If you’ve ever heard of (or been lucky enough to taste) a Bradford watermelon, you would know these 30 to 40 pound fruits are something special. The Bradford family has been harvesting their namesake watermelons in Sumter County, S.C. for around 170 years.
Nat Bradford, who is currently in charge of growing watermelons, believes that these fruit be more than just a juicy treat on a hot summer day. He helped to found a charity in East Africa called Watermelons for Water.
“The watermelons can take contaminated water that we can’t drink and it’ll bio-filter it naturally through the root system, through the plant, and store it in these beautiful, green, four-and-a-half gallons of juice in a 40-pound fruit,” he said. We think that’s pretty amazing.
