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?

The peach’s scientific name, Prunus persica, is a direct reference to the fruit’s travels to Persia along the Silk Road.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Did you know?

Espresso has 1/3 of the caffeine of a regular cup of coffee.

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.