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NBA 19/09/2017, 21.53

Dwight Howard wants to become a farmer when he retires from basketball

He bought a 700-acre farm in Georgia, per Sports Illustrated

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NBA All-Star center Dwight Howard wants to be a farmer when he retires from basketball. He already bought a 700-acre farm in Georgia.

“My dad grew up in the country, and whenever we drove to my grandma’s house, I was always fascinated by the farms we passed, how neat everything was,” Howard told Sports Illustrated's Lee Jenkins. “I want to go out there, milk the cows, work the field. I’ll be able to tell you what watermelon came from what row.”

He has a garden on his estate in Suwanee where he grows squash, okra, tomatoes, figs, eggplant and cantaloupe. He proudly offers visitors samples of his fresh produce. In July, Howard visited the farm and mulled what crops he wants to plant. He likes what he hears about Moringa, coined the Miracle Tree because of its medicinal properties. “Everything is going to be organic, no pesticides,” Howard says. “We want to be in grocery stores, but I’d also like to organize a program where agriculture students at Georgia and Georgia Tech can come up and study the soil. This will be a place for my kids and their kids but also the community.”

Read more on Howard over at SI.com.
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