Help the environment and reward your taste buds at the same time. Locally-grown seasonal foods are fresher, tastier and have more nutrients than their far-flung counterparts. Check out these products featuring mouthwatering local fruits and vegetables. Support green spaces, farmlands and communities across Berks in the most delectable way possible.
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1. Cheers to Homegrown.
Make a toast to a successful harvest. Made from Frecon’s summer peaches blended with their apple varieties, Cidre Peach will thrill your taste buds with its semi-sweet, slightly dry flavor. Sip this easy-drinking hard cider at picnics and parties or while you watch the last fireworks of the season.
Peach Hard Cider, $12.99 for 4-pack, Frecon Farms
501 S. Reading Avenue, Boyertown | 610.367.6200 | freconfarms.com
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2. Historically Delicious.
Grown by B&H Organic Produce and Bleiler's Produce Patch, enjoy these heirloom tomatoes in a salad, caprese or bruschetta. Pair with local sourdough bread for an epic sandwich or eat them solo dressed with olive oil and sea salt.
Locally grown Heirloom Tomatoes, $4-5/lb.
West Reading Farmers Market | 500 block Penn & 6th Avenues between Penn and Cherry,
West Reading | 484.753.6363 | growingrootspartners.com/west-reading
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3. Get Saucy.
Make a dinner bursting with local flavor. These tomato products are locally processed and made with Goose Lane’s own Certified Naturally Grown produce. Top a burger with fresh-made ketchup, mix up your favorite pasta with tomato and herb-infused sauce or crunch into tacos topped with savory salsa.
Pasta Sauce, Ketchup and Salsa, call for pricing
Goose Lane Egg Farm | 11 Goose Lane, Sinking Spring | 610.763.5372
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4. Crunchy Delights.
Elevate your meal with sweet, crunchy pea shoots. Grown organically under the sun, pea shoots are packed with vitamins, protein and fiber, making them the perfect ingredient for a healthy and tasty meal. Enjoy these nutritional powerhouses raw in a salad or sandwich, or cook them in a stir fry.
Organic Pea Shoots, $4/box Patriot Farms
130 Mountain Rd., Lenhartsville | 732.759.5251
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5. Peach Perfect.
Relish the juicy deliciousness of a ripe local peach and end summer on a sweet note. Bite into one for a scrumptious snack, bake a pie or peach cobbler or can them for a year-round treat. Buy in increments from pounds to half-bushels, depending on your appetite and ambition.
Peaches, call for pricing
Weaver’s Orchard | 40 Fruit Lane, Morgantown | 610.856.7300
Win It
Score a $50 gift card to Frecon Farms or $25 in “Market Bucks” to be spent at the vendor of your choice at the West Reading Farmers Market! Good luck! Enter, here.