I’ve always said it doesn’t take all that much to make me happy, so if I can drive to my local farmstand, buy wonderful fresh produce, and photograph it as well? Hey, that makes me happy. Hope these photographs taken at Phillips Farms in nearby Holland make you happy, too.
Plants, herbs and usually fresh flowers are for sale
Oscar keeps an eye on the stand and promotes the whole “Jersey Fresh” concept. I’ve suggested they try him at the edge of the road to promote business, but really, you either know where the farmstand is or you don’t. Located on a typical 2-lane blacktop in the middle of a variety of farms, it’s not the most highly traveled road.
Tomatoes of every kind. They had some Brandywine tomatoes; I don’t know what they are, but I got home and wondered why hadn’t I gotten some to find out? There’s always a next time, and tomatoes are still coming in. In fact, early Gala apples were already in.
Beautiful produce of every kind plus berries and greens in the nearby fridge. If only I had a parallel life I could just cook and bake with all this fabulous stuff. Although I didn’t photograph the peaches, I did buy enough to make something delicious over the weekend.
Corn! Today they had bi-color, which as long as it’s sweet makes no matter to me.
Hope this inspires you to go find or visit a farmstand by you this weekend and enjoy what nature has to offer while it’s still summer. Before you know it, it’ll be fall and the apples, squash and pumpkins will be in!
Still A Dreamer 
Lovely! I love fresh corn too! I usually just steam or boil it in salted water. How you do you do yours? Where are you from Jeanne? It sounds awesome. Sharon
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I live in Western New Jersey. My county is the highest agricultural county in the state and the most beautiful place I’ve ever lived. So many places one drives, it’s just 2 lanes through farmland and woods and open space. I would take many more photos but most of the time there’s no place to pull over!
Corn – I just boil it for 5 minutes, but never salt. Salt toughens the corn, so just plain water. I don’t even always add salt later – sometimes just butter. If the corn is more than 2 days old, I may add a wee bit of sugar to the water as the sugar in the corn turns to starch as time goes by. It’s always best eaten the day it’s picked, which by me, is actually possible.
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Hi Jeanne! Thanks for the great tip about the corn! And do share with us more photos of your beautiful world. I can already feel the good earth even from the little glimpses you have shown us! Sharon
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