Sugar comes from a perennial grass that produces multiple stems; each stem grows into sugarcane; sucrose accumulates in the stalk. Sugarcane is native to the temperate and tropical regions of Southeast Asia. When the farming of sugarcane started is still unknown. One theory is that domestication began many thousands of years ago. It’s believed that Arab traders brought the sugar from Asia to other parts of the known world, including Andalusia, an area located
Read MoreThis month of June a lot of us are thinking about Father’s Day, some of us think of our fathers who have passed away, and are not quite sure what to do on Father’s Day. I recently lost my step dad who was like a second father to me and who I was raised with for many years. He didn’t even get sick he just literally dropped dead one day, this inspired me to write:
Read MorePresidentPenaNietoDuring his visit to the “Shuck Toak” Visitors Center of the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve on Earth Day, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto extended an invitation for all Mexicans to care for and conserve the environment. There, after flying over the volcanic zone of the Pinacate, Peña Nieto acknowledged all of the departments and individuals who have worked collectively to preserve the land.
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Read MoreNibbling NachosIn spite of numerous trips, I’ve never had the opportunity to dine in one of Rocky’s Point’s newer eateries, The Satisfied Frog. That is, until Sandy O’Hare, flamboyant owner and editor of the Rocky Point Times Newspaper, cordially invited her wanna-be award winning columnist to sample the menu of the recently opened business.
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Guidelines on animals, plants, and products that may enter Mexico
