Home With Bounty from the Bay

Fresh fruit and vegies, photo by Val Mills
By Val
@valmnz (17097)
New Zealand
November 24, 2015 10:46pm CST
We had a wonderful day seeing our son over in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. Lunch, which I'll write about later, took a leisurely two hours at Church Road winery restaurant. The region is well known for its wine, fruit growing and horticulture. Whenever we go we always bring home whatever is in season. Today, as well as the bottle of Church Road wine, we stopped at a couple of roadside stalls on the way home, buying asparagus, carrots, a leek, and the seasonal fruits, strawberries and cherries. The cherries especially are a treat, these being our first for the season. We find the vegetables at roadside stalls are always so much fresher and less expensive than that in the stores, or even the market. Are you lucky enough to enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables where you live?
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
25 Nov 15
During the summer we have many farmer's markets and roadside stands where we get fresh vegetables. I also grow my own
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@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
25 Nov 15
@marlina these are cheaper as well.
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@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
25 Nov 15
We grow some of our own, but don't have a lot of room.
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
25 Nov 15
Same here in Ontario, but I do not find their prices lower though, but the freshness is much better.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
25 Nov 15
those foods look quite tasty!
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@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
26 Nov 15
I always enjoy food fresh from the actual producers.
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• Centralia, Missouri
26 Nov 15
@valmnz it does seem to be fresher
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@glenniah (1197)
• Mandurah, Australia
25 Nov 15
I love to shop at stalls and markets. There is just something different in the atmosphere
@allknowing (137781)
• India
25 Nov 15
You will have to finish them all before they lose their freshness. I know they will be frozen but nothing like the fresh -just -plucked from-the-garden feel.
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@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
25 Nov 15
I never freeze fresh food, we eat it! The carrots will last a week, the rest will be gone in a couple of days. We had asparagus for dinner tonight.
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@KnehKnah (3584)
• Philippines
25 Nov 15
Wow! Those carrots, etc are indeed fresh! Just like what we buy from the farm!
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@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
25 Nov 15
All of the produce we bought today was probably picked fresh this morning.
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@KnehKnah (3584)
• Philippines
25 Nov 15
@valmnz Yes, Ma'am! Those produce look like it! Now, how about a vegetable salad? Yummy!
@JudyEv (342112)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Nov 15
We have roadside stalls here which offer some top-quality products. The cherries should be out within a few weeks.
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@glenniah (1197)
• Mandurah, Australia
25 Nov 15
Can't wait for those cherries.......and summer.......and Christmas
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@glenniah (1197)
• Mandurah, Australia
25 Nov 15
@JudyEv I'm feeling a trip South coming on
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@JudyEv (342112)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Nov 15
@glenniah They set up a shade just our side of Donnybrook and there is a non-stop stream of cars stopping to buy cherries.
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