June, 2006

After a record-breaking spring of heat and sun, the summer season is starting early this year.  We already have poppies, peonies and fireflies, and now we have SWEET, RIPE, LOCAL STRAWBERRIES too.

Nothing tastes as heavenly as sweet-tart-sweet, sun-warmed red berries you’ve picked yourself.

One of my all-time favorite kid-friendly activities is PICK-YOUR-OWN organic strawberries at Lilac Ridge Farm on Ames Hill Rd in West Brattleboro.  When A. was 10 months old, I biked her over to Lilac Ridge and she sat happily amidst the rows, gorging on fresh strawberries while I picked a few quarts for shortcake.

Never mind that the Naturopath had warned me that strawberries were highly allergenic and should not be fed to babies before 12 months… A survived, even if her outfit did not.  Now I bring both my girls berry-picking and don’t need to worry about dinner.

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