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12.102017October 12, 2017
Peanut and Oyster Soup

Peanut and Oyster Soup

By Bradford WatermelonIn Home, Newsletter, ProductsTags History, Peanuts, recipes1

Dr. David Shields, food historian from the University of South Carolina, has generously shared his recipe for making historic peanut...

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25.042017July 1, 2017
Planting Like a “Chief”

Planting Like a “Chief”

By Bradford WatermelonIn Newsletter, Planting & HarvestingTags History, planting, watermelons1

My great grandfather ‘Chief’ knew what he was doing. He planted our watermelons late. He must have been a very...

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20.062016July 9, 2016
The Challenge of Bradford Watermelons

The Challenge of Bradford Watermelons

By Bradford WatermelonIn General, Home, ProductsTags History, planting, seeds, watermelons1

Heirloom seeds can be finicky. A friend once gave me some of his family heirloom butter beans from the Dutch...

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10.112015July 9, 2016
Bradford Family Watermelon Brandy!

Bradford Family Watermelon Brandy!

By Bradford WatermelonIn General, ProductsTags History, Watermelon Drinks, watermelon products1

Six & Twenty Distillery and The Bradford Watermelon Company are pleased to announce the 2015 Bradford Family Watermelon Brandy. The...

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20.052015January 4, 2016
NPR: Saving the Sweetest Watermelon

NPR: Saving the Sweetest Watermelon

By Bradford WatermelonIn Home, PressTags History, watermelons1

Saving the Sweetest Watermelon the South Has Ever Known The most luscious watermelon the Deep South has ever produced was...

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05.052015January 4, 2016
Clemson World

Clemson World

By Nat BradfordIn PressTags History, oil, watermelon products, watermelons, watermelonsforwater1

Discovering a Family Heirloom

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28.082014January 4, 2016
Our Story – The Long Version

Our Story – The Long Version

By Bradford WatermelonIn General, Home, Watermelons For WaterTags History, planting, watermelons, watermelonsforwater1

My Great granddaddy “Chief” Bradford was born with the green gene, with a real knack for mixing, tinkering, and improving...

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20.072013January 4, 2016
Watermelon Recollections

Watermelon Recollections

By Bradford WatermelonIn General, HomeTags History, watermelons1

My first watermelon patch was at the age of five. In fact that patch of melons is the only, and...

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19.072013January 4, 2016
Lost Treasure Found

Lost Treasure Found

By Bradford WatermelonIn General, HomeTags guest post, History, watermelons1

Guest Post by David Shields A lost treasure of American horticulture has surfaced in Sumter, South Carolina. Preserved by eight...

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