Purple Heart Recipient Surprised With A 'Ride Of A Lifetime' At Kentucky Speedway

July 8, 2013 Eckrich

Richard Petty Motorsports and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Aric Almirola logged some extra time on the track this weekend at the Kentucky Speedway. With sponsor Eckrich, part of the John Morrell Food Group, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, and Operation Homefront, they surprised a special member of the U.S. military and his family with a 'Ride of a Lifetime'.

Selecta Offers Their Review Of FlowerTrials 2013

The guests were international as never before, the presentations got more impressive and the overall mood was very positive. From June 11 to14 Selecta welcomed a total number of 1787 guests at our two locations of the FlowerTrials® in Kerken, Germany and in the FloraHolland Pyramide in the Westland Region in the Netherlands.

Pre-Made Bouquets By The Bunch From The Seattle Wholesale Growers Market

The market recently started bringing pre-made bouquets to neighborhood grocery stores with "By the Bunch" arrangements pulled fresh from the farmers' stock.

Gaura 'Sparkle White' Wows Judges, Wins AAS Award

July 8, 2013 All-America Selections

Kieft Seed is pleased to announce acceptance of a 2014 All-America Selections Award for Gaura ‘Sparkle White’, a beautiful and elegant “thriller” for mixed containers and garden landscapes. Chosen for its long flowering time and impressive stature, ‘Sparkle White’ thrilled judges in trials nationwide.

Cheese Of The Week: Tillamook Cheddar

In his Cheese Primer, cheese guru Steven Jenkins writes that Tillamook is one of the few American cheeses that straddles the line between mass-produced and artisanal — meaning it’s an inexpensive cheese that can be found in many groceries, but is also, as he says, “a cheese that ranks with the finest cheddar made anywhere, one I highly recommend and often enjoy myself.”