Take part in Annual Fruit Field Day

The University of Idaho Annual Fruit Field Day will be held on Friday, Sept. 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The registration will start at 8:30 a.m. and program will start at 9 a.m. Several cultivars of new table grapes, peaches, nectarines, apples, quinces, Asian pears and other alternative fruits will be presented during the tour. Participants can taste many of these fruits and visit displays of ...

Sending a signal

Fruit snacks. Lip balm. Baby wipes. Such are the small comforts of home that will fill care packages to be sent to servicemen and servicewomen under the Round Lake Area Exchange Club's new Hometown Heroes project. The project will send a "Hanging With Heroes " package to a member of the military to be selected each month through an online nomination process..

A Yummy Fruit That Lowers Heart Disease Risk

Finally a heart healthy food that’s sweet. Blueberries might be joining the ranks of oatmeal and fatty fish as a food you can actually add to your diet to help lower heart disease risk. While people at risk for heart disease might think about all the foods they are told not to eat, a small recent study found some possible benefits of adding blueberries to the diet. Why are these berries so great ...

Kennett Square Ranked (5th) Coolest Town in U.S.

Just before their big mushroom festival this weekend, Kennett Square was voted the fifth coolest small town in America in the September issue of Budget Travel. Kennett Square Pennsylvania - United States - Mushroom - Fruit and Vegetable - Kennett Square

Cold drinks, hot summer fuel McDonald's sales rise

August's summer heat provided a lift for fast-food giant McDonald's, pushing a key revenue figure up 4.6 percent in the U.S. during the month as customers came in for frappes and fruit smoothies.