In Defense of Okra

<p>In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Chris Smith*, executive director of the <a href="https://www.utopianseed.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Utopian Seed Project</a>, all about Okra. The plant profile is on American Elderberry and we share what&#39;s going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events in the What&#39;s New segment. We close out with the Last Word on &quot;Moonlight and Wildflowers&quot; from Christy Page of <a href="https://greenprints.com/" target="_blank">GreenPrints</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at: </p><p><a href="https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/subscribe">https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/subscribe</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to:</p><p>~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 88: Seed Swaps and Exchanges with Ira Wallace</p><p><a href="https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-88-seed-swaps.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-88-seed-swaps.html</a></p><p>~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 68: Summer Vegetables</p><p><a href="https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/07/gardendc-podcast-episode-68-summer.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/07/gardendc-podcast-episode-68-summer.html</a></p><p>~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 277: Revolutionary Tomato Growing</p><p><a href="https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2026/03/gardendc-podcast-episode-277.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2026/03/gardendc-podcast-episode-277.html</a></p><p>Show Notes will be posted after 7/15/2026.</p><p>*You can order Chris Smith&#39;s book The Whole Okra at <a href="https://amzn.to/4wp4sLe" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://amzn.to/4wp4sLe</a><br>This link is to our Amazon affiliate account and we may earn a few pennies from these sales, but it wil not impact your purchase price.</p><p>We welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at:<a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/message" target="_blank"> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/message</a> Note that we <em>may</em> use these messages on a future episode.</p><p><em>And be sure to leave us a 5-st