The Ancient Greeks called the carrot a philtron, which translates to "love charm." They believed the carrot made both men and women more amorous.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Did you know?
The Ancient Greeks called the carrot a philtron, which translates to "love charm." They believed the carrot made both men and women more amorous.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Think Local: Carrots
Support your local farmer, buy locally grown carrots. We have several varieties, rainbow in bunches, loose nelsons and sugar snacks. These carrots have been hand planted, weeded, harvested and cleaned, unlike the mechanized mainland carrots.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Pineapple tip
If you want to speed up the ripening of a pineapple, so that you can eat it faster, then you can do it by standing it upside down (on the leafy end).
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Did you know?
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
Feeling Peachy!
Doughnut peaches are known by many other names, including Saturn peach, paraguayo peach, pan tao peach, saucer peach, and UFO peach. They're sweeter and lower in acid, that other varieties with almond overtones. They are "free stone," which means the pit doesn't cling to the flesh, so it's easy to remove.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Think Local: Dragon Fruit
Big, beautiful and Maui grown dragon fruits are here! I just learned that legend says that the fruit was created by fire-breathing dragons and that by eating the dragon fruit, one became empowered with the same strength and ferocity of a dragon.
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