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Whitted Bowers Melons: seducing your senses!

by Elizabeth Friend, Contributing Writer
July 22, 2008
Rob Bowers is on a mission to change the way you think about melons. “I’ve been a melon fancier for a very long time,” he explains. “There are so many amazing melons out there but they’re hard to find.” The types of cantaloupes, honeydews, and watermelons usually available in grocery stores are chosen by growers because they ship well and last a long time. Flavor is often an afterthought. Not so for the melons from Whitted Bowers Farms. Rob and his wife Cheri specialize in heirloom varieties that seduce the senses with beautiful colors and a bounty of flavor. He notes, “People try these and feel like they’ve never tasted melon before.” More










