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Pick Your Own

11/25/2013

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Another transition from California to Massachusetts is produce, or lack thereof.  The growing season is very short and the weather is unpredictable (at least to me!) so I've had to adjust my fruit and veggie calendar a bit.  I'm accustomed to strawberries (from the stand across Saratoga Ave.) on Easter, but here they are ready to pick the last week of June.  Peaches (from Emily & Jason's tree) on the fourth of July are now enjoyed in mid-August; the tomatoes are only just getting good and kids have gone back to school already.  Forget about figs... they are $2 each and come from CA.  The days of canning fig bliss are behind me.

I'm embracing these changes and all things New England by doing fun new things like picking my own fruit.  On July 1, I spent a leisurely morning picking strawberries from Verrill Farm followed by jam making that afternoon.  A couple of weeks later I picked blueberries (for the first time ever!)  from Carver Hill Orchard; pies, pancakes, and compote, yum!  A few days before the moving truck arrived, I picked peaches from Nashoba Valley Winery (1/2 mile from our house!) to make my ever-popular bourbon poached peaches.
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    Wendy Harrop

    Hi - I am a wedding and event planner that recently moved from the San Francisco bay area into the Phineas Wright House, in Bolton, MA.  Here, you will find stories about our New England life, the fabulous discoveries that each day brings and all the things that make me smile. Thanks for visiting!

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