Nothing says summer to me like fresh, local produce. I’ve grown vegetables for years and have always found it to be very rewarding as well as very fun. When I was a little kid living in Toronto, my best friend Jenny and I used to grow potatoes in her back garden. When the potatoes were ready to harvest the two of us would dress up like pioneers (keep in mind we were like seven years old haha) and dig up the potatoes. Once we had successfully extracted all of the potatoes from the ground, we would take them inside and clean the skins of before chopping them up and making baked French fries. The first year that I grew vegetables in my own garden was when I was 11. I used old crates to grow peas, beans, tomatoes and, what I’m convinced were, the world’s smallest carrots. Now I have a decent sized vegetable garden along the side of my house where I grow tomatoes, root veggies, zucchinis, squash, herbs, beans, peas, peppers, cucumbers and raspberries.  Continue reading Mixed Berry Summertime Scones