Five Rules for Picking Summer Produce
Nutrition, Sustainability, From Our Kitchen, Gardens
Have you ever bought produce only to find it’s too ripe or not ripe enough? It can be challenging to choose perfect produce every time. We’ve put together five simple rules to guide your purchases this summer: Trust your sense of smell. The scent of some produce can help determine whether it’s ripe. Fruit should smell fragrant, particularly melons, berries, and stone fruits like plums, peaches, and nectarines. Handle with care. Ripe fruits like plums should yield to gentle pressure...