Friday Fun Fact: Raspberries

Fun Fact! Fungi, as organisms, are mostly underground in the form of mycelium. Click here to read more!

Fun fact! Prescribed fires can promote blueberry production because the fires eliminate competing vegetation and remove worn out blueberry bush branches.

Fun fact! Rhubarb leaves are considered toxic to humans because of their high oxalic acid content.

Fun fact! Cordyceps are parasitic fungi that grow on the larva of caterpillar. Click to learn more!

Fun fact! Halloween accounts for nearly $6 billion in confectionary retail sales each year.

Fun fact! Pope Paul II was obsessed with melons during his reign, and the pope’s chef even published a cookbook in 1470 that recommended melons be eat as appetizers.