Just thawing out the apples to make a few apple pies for Christmas dinner this weekend. Every fall season, my husband and I trek upstate New York to go apple picking. Honestly, because there are so many great local farms, we love buying seasonal produce there when we can rather than organic from the grocery store. Obviously, it feels great to support local farmers who are typically still from generations of farmers and are passionate about what they do. There are no large paychecks, no big glory but the farmers I met care about the land and growing wholesome food.
There are many articles including below on eating local if you’re interested in learning more:
This year we went to Warwick to an apple festival with fun music and good BBQ! So of course we go crazy and end up picking many more apples than two adults could possible eat in a few weeks…and even taking apples for snacks at work as well as making a few pies, hardly makes a dent in the pile.So we resorted this year to freezing…did you know you can freeze them to make delicious pies months later? Just wash your unused whole, unpeeled apples and freeze them on a tray. Transfer to freezer bags once frozen.
Oh I’m so ready to smell those sweet apples and spices – I found a couple recipes that I now have to choose from….and get these pies in the oven in the next couple hours!! Wish me luck…
Enjoy the holidays with friends and family and enjoy your Spirit for Living!
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