plump perfection.

oh the berkeley bowl. where local produce is abundant. and mindblowing. i will not say i wasn't warned. i was. in fact, the plum phenomenon that is upon us, i was specifically told about in late june by a friend who had learned of my upcoming relocation from brooklyn to the bay. he told me i would have to go to berkeley bowl. and that the produce section would only have things fresh and in season and that, for instance, at plum time there would be aisles of more varieties of plums than i could imagine. and wouldn't you know, here i am, it is plum season, and berkeley bowl has aisles and aisles of plums and pluots of more varieties than i could imagine. varieties i have never heard of before. from dapple dandy to dinosaur egg to red rose and dozens in between. aren't they purty?

the early bird gets her worm in berkeley.

this is a test, a mere dabble, in collecting thoughts, pictures, ideas, inspirations, recipes, and information about food, nutrition, plants, and other living things. **this is only a test, in the case of an actual endeavor to do something meaningful in this field, you will be warned and instructions will follow** for now, i intend to use this space to play around with my love of produce, my love of cooking, my desire to live and eat in a way that is both satisfying and healthy, my love of plants and flowers and trees, and to capitalize on my unbelievably good fortune to have landed in berkeley, california, where green is good and green is everywhere. so, peruse, enjoy, learn something, share something, or just be jealous that i live so close to the berkeley bowl, aka the greatest collection of produce i have ever seen...