With the retail industry supporting 1 in 4 American jobs (per the NRF 2013 Annual Report), it stands to reason that the color and size codes enjoy widespread use across the country and are a vital tool for retailers and suppliers of all sizes.
heirloom noun [C] uk / ËeÉluËm / us âº a valuable object that has been given by older members of a family to younger members of the same family over many years:
Since heirloom tomatoes â and other kinds of heirloom foods â have been growing in popularity lately, I wanted to share with you a little more info on what they really are. What is an heirloom food? An heirloom food is a plant (vegetable, fruit) or animal (turkey, pig, chicken, etc) that was commonly grown during earlier periods in human history, but which is not used in modern large-scale agriculture.