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Miracles do happen. But they are hard to ship.

9/13/2012

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Sometimes right when you need it a little magic berry appears and turns everything sour into sweet. A couple weeks ago, right as Tropical Storm Isaac pushed some windy rain across the island, this rare and fleeting miracle fruit appeared. We got 3 inches of rain that week which made the valley an even darker green than normal. It made the berries pop with their deep dark red, a color my iPhone could not match as you can imagine looking to the left at this picture I snapped.

Today, right after the next rain since Isaac, already a dusty memory from weeks ago, another miracle bush fruited in a fury. I am hoping we will have enough to share with our CSA members! This fruit is tricky to time, and difficult to preserve and ship! I guess some times you have to put yourself in the right place at the right time for miracles to happen.

Read the New York Times' article about "flavor trip parties" with the miracle fruit, something New York wishes they could grow!  

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Elizabeth Farchette
9/13/2012 04:28:46 am

Nate, will you have any of this available locally?

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Nate Olive link
9/13/2012 05:09:11 am

Elizabeth,

Yes, they will be posted in our weekly market at www.vi.locallygrown.net. If you come up here you can buy some. They are $2 per berry or 2 for $3. It's a trip. Be careful with margaritas;)

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