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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Thu, May 13 2004
Local Agricultural Goodness
I almost forgot that May is National Strawberry Month. We've been enjoying the wonderful, fresh berries for several weeks now. You can see by this chart that we live in the middle of a prime growing area. A lot of the beautiful berries that go out of California carry the Driscoll's label, although those folks are smart enough to leave a lot of the actual growing and harvesting to farming partners in many locations. Strict standards have to be met before a berry is accepted for the Driscoll's label.
Another local name everybody recognizes is Martinelli's. In the early days their drinks included hard cider, but now they sell pure juice, cider and carbonated drinks. I always thought the name Martinelli was Italian, but the company site says that Stephen G. Martinelli was actually Swiss. The company is still managed by direct descendants of its original founder.
posted at: 12:07 | category: /Food | link to this entry
I almost forgot that May is National Strawberry Month. We've been enjoying the wonderful, fresh berries for several weeks now. You can see by this chart that we live in the middle of a prime growing area. A lot of the beautiful berries that go out of California carry the Driscoll's label, although those folks are smart enough to leave a lot of the actual growing and harvesting to farming partners in many locations. Strict standards have to be met before a berry is accepted for the Driscoll's label.
Another local name everybody recognizes is Martinelli's. In the early days their drinks included hard cider, but now they sell pure juice, cider and carbonated drinks. I always thought the name Martinelli was Italian, but the company site says that Stephen G. Martinelli was actually Swiss. The company is still managed by direct descendants of its original founder.
posted at: 12:07 | category: /Food | link to this entry
