We made these plans a few weeks ago....actually, my 5yo who has an addiction to STRAWBERRIES, has been bugging me for a good month now!! "When can we pick strawberries?" A daily question! My answer was the same everytime..."when school is finished!" Finally school is finished...and the strawberries are ready at our local farm...Barrie Hill Farms! Actually...when they opened for the Season, their market to be exact...we started going every Saturday and buying local vegetables/fruit and the odd baked good or two...and some local, kettled made chips!! YUM!! I know, we need to be eating healthy...but if you want to support your local vendors/farmers...you have to try Spud's Finest Kettle Chips!! It has become our weekly treat!
This past Saturday, with my BFF from Public School and the whole Family...we went to the farm!! The rain held off and we filled 4 baskets of beautiful, ruby red berries. The field was thick with the seduction of strawberry...what Summer is all about(at least to me). Kids had a blast!! Clothes, fingers, toes, legs and lips were stained red! Kids also enjoyed a wagon ride to the field and back again! We saw other crops growing...getting ready for us to pick! It is a must....parents need to take their children to the farm...to see where their food comes from! To have an appreciation for it! Too much food now a days is processed..full of crap! We need to get back to basics!! I strongly believe this! We need to support our local farmers!!
With our 4 baskets of plump, juicy berries and other local vegetables and treats...we went home for a feast! I have made jam! Which by the way.....while making the jam...the kitchen was heavy with the thick, sweet aroma of strawberry...it was fabulous! Strawberry shortcakes were devoured! Pancakes with strawberry maple syrup were inhaled! And I have perfected my Strawberry Smoothie!! Plus....a slightly different version for the adults....with a little RUM!
I keep thinking of a quote from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice....and I think of this as we consume these Berries...."If you prick us do we not bleed"....strawberry?
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