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Berries are Summer’s Antioxidant Powerhouses By Rebecca Taggart Summer is here, and with it the most delicious of all fruit: fresh berries. Be they strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries, berries evolved to be literally irresistible in order to spread their seeds. Taste alone is reason to indulge, but with berries you get to have your [...]

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Berries of Summer

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Babies on Board By Heidi Lewis Oh de bitty babies, so cherubic in their little baskets. Heavenly creatures, berries were flowers before they incarnated into sweet gems that dance on our tongues. Berries are the babies of summer, triggering synapses and opening pathways to good memories. They’re the delicate fruit that are most often anthropomorphized [...]

Preparation Tips

Berries absorb water, so give a very quick spray rinse right before eating and dry gently on toweling (wet berries in the fridge will mold). Sweet and good for you, berries are a fruit made in heaven.

Storage Tips

Transfer unwashed berries to a paper towel–lined container, removing any spoiled or smashed berries. Store in the coldest section of the fridge.
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Seth’s Pancakes with Berries

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Courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop INGREDIENTS 1 cup course ground whole wheat flour 1 cup stone ground wheat flour (we recommend Full Belly) 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons oil 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 tablespoons – . cup honey (to taste) 1-2 tablespoons (to your taste) black molasses 2 farm fresh eggs 1 cup [...]

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Easy Berry-Cherry Tart

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Recipe by Non-Reactive Pan, clarosouthwick.com/blog INGREDIENTS 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed 2 cups berries and cherries, stems and pits removed 2 tablespoons of sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon lemon juice PREPARATION Preheat oven to 400°F. In a bowl, mix sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice until sugar mostly dissolves; add berries/cherries, and stir [...]

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Mick Klug Farm, Saint Joseph, MI

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By Heidi Lewis The USDA classifies family farms as “any farm organized as a sole proprietorship, partnership, or family corporation.” But a cold definition is never the whole story, is it? Mick Klug grew up on his family’s farm. His parents established their 40-acre farm in the 1930s. The reason you often hear of farms [...]

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