Farm Facts About Florida Fruits and Vegetables
In partnership with: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
With an ideal climate and sunshine year round, Florida is a cornucopia of deliciously diverse crops. The state ranks second in the nation for value of vegetable production, and takes top spots in specific crops as well, including first in the nation for oranges, fresh-market tomatoes, watermelons, grapefruit, sugar cane, fresh-market snap beans and fresh market cucumbers. But while many of these fresh items may make appearances in your kitchen, how much do you really know about them? For example, did you know that Christopher Columbus was the first to bring citrus fruits to the New World? Or that Florida and Hawaii are the only states that produce a winter crop of snap beans? Read on to find fascinating agriculture facts about Florida products: