Zucchini Squash and Yellow Squash

Fresh Zucchini Squash and Yellow Squash are grown on the Citrus Tree Farm in Colerain Township, Ohio.

Zucchini is a very unique vegetable that can be used in many ways, in all types of recipes. Squash in general provides us with a volume of health benefits and zucchini is one of the best.

zucchini

Fresh, healthy Zucchini Squash found at the Citrus Tree Market in Cincinnati, Ohio

For additional information about Zucchini Squash, visit www.organicfacts.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where did the word zucchini come from?

Inhabitants of Central and South America have been eating zucchini for several thousand years, but the zucchini we know today is a variety of summer squash developed in Italy. The word zucchini comes from the Italian zucchino, meaning “a small squash.”