Fruit – the very word conjures up words like luscious, tangy, energizing, tempting, delicious. Throughout history fruits have been esteemed, prized and desired. The pear was sacred to the goddess Venus. What do you think of when you hear words like orchards, vines, berry patches, melon fields, apple picking, orange groves etc.? What scrumptious aromas come to mind when you think of yourself biting into a peach or savoring a watermelon on a hot summer day?
