I love fresh seasonal fruit. Among my top favorite, are blackberries. Although the seeds can be a bit much, they are a great ingredient for desserts and jams. If you like fresh blackberries there are some rules to follow. Here are seven main points you need to remember on how to buy fresh blackberries so…
Little did I know when I started this challenge that I would be in direct competition with squirrels when it came to getting fruit in the wild. I had already had a standoff with a squirrel in front of a lemon tree. This morning the stakes in our battle significantly increased when I caught a…
I have always been a big Costco fan and of the limited shopping I had done before beginning this challenge, I would say that most of it was done there. I had to make a run to Costco today to get some non food items, but that didn’t stop me from taking a few minutes…
I decided to do some more foraging today. I needed to get some more lemons because I had already gone through the three I had picked, so I grabbed another three. I also found a bunch of blackberries — enough to fill three small containers. Even better, I found a spot by the river that…
I am not at all a big fan of mail-in rebates. I understand why companies do them — it makes it look like their products are cheaper than they really are because they know that most people will see the mail-in rebate price, but never actually send in for the rebate. I find this to…
Summer is almost here, and with it an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables. Farmer’s Markets, local coops, or even supermarkets will offer a variety of seemingly fresh, fragrant, richly colored produce. Berries, melons, tomatoes…some organic, some conventionally grown, some freshly picked and some artificially ripened. As consumers, we will probably fill our shopping baskets,…