berries

Produce Guide

Blueberries

Blueberries are one of the more successful summer fruits — they store well, freeze perfectly, and the local varieties have a depth of flavor supermarket berries rarely match.

Produce Guide

Strawberries

Strawberries are the first real fruit of summer — and the produce where the gap between local and shipped is widest. A ripe local strawberry tastes of strawberry. A shipped one tastes of pink water.

Produce Guide

How to freeze fresh berries

Freezing berries at home takes less than 30 minutes and keeps them usable for up to a year. Here is how to do it without ending up with a solid, unusable clump.