{"id":195048,"date":"2015-03-30T04:00:53","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T18:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=195048"},"modified":"2015-03-30T04:00:53","modified_gmt":"2015-03-29T18:00:53","slug":"yogurt-farm-opens-to-a-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/yogurt-farm-opens-to-a-crowd\/","title":{"rendered":"Yogurt Farm opens to a crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"

The island has a new place for its \u201cfroyo\u201d cravings when Yogurt Farm opened to a crowd last Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

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Gummy worms, almonds, wafers, chocolate chip, and honey nut cheerios were some of the many toppings Yogurt Farm offered at the grand opening last Friday. (Dennis B. Chan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Owner Michael Demapan had a busy grand opening with a line of young and older customers stretching all the way outside the doors.<\/p>\n

One high schooler, Jershawn, who came with family and friends, called his froyo, \u201cAwesome.\u201d \u201cWe were really excited to have this open up because our family is really big yogurt fans. So having this open was really big news.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTasty, delicious, creamy,\u201d he said, describing the yogurt he got.<\/p>\n

Cookies and cream, no sugar-added mint, non-fat tart, no sugar added blueberry, nonfat chocolate, and toffee are some of available flavors.<\/p>\n

Demapan said new flavors are on the way like red velvet, alpine vanilla, and other \u201cawesome flavors.\u201d<\/p>\n

He called Yogurt Farm a \u201chealthier alternative\u201d to the sugary desserts that people sometimes abuse.<\/p>\n

\u201cYogurt is one of the healthiest dessert available,\u201d Demapan said. \u201cSaipan has kind of been lacking that for a long time. We wanted to bring something unique that everybody else has around the world here.<\/p>\n

He thinks yogurt is for everyone, young and old.<\/p>\n

\u201cYogurt is very all encompassing. Whether you are old and have a sugar restriction. Or if you have kids and you want to expose them to healthier alternatives other than plain ice cream. We give people the option to try to eat healthy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The idea for Yogurt Farm has been in Demapan\u2019s mind for over a year now. He described his efforts as \u201ca lot of planning.\u201d They bought their yogurt machines in December.<\/p>\n

The frozen yogurt joint is located two roads behind Duty Free store and across the road from Chineng Ice Candy.<\/p>\n

Demapan said they chose their location because it\u2019s within the community and they want to give back that way. \u201cIt\u2019s here all the time,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s almost like a dessert street,\u201d he added, noting that the ice candy store is just across the street.<\/p>\n

Fr. Ike Ayuyu led a blessing of the premises before the opening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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