The blessing of local fruit

I walked into the grocery store recently and turned to go into the produce section. There I was confronted by crates of peaches, 22 lbs. for $39.88, or $1.81/lb.

And not just peaches. Blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, apples, plums … the selection was impressive … AND expensive.

Various types of apples were on sale, $2.99 for 3 lbs. ($1/lb.).

Plums were $1.99/lb.

Six ounces of blackberries were $3.49, equivalent to $9.31/lb.

Same price for blueberries.

Regrettably, I did not get a photo of their strawberries, so I checked on the store’s website and saw they were selling strawberries for $4.59/lb.

Meanwhile, back at the farm…

Peaches.

Apples.

Plums.

Blackberries.

Blueberries.

And of course, strawberries.

The blessing of local fruit.