(Field Trip Fridays capture interesting, fun, food-related and/or fishing adventures that I like to share with you!) When I was a kid in Massachusetts, it was a summer tradition to pile into the car and go blueberry picking at a nearby farm. I’ll just say that it was a real fashion parade – slathered in…
Field Trip Fridays
Field Trip Friday – Kumquat Growers Festival
(Field Trip Fridays capture interesting, fun, food-related and/or fishing adventures that I like to share with you!) The late comedian George Carlin did a stand up routine in the early ’80s called “Fussy Eater” and if you’ve never seen it, you should (you can find it on YouTube). Apparently he was a picky eater as…
Field Trip Friday – Gleaning
(Field Trip Fridays capture interesting, fun, food-related and/or fishing adventures that I like to share with you.) Gleaning is kind of a funny word for such a meaningful task. It’s the process of picking crops in a field that has already been harvested, dating back to the Old Testament, when farmers were told to leave…
Field Trip Friday – Mote Marine Aquaponics
(Field Trip Fridays capture interesting, fun, food-related and/or fishing adventures that I like to share with you.) Have you ever felt there are wonderful things happening in your community but you don’t really know much about them? To answer my burning questions about what’s happening at Mote Marine Laboratory’s Aquaculture Park, I took a field…
Field Trip Friday – Shrimp & Lobster Fest
(Field Trip Fridays capture interesting, fun, food-related and/or fishing adventures that I like to share with you! At a minimum, you’ll see one post each month). Recently, the Sarasota Farmer’s Market hosted its 5th Annual Shrimp & Lobster Fest. My husband and I made our way downtown, happily willing to brave the ridiculous heat and…
Field Trip Friday – Organic Farm
(Field Trip Fridays capture interesting, fun, food-related and/or fishing adventures that I like to share with you.) One of my favorite things to do is visit local farms, and the southwest Florida area is abundant with them. Yes, they’re always great places to get locally grown (sometimes organic) fruits and veggies but, for me, I especially…
Field Trip Friday – Greek Festival
(Field Trip Fridays capture interesting, fun food-related and/or fishing adventures that I like to share with you.) My husband and I recently attended a Greek Festival run by a local Greek Orthodox church. Neither of us had been to one before, so we thought it would be a fun way to spend a sunny afternoon. These…