The Taste of Melon and Farm Tour

As I’m on the flight on the way to Toronto I realized how far behind I was on my blog! This doesn't mean my past few promotions haven’t been as meaningful though I assure you. The past couple of weeks I've learned the true value of coffee, Red Bull, and 5-Hour Energy drinks. We have been traveling so much and promoting this fine vegetable with our up-most energy! I’ll begin where I left off at… Right after our commissary tour we had a couple of days break before we headed to Tifton, GA for our first farm tour! Sakata Seed was gracious enough to allow us to join them on their information session at a local farm. The whole crew consisted of Mr. Jerry Moore, a couple of guys from Moore Farms (Brock and Tyler), and the “Watermelon King” himself a senior breeder from Sakata seed. The entire time my ears were wide open trying the grasp the countless amount of facts that were being covered, and I will gladly accept the title the crew gave me: the kid in high school you always wanted to sit beside in class because of the large amount of notes they took. Did you know the seeds in seedless watermelon are called “pips” and are just seeds that are not fully developed? I sure didn’t. The day on the farm tour was blast, and I can’t wait to go again. My next exertion was to the Cordele Watermelon Festivities. This started the very next day after the farm tour in good ole Cordele, Watermelon Capitol of the World of course! I was a part of the “Taste of Melon” television show ran by Mr. Phil Streetman who I’ve known for years and was super excited when I found out I would be interviewed by him. Because I grew up in Cordele, Mr. Phil  of course knew both sets of my grandparents and had a great time fitting that into the conversation. This was a great opportunity for us to also advertise the seed-spitting contest the GWA would be holding the upcoming weekend!