{"id":134751,"date":"2017-09-18T23:07:32","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T05:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=134751"},"modified":"2017-09-19T07:22:12","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T13:22:12","slug":"way-yonder-paw-paw-patch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2017\/09\/18\/way-yonder-paw-paw-patch.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Way down yonder in the paw-paw patch&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am not a fresh fruit guy (much to my housemates&#8217; disdain), but I find relegation of pawpaws to traditional songs and small farmers markets a fascinating commentary on how food is produced and sold in the United States.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"sm2wp\"><p><a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pri.org\/stories\/2015-12-04\/meet-pawpaw-americas-forgotten-fruit?utm_source=Facebook&amp;utm_medium=SocialFlow\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 650px;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/0woMhP1OHk8vU4qDPOtX8A9Dn9pbtPicDDiM2YCYmmiVW6Yon-ZKxLmzEFT3Qx1mU4QjHthBiLp4HqesJNYZrqBk0prUyIiYAj1ong3rpnv5u-kKZr4X8JXWF6diLFeqDOfgsHSpU8TuvEzo7scl3D2aYBGK4SLI22PHtdQ-Golo4Ev013DY=w506-h910\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pri.org\/stories\/2015-12-04\/meet-pawpaw-americas-forgotten-fruit?utm_source=Facebook&amp;utm_medium=SocialFlow\">Meet the pawpaw, America&#8217;s forgotten fruit<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nThe pawpaw, the largest edible fruit native to the US, is unknown to most people. Yet it has earned a loyal following among those who are familiar with it. A new book peers into the pawpaw\u2019s storied past, how its popularity has grown today, and why it\u2019s not a staple in the produce aisle.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+DaveHill47\/posts\/iWEPR7YU6zE\">View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am not a fresh fruit guy (much to my housemates&#8217; disdain), but I find relegation of pawpaws to traditional songs and small farmers markets a fascinating commentary on how food is produced and sold in the United States. 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