Go For It (while you've got the opportunity)!
So, I'm putting in a shameless plug for my neighbors at Hurricane Valley Fruit Farms who are selling amazing peaches and tomatoes as we speak (not much longer on the tomatoes). And there are others as well that I'm certainly not ashamed of, including Annie Spendlove 's family and more who sell local produce either at their own venues or at the Hurricane Farmers' Market (every Saturday morning on 100 West between State and 100 South). I don't enjoy preserving fruit or vegetables if it involves any kind of heat, including spraying, thinning, picking or bottling when the sun is up or you're stuck in a hot kitchen. But I believe we will all experience times in of our lives, whether collectively or individually, when we will not only benefit from any produce we have 'put up', but also from the skills we've developed in doing so. And I'm just ignorant enough to say that if I can do it, you can do it. I invite you, if you don't already, to lea...