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Find out more about this fun and delicious fruit which is grown in South America! It's a dragon! No, it's a fruit! Well, actually ... it's a cactus. Dragon fruit is the delicious, yet dangerously spiky, yellow fruit that comes from cactus varieties in South America. In North America, we're accustomed to a bright pink dragon fruit, which typically comes from Asia.  In China the fruit is referred to as huǒlóng guǒ (火龍果), which translates to 'fire dragon fruit'! The juicy yellow dragon fruit we have is grown in Colombia - its real name is Pitahaya, but in English its nickname 'dragon fruit'...

Two quick step-by-step tutorials explaining how to use the french press brew method. METHOD #1: LEVEL GROUND METHOD Recipe: 55g coarse grind coffee, 1L of water Add ground coffee into press. Add water, just off the boil. Pour water in with lots of turbulence, saturating the grounds. Stir with a non-metalic spoon. Place the lid on, and press just below level. Let stand for 4 minutes. Pour. Enjoy!

Two quick step-by-step tutorials explaining how to use the Aeropress brew method. METHOD #1: LEVEL GROUND METHOD Warning: we use the inverted method. There is no reason to be afraid of it. Let's conquer that fear together! Recipe: 1 1/2 scoops ground coffee, enough water to fill the aeropress METHOD: Put the top chamber inside the bottom chamber and turn over. Add 1 ½ aeropress scoops of ground coffee (or 3 tbsp) *it's a really, really good idea to use the funnel to add the coffee. If grinds get into the top, step 6 might get tricky! Fill with water to just...

Find out more about these flavourful little berries that are native to Peru and Colombia! Golden berries go by various names and sound mythical – berries made of gold! In the northern hemisphere, they’re commonly called ‘cape gooseberries’, (not to be confused with normal gooseberries). In their native countries of Colombia and Peru they are called ‘uchuva’ or ‘Peruvian groundcherries’, are known by ‘poha’ in Hawaii and are sometimes referred to by their scientific name of ‘physalis’ (although their full name is Physalis peruviana).  They are native to Peru and Colombia as the elevation in the mountainous slopes is perfect...