Mangoes, watermellon, papaya, pineapple....

On one of our drives we drove through miles and miles of farm land. The land was beautiful and lush. Seeing things growing up from the ground (or in the trees) really made me excited for our growing season here in GA and for our fresh veggies from the CSA! While driving we saw watermelon....


Mangoes....


And papaya (didn't get a picture of that one). At our last destination we also saw a lot of fruits. The B&B we stayed at had plantains, pineapple, mangoes, and noni fruit. Unfortunately nothing was ripe enough to try. The pineapple was only the size of an orange.






The B&B also had a cashew tree. I love cashews and was excited to see how they grew. The little cashew nut is found in these green pods. The pods are about an inch and a half long and only hold one nut. Before eating anything these pods need to be roasted to get to the nut. Apparently there is corrosive oils in the pods that would not be good for you to eat raw. Now I understand why these little nuts are so expensive, it is a lot of work!