Berries

Once upon a time my family met what we now call ‘paralyzing berries’ on a hillside hike. I still don’t know the common name, let alone the scientific one. I sure could’ve used Naturalist Jack Greene’s plant identification and probable warning not to taste those tart wild berries that day.

Valerie Segrest once said, “Harvesting berries can be a powerful meditation, centering us in the power of 'now.' ... Tangibly interacting with food that is so wired into its life source is otherworldly, and it reminds us of a time when humans were more directly connected to the origins of our food."

One Cache Valley farm is providing a fresh new way for residents to buy their produce. According to the owner of Mt. Naomi Farms, it also helps the…