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A handful of berries haven’t been stolen away by the birds at the Coldstream Conservation Area.<\/p><\/div>The dead of winter has me pining for summer fruit, available for a good price at the local farmer’s market or better still picked fresh off the bush and eaten immediately.<\/p>\n

I know there are great frozen options available at this time of year, so this is partly also a yearning for warmer weather, but the truth is nothing compares to summer fruits and vegetables in my books.<\/p>\n

The flavour of that greenhouse tomato can’t hold a candle to the ones from my garden in August, and those giant California strawberries just make my mouth water for some tiny Ontario berries.<\/p>\n

So what’s a girl to do? Look on the bright side, I suppose. The fact that we have access to any fresh fruits and vegetables is a blessing, and one that shouldn’t be taken for granted.<\/p>\n

Whenever there’s concerns or recalls <\/a>in the grocery aisles, it really makes me appreciate the magnitude of the infrastructure that helps those California strawberries land on a shelf at my local store.<\/p>\n

My plan then, is to enjoy the apples in my fridge, and start planning for the next crop of rhubarb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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