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Westport's Noah Robbins Called The Shishito-Pepper Baron of New York
WESTPORT, Conn. -- When Noah Robbins, a 27-year-old former Westport resident, got his first taste of the shishito pepper, he had no idea that it was going to change his life for the better, according to grubstreet.com.
Although he was already exposing himself to crop forecasting during his first encounter with the pepper, after the taste, he began focusing on a way to get the pepper back to his native New York, reported grubstreet.com.
After he opened Ark Foods in September 2013 and hauled in more than 500,000 pounds of peppers the same year, the company became one of the biggest produc…
Kent Library Displays 'Nature's Jewels' Exhibit By Susan Bores
KENT, N.Y. -- An exhibit of nature photography by Susan Bores, titled "Nature's Jewels," will be on display through July 30 at the Kent Public Library.
The exhibition, sponsored by the Friends of the Kent Public Library, brings together images taken from nature that inspire, resemble, or are inherently jewels.
As an avid home gardener, Bores' eye is drawn to color combinations, luminosity, iridescence, texture and structure. The latter is a key component where the lure may be the overall form or an emerging arrangement of elements or patterns.
In turn, these qualities often influence…
