Take a look at this picture - all of this food was picked locally in the last few days. If you are interested in local eating - fellow Dryden resident Simon St. Laurent is blogging about eating locally on his "Living in Dryden" blog: http://simonstl.com/dryden/
The six zucchini squash came out of my own garden. It has been producing about 2 squash of "ready to eat" size for about 10 days. So I'm giving away as much as I can and there is still a lot left for me. If you are interested, let me know and I'll put some aside for you.
The yellow "summer" or "golden bush" squash is also from my garden. They haven't been quite as fruitful in number as the zucchini.
The other two yellow squash are pattypan and papaya. These are heirloom or antique varities that my neighbor Melissa brought over recently to share. We're getting together late Friday afternoon to do some more garden trades. She blogs about gardening and life here in the Besemer Flats at: http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com and http://littlewoolgatherings.blogspot.com
The blueberries came from my neighbor Kim in exchange for two smaller sized zucchini. This was an awesome trade!
I picked up the five peaches for $3.50 at a roadside stand on Thomas Road (about 2.5 miles southeast of my house). I ate one already. Sweet, juicy, yummy. I have no idea is $0.70 for a peach is a good deal financially, but the taste buds were overjoyed. My mouth is literally watering as I write this paragraph. I think they were picked today.
The pear is also from Kim (like I said it was an awesome trade).
The tomato is from my garden. Currently there are about 50 green tomatoes out there. One turns red each day. It is a good start.
The cucumbers are from Arjan's trip to Earthly Mirth, a farm on Banks Road in Caroline - just a 1 mile bike ride away from our house. On Fridays she volunteers at the farm and gets to take home some fresh picked produce for the week. This is also a good deal if you have the time.
Time to go check on dinner! Zucchini again!
