3 Summer Strategies for (Cheaply) Eating Organic Fruits Year-Round

It’s all about preservation. Preserving foods, that is.

Aside from growing my favorite fruits in my garden, here are three more cost-effective strategies for finding cheaper organic fruit:

1. U-Pick Berries
This is a fantastic event for the whole family. We visit a local organic berry farm with a big group of relatives or friends, and we picked berries until our fingers and feet ached. Last year we harvested 17 pounds of blackberries! We froze about 10 pounds worth and ate blackberries until the end of winter.

It’s SO easy to freeze berries:

Without washing the berries, lay them out one layer thick on a cookie sheet. Freeze until hard, sweep into a plastic freezer bag, seal and store. Repeat and repeat again. When you’re ready to use them, take them out of the freezer, wash them off and let them come to room temperature. Delicious with yogurt and granola!