• November Did You Know . . . "DYK"
     
    True False Answers From the November Harvest Of the Month page
    1. TRUE
     
    2. True
     
    3. True
     
    4. False - Broccoli and Cauliflower are both members of the cabbage family, brassicaceae.
     
    5. True
     
    6. False - The word broccoli comes from the Latin word "brachium" which means "branch" or "arm"
     
    7. True
     
    8. False - China is the largest producer of cauliflower in the world
     
    BONUS:
    9. While the cauliflower plant is growing, the head is surrounded by heavy green leaves that block the flower from the sunlight. Without exposure to sunlight, the process called "photosynthesis" in which the sunlight produces a green pigment called "chlorophyll" cannot happen.