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Photo by Blake Cothron<\/p><\/div>\n

By Lauren Stepp<\/p>\n

Most 17-year-olds spend summers skateboarding with friends or scooping ice cream for pocket money. But not Blake Cothron. As a teenager growing up in Louisville, KY, in the 1990s, Cothron spent his free time foraging for wild foods. He was particularly intrigued by pawpaws, the largest edible fruit native to North America.<\/p>\n

\u201cI developed a fascination with them,\u201d says Cothron, who describes the fruit as having a creamy, custard-like texture and a banana-mango flavor. \u201cIt definitely has this very tropical profile,\u201d he says, \u201cand yet it\u2019s native to the eastern woodlands.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fast forward a few decades, and Cothron has turned his adolescent obsession into a full-blown career. He\u2019s the owner of Peaceful Heritage, a Kentucky nursery that specializes in pawpaw cultivars, and the author of Pawpaws: The Complete Growing and Marketing Guide.<\/p>\n

\"\"Through a lifetime of research, Cothron has learned lots about cultivating this quirky fruit, from selecting planting sites to staving off pests. (He\u2019ll dive deeper into these topics during his upcoming lecture at the Organic Growers School 2025 Spring Conference.) But Cothron also knows a thing or two about the pawpaw\u2019s historical roots.<\/p>\n

According to the grower, the pawpaw was once a vital foodstuff for Indigenous peoples across eastern North America, from present-day Ontario all the way south to Florida. In fact, the name of the Natchitoches Tribe of Louisiana loosely translates to \u201cpawpaw eater.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPawpaws were well-loved by Native American tribes,\u201d Cothron says, noting that many used the seeds as game pieces or crushed them into a fine powder to treat head lice. Meanwhile, the inner bark was used to make fishing nets.<\/p>\n

Pawpaws were also cherished by colonists, including some of the country\u2019s most iconic figures. George Washington had a sweet spot for chilled pawpaw fruit, and Thomas Jefferson loved it so much that he planted trees at his Virginia estate. Daniel Boone and Mark Twain were also fans.
\nThe pawpaw even played a role in Lewis and Clark\u2019s westward expedition. When supplies ran low, the explorers turned to the tree\u2019s fruit for sustenance. As William Clark wrote in his diary on September 18, 1806, the group \u201ccan live very well on the pappaws [sic].\u201d<\/p>\n

Appalachian folk lived well on pawpaws, too, making everything from quick bread to jam using the fruit\u2019s pulp. Pawpaws were such a staple that towns in West Virginia and Kentucky are named after the tree.<\/p>\n

Despite this, pawpaws fell out of favor in the early 20th century, says Cothron. \u201cAs people moved away from rural landscapes to cities, wild foods\u2014including pawpaws\u2014were forgotten,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n

But in the past decade, horticulturists have rekindled interest in this once-overlooked fruit. Unlike high-maintenance crops like apples and peaches, which rely on pesticides and intensive care, pawpaws thrive with minimal intervention\u2014a big win for market growers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pawpaw fits the bill for local food production,\u201d Cothron assures. \u201cPlus, the fruit is really delicious.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Organic Growers School 2025 Spring Conference happens Friday, March 14, through Sunday, March 16, at Mars Hill University (100 Athletic Street, Mars Hill). For more information, visit OrganicGrowersSchool.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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