visiting the farm

Today Lorelei and I had a big adventure just four miles from home (camp). She invited me to go pick up her CSA (community supported agriculture) share at Genesis Farms, so we went during my lunch break to collect greens, potatoes, herbs and other early spring vegetables. It smelled amazing in the little shop where all of the picked produce was waiting for us, and I just loved talking about farming and food with Lorelei. It's such a spiritual thing for us.

As part of her week's share, we got to pick a pint of strawberries too. It had started to rain lightly by then, but we decided to go through with it anyway. Of course, the skies opened once we were out in this field, looking for ripe ones. I love the smell of rain falling on fields, and it wasn't a violent storm, just a wet one. We had an awesome view of the mountains and other agricultural plots. It was just a very beautiful moment, sealed in the very sweet wonderful taste of freshly picked, organic New Jersey strawberries.