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Chris Smith

Executive Director of The Utopian Seed Project, seed saver, and author of "The Whole Okra," which won a James Beard Award in 2020.

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APPEARANCES

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PODCASTS

Jul 4, 2026

GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening

GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening

In Defense of Okra

Jul 4 · 1h 5m

Cathy JentzHOST

1:56

And were you born with chlorophyll in your veins and a green thumb?

Chris SmithGUEST

2:01

In retrospect, I like to think so, but...

Chris SmithGUEST

2:04

If I did have green thumbs when I was born, I didn't recognize it myself until much later in life.

Chris SmithGUEST

2:10

So I was born into a green thumb family.

Chris SmithGUEST

2:14

Let's say that much.

Chris SmithGUEST

2:15

My mom was a big home time gardener.

Chris SmithGUEST

2:18

I grew up in England and we always had like a very active vegetable garden.

7 MINS LATER

Cathy JentzHOST

9:48

And why okra, Chris, and why do you love it?