Approaching Summer

Local farmers and gardeners alike enjoyed a decent spring. The fruit trees in a many parts of qathet have started setting fruit. The stone fruit seems to have bloomed right in time for the bees with cherries being the first fill bowls and buckets and garner smiles. If you enjoy harvesting wild berries I'm sure you've been keeping an eye on the blackberry bushes in your neighbourhood or maybe even the huckleberries. The small trailing blackberries are coming ripe in areas as are the huckleberries. Farms are seeing the bright colours of strawberries, radishes, beets, greens, cabbages and more coming to market. Every week the inventory changes and eating local has never been easier with so many local farm stands in both urban and rural neighbourhoods. Facebook groups are always a good place to find or sell some eggs or extra greens. Our community does a great job of sharing and making local food accessible. Remember that we're open every Satu...