Tip on Who Else Eats Hot Peppers
July 24, 2008 by Peggy
I grew up listening to stories from customers who bought vegetables from my parents. I had totally forgotten what an education it is to work with the public, especially when it’s in that special relationship that farmers can develop with regular customers.
Last week my Mom came to my hood to sell at my local farmer’s market. It was something like 100 degrees outside. I’m not kidding. However, I took her some lunch and hung around for a bit anyway.
Sure enough, a guy came to buy some hot peppers for his birds. “For your birds?” I had to ask.
He said that he married into a bird family and that his parrots love hot peppers. They seem to be immune to the hotness. Wow, hot peppers make great parrot treats. Read more at The Bird Channel: Birds and Hot Peppers.
Why is this a green tip?
Whenever I’ve grown hot peppers, the plants just wouldn’t stop giving. If you find yourself with more than you can use, and you’ve given away and frozen and canned to your heart’s desire — then, there’s always the birds!
Next time I find myself with a hot pepper surplus, I’m donating to my local parrots, wherever they are. I can’t imagine a more fun use of hot peppers.
PS – This same guy potty trained his parrots. They go in the trash can!
Image via flickr.