Saturday, August 11, 2007

Mint: the herb


Varieties: over 22 varieties of mint including marsh mint, asian mint, forest mint, and much more.

Usage: Mints are used for so many reason; aside from that minty taste it can add to foods including chocalates, mint is used a lot in cosmetics (including smell)..

Storage: Mint is shipped to us from the farm, i am not sure of its location but i think its from the United States. Mint is stored in cardboard boxes that are iced so the mint wont dry out. They are a little bit likely to be contaminated because they are stored in a refridgerated room; usually under the actually refridgerator which drips water into the product, fortunately ever since ive became produce manager i stopped it...

Health: Mint is relatively not needed for health but claims to have some properties such as healing...

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