5 Reasons You Should Pick-Your-Own This Summer
OPS_admin | May 12, 2009 | Comments 0
5 Reasons You Should Pick-Your-Own This Summer
Summer is getting closer, and the days of fresh vegetables and local harvests are near. But this doesn’t mean only those with farms and gardens should feel the amazingness of picking their own crops. You may recall a moment last year when your friend asked, “Are those your blueberries?” when you brought pie to the potluck.
“Uh, no,” you may have replied, “Ummm. Yeah. No. Umm. Zabars.” Well, this summer is different. This summer you can say, “Yes. Those are my blueberries. I picked them, I froze them, and I used them for this pie.” Not just for bragging rights. This is cause for celebration, I think; it’s possible for even the most urban people to can their own jam and harvest their own rhubarb.
Yep. Anyone can farm for a day, and then have a freezer stocked with fresh goods for the rest of the season. And the news gets better. You don’t need to quit your job, move to the country, and plant a blueberry patch. No indeed. You don’t even need an urban garden or a square-foot window box. In fact, for all those people out there without your own gardens and without the desire to tend one ever, you can still have your own fresh food—all you have to do is pick your own.
via 5 Reasons You Should Pick-Your-Own This Summer : Chelsea Green.
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