Most of the turkey feathers produced by the poultry industry are ground up and used as filler for animal feed. Turkey dung is used as a fuel source in special electric power plants.

Brussels sprouts were brought to the US Louisiana by French settlers around 1800. Today about 80% of Brussels sprouts grown in the US goes to the frozen food market.

Parsnip is harvested through winter when the ground freezes over as it needs frost to develop its flavor.

Today, China is the world’s largest producer of potato, while Belarus is the largest consumer of this crop with estimated 180 kg per person, almost half a kilo a day.

To harvest cranberries their beds are flooded with water to cover the vines. After the berries are removed from the vines they float in the water and can be moved to a particular area of the bed to ease their collection.

A glistening rainbow iridescent effect on a cut slice of ham results from chemical reaction between agents (nitrates or nitrites) used to cure ham and light/air.