It's Harvest Time!

Harvest season is in full swing at the Fulton’s!  Lettuce and asparagus have been coming on strong for quite awhile in our garden and now we are picking green beans, peaches and zucchini.

I feel so blessed to be able to have this fresh produce.  There just isn’t anything much better than picking green beans and then fixing them right away for dinner.  Cooking them until they just begin to soften and then stirring in some butter and salt and you have a mouth-watering healthy addition to any meal!

The peaches are always much anticipated by me.  Since I am allergic to the chemicals that many fruits are sprayed with, I am unable to eat any peaches from the store.  I can’t even be close to them or touch them because they immediately cause a pretty major reaction.  So having our own peaches that we know aren’t covered in pesticides is a real treat for me.  We put up over 200 lbs of peaches last year and it was wonderful to have them all winter long.

Zucchini is probably one of the easiest things to grow in our garden and is so versatile.  We love to stir-fry it along with yellow squash for a tasty vegetable.  I also use it to make zucchini pie (tastes very similar to sugar cream pie) and then probably our all time favorite is zucchini bread fresh out of the oven. 

There is something so calming about working out in our garden.  Yes it can be a lot of work, but it is work that allows us to see and enjoy the bounty of our labor.  If you have never tried your hand at gardening…I recommend giving it a try next year.  Start with just a small patch with a few plants and you just might be amazed at how green your thumb is.  If you don’t have any land to use, container gardening can be quite successful too.  You know what they say; “Where there’s a will there’s a way”.  Start planning now so that this time next year you will be enjoying your harvest too!