July 6, 2012
Picking blueberries … (An iPhone odyssey)
Step 1: Look for a shady spot to pick berries!
There’s plenty of shade in the bushes, without getting all hot and bothered over it.
Step 2: Pick only the ripe ones!
Pick only the dark blueberries. Some will be so dark that they will appear to be “cloudy.” That’s perfect!
Step 3: Put them in your bucket and not in your mouth!
When picking, hold your container under the berries and some of the ripest will often just fall into it as you are picking.
Step 4: Take as much as you can eat, or feel like freezing for later.
Your arms won’t get as tired if you use a smaller container for picking and another for carrying. If you can’t keep from snacking, do it AFTER you’ve picked pretty much what you want, not before.
Next step? Go over the fig tree, and see if it’s ready to pick yet.
The figs on the tree (note round fruit pointing up in center) are still green, not yet purple when they will be ready to pick.
We’ll keep an eye on them. You can bet the birds are, too!
Happy picking!
Jim
Jim PathFinder Ewing is a journalist, author, writer, editor, organic farmer and blogger. His latest book titled Conscious Food: Sustainable Growing, Spiritual Eating (Findhorn Press) is in bookstores now. Find Jim on Facebook: http://bit.ly/cuxUdc or follow him @edibleprayers or @organicwriter or visit blueskywaters.com.
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