Having a friend who shares her garden's fall bounty

Nothing tastes better than fresh, homegrown food. Harvesting these fall treats with a friend just makes everything taste even better.

It doesn't matter if you score corn, butternut squash, zucchini, carrots, peppers, acorn squash, tomatoes of all sizes and colours, cauliflower, leeks, spaghetti squash, peppers, beans, fall lettuce or herbs. Yum!

For anyone who lives in a concrete metropolis, I suggest you take a break and flee the city. Head to the neighbouring rural areas and pick up locally grown produce at a roadside stand or farmers' market. You’ll support hardworking farmers and you'll benefit from delicious, healthy, and possibly even organic, food.

Not a veggie fanatic? This is also the time of year to scoop up fresh cranberries. Seriously, who can resist those compact, tart, antioxidant-rich gems?

If you don't bake or can't convince someone else to bake with them, then at the very least toss some cranberries into a favourite drink and raise your glass to toast the fall bounty.

AWESOME!

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