Garden of Eatin'

My Favorite Things About Summer

Strawberries

Strawberries. Fresh. From my berry patch!

Throw in a handful of blueberries and mulberries too. Heaven.

Strawberries, blueberries and mulberries

Figs. I look forward to these all year!

Figs

Tomatoes.

Tomatoes

Basil on tomatoes! (Along with a dash of olive oil and sea salt.)

Basil on tomatoes

The scent of tomato leaves, which always makes me think summer.

Tomato leaves

Watching this watermelon grow from a wee thing into a mammoth melon.

Watermelon

Watermelon

Watermelon

Watermelon

My chickens pumping out eggs like there’s no tomorrow.

Eggs

Daylight at 8 pm. And still gardening when it’s supposed to be dinnertime… perhaps my most favorite thing of all and what I’ll miss over the coming weeks.

What are your favorite things about summer?

About Author

I'm a plant lover, passionate road-tripper, and cookbook author whose expert advice and bestselling books have been featured in TIME, Outside, HGTV, and Food & Wine. The No-Waste Vegetable Cookbook is my latest book. Garden Betty is where I write about modern homesteading, farm-to-table cooking, and outdoor adventuring—all that encompass a life well-lived outdoors. After all, the secret to a good life is... Read more »