 Bradford Family Watermelon Brandy. The...
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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...
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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...
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Watermelon Recollections
My first watermelon patch was at the age of five. In fact that patch of melons is the only, and...
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Lost Treasure Found
Guest Post by David Shields A lost treasure of American horticulture has surfaced in Sumter, South Carolina. Preserved by eight...