Joe’s Garden is a beautiful place. You drive by the fields of flowers and fruits and vegetables to arrive at the main house. The people who work there are smiling and eager to help. I think it has to do with Karol. She is a rush of happy. Her demeanor is ‘I love what I’m doing and I love to share it with you‘.
My Mother wanted to take some local blueberries home with her to Florida the next day. Karol said it would be easy to just put a top on the container; they would be good for 3 days. Oh, and Mom would like some lavender, too, please (even though the season is over). Karol cut it herself, gratis. She knows how to make my Mom happy! Is it any wonder the place was packed?
And I found more local raspberries here. Boxx Berry Farms had the last of their raspberries out on Friday – I got those. We ate them all within a day. Now we had more – happy faces. I also bought beets and cauliflower; roasted them with chicken and was lucky to get any. The corn looked great and so was the price.
Mike at Boxx Berry Farms paid me quite a compliment telling me I could be a twin to Karol. Thank you, Mike.
Related: Klipsun Magazine wrote about Joe’s Garden, Seattle Times on Joe Bertero, Joe’s Garden Bellingham Â