Fruits NewsNews on Fruits continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Bananas gone, but their trailers recovered in NYC- July 6, 2008 Delaware state police say two stolen truck trailers have been recovered in New York City _ minus their loads of bananas.The trailers were full of the fruit when they disappeared from the Port of Wilmington, in Delaware. They were empty when found Saturday afternoon.State police say a New York officer on a routine patrol found the trailers abandoned on a Bronx roadside. The officer conducted a computer check and learned that the trailers had been stolen.Port workers discovered the trailers were..http://www.topix.net/food/fruits/2008/07/bananas-gone-but-their-trailers-recovered-in-nyc?... In your garden- July 5, 2008 If birds generally get to your grapes before you do, try this: put a paper bag around each grape cluster.http://www.topix.net/food/fruits/2008/07/in-your-garden?fromrss=1 Urban, rural communities lack supply of affordable produce- July 5, 2008 Veggie Mobile worker Paul Barrett helps customer Christina Coughlin in Albany, N.Y., on May 9. With the rapidly climbing cost of food and fuel, states and nonprofit groups are finding ways to get healthy food ...http://www.topix.net/food/fruits/2008/07/urban-rural-communities-lack-supply-of-affordable... Baobab - newest kid on the novel foods block- July 5, 2008 Africa farmers could be set to tap into a billion dollar industry with baobab, as the baobab fruit pulp obtained novel foods approval yesterday, FoodNavigator.com can report.http://www.topix.net/food/fruits/2008/07/baobab-newest-kid-on-the-novel-foods-block?fromrs... Cherry Festival has fun and goodies galore- July 5, 2008 If life tastes better with a cherry on top, then how about life with thousands of cherries That's what you'll find Up North this weekend as Traverse City inundates itself with the fruit for its annual ...http://www.topix.net/food/fruits/2008/07/cherry-festival-has-fun-and-goodies-galore?fromrs... Rare berry easy to grow- July 5, 2008 Gooseberries are hardly grown in this country; black currants even less. Grow a jostaberry and you've got a hybrid of the two - an even more uncommon fruit.http://www.topix.net/food/fruits/2008/07/rare-berry-easy-to-grow?fromrss=1 Lambswool insulation and dandelion coffee - a green Gran's guide to cutting your bills- July 4, 2008 London, Lambswool insulation and dandelion coffee - a green Gran's guide to cutting your bills Fuel and food prices may be rocketing, but pensioner Gay Cossins doesn't have a worry in the world.http://www.topix.net/food/fruits/2008/07/lambswool-insulation-and-dandelion-coffee-a-green... New mate for lonely giant beetle - Update- July 4, 2008 A mate has been found for a lonely giant beetle which was found in a shipment of fruit from the Caribbean.http://www.topix.net/food/fruits/2008/07/new-mate-for-lonely-giant-beetle-update?fromrss=1 Juicy watermelon can be as miraculous as Viagra- July 4, 2008 Watermelon produces an effect similar to that of Viagra, researchers say. A slice of juicy watermelon contains citrulline that can trigger the production of a substance that relaxes the body's blood vessels.http://www.topix.net/food/fruits/2008/07/juicy-watermelon-can-be-as-miraculous-as-viagra?f... First fruits born out of Blue Pacific-HortResearch- July 4, 2008 Blue Pacific and HortResearch have finalised their license agreement for the development and commercialization of natural fruit flavors, and the first two products under their new hortRealfruit brand are being ...http://www.topix.net/food/fruits/2008/07/first-fruits-born-out-of-blue-pacific-hortresearc... |