The fresh vegetables from a backyard garden are one of the joys of summer. Hot house tomatoes are nothing like eating the fresh ones picked by our own hands. They are really fruit but everyone thinks tomatoes are vegetables.Sometimes there are bumper crops. This year we have zucinni for breakfast in an omelette, fried zucinni for lunch and part of a vegetable mix for dinner. If we really wanted we could even snack on a zucinni. Eggplants are good this year too.If no green thumb, a trip to a farm or farmer's market do give the same results. Fresh is fresh- locally grown- supporting our farmers.Do you have a backyard vegetable patch? Or do you prefer an outing to a local farm or roadside stall to benefit from the summer's bounty?
My vegetable garden is now quite small compared to my last one but it's still a pleasure to grow some vegetables. There is nothing quite like fresh produce to include in the day's meals. What I don't grow for myself is readily available from local farmer's markets and just as good. The added bonus is picking up home-baked pies and preserves for the coming winter. And, yes, I'd rather support local farmers than buy stuff trucked in from south of the border.
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