“For me, summertime conjures up magical childhood memories of climbing trees, catching lightening bugs and playing daylong games of hide-and-seek in the lingering twilight well past 9 at night.
I can also vividly remember picking berries, right from the garden or gathering wild berries in the woods.
Berries are not only good — they’re good for you! Berries have tons of vitamin C and anti-oxidants; they are low in calories; and they supply minerals and essential nutrients.
Cultivated varieties not only produce heavier crops of fruit, but bear larger, juicier berries that, in my opinion, are more flavorful after freezing, compared to almost any other kind of fruit. So first things first: the soil…”