Anguilla

They're just off the vine, as are the cucumbers, eggplant, peppers and all variety of herbs. But we're not at a farmer's market. We're at a deluxe  Caribbean  resort --   CuisinArt Golf Resort and Spa on  Anguilla , a tiny island (just 16 miles long and a little more than three miles wide) 11 miles via water taxi or ferry from  St Martin .This resort is as famous for its 18,000-square-foot hydroponic farm, which grows 75 percent of the veggies this resort uses -- they harvest lettuce and more than 60 pounds of tomatoes most every day -- as is for its beautiful 2-mile- long beach , one of more than 30 that ring this island.But locals are quick to tell you Anguilla , a British territory, isn't only about the beaches, though their motto is "tranquility wrapped in blue." "I have lived in  Anguilla  for 20 years and the thing that never changes is the people," says children's book author Jo-Anne Mason , originally from  Brooklyn . Her latest book is entitled "Paddy the Goat that Saved Angui...

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