The Fruit Hunter
Experiencing & learning the world of fruit through my photojournalism, research, painting, gardening and travel. The Hunt is on!
The Fruit Hunter
Experiencing & learning the world of fruit through my photojournalism, research, painting, gardening and travel. The Hunt is on!
Watercolor, Fukushu Kumquat
The Fruit Hunter
It was the summer of 2009 in Santa Cruz, California. I lay on my beach towel, near the waves on Seabright
Beach with my girlfriend, sun blistering down on our bronzed summer bodies. As we bit into tangy oranges,
juice running down our chins, I opened the book that ignited a different kind of curiosity and passion that I'd not yet experience, The
Fruit Hunters, by Adam Leith Gollner.
As I read of ‘A machete-toting coconut vendor, noticing my tentative nibbling of a maracuja’s bitter skin,
slicesthe orb in half and shows me how to slurp up the lavender-fruit-punch viscera’, I longed for the
adventure of finding a fruit I’d never seen, tasted nor heard of ever before.
With each page I turned, I found new delightful fruit facts, exclaiming in awe to Jess, ‘Did you know that
Strawberries are in fact not a fruit?!’
Like opening a treasure chest, I fell into his world of Fruit Hunting travel tales.
Relaxing in my beach cabana in El Nido, Philippines.
My Little Green Thumb
From starting seeds, taking cuttings or hunting through every nursery, local or abroad, I collect plants, with an emphasis on fruiting (of course). I have a small greenhouse that is all but full already. Bursting with orchids, begonias, lemongrass, figs, a coffee tree, four passion fruit vines, ten citrus varieties, a longan tree, a starfruit tree, and so many more.
My Little Green Thumb
From starting seeds, taking cuttings or hunting through every nursery, local or abroad, I collect plants, with an emphasis on fruiting (of course). I have a small greenhouse that is all but full already. Bursting with orchids, begonias, lemongrass, figs, a coffee tree, four passion fruit vines, ten citrus varieties, a longan tree, a starfruit tree, and so many more.
Bartlett Pear, Pyrus communis
Buddha's Hand, Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis
In The Kitchen
Constantly searching for recipes of all kinds that involve or include fruit in any way. From Curry to Cocktails, I'll make it!
In The Kitchen
Constantly searching for recipes of all kinds that involve or include fruit in any way. From Curry to Cocktails, I'll make it!
Learning Ethnic Cooking
Traditional Cambodian Spices to Make Amok
Thai Red Curry with Fresh Lemongrass & Kafir Lime Leaves from My Greenhouse
Green Mango Salad in Siem Reap
Fresh Ginger Root
Using Locally Grown or Homegrown Produce
