My son and I picked wild raspbrries in the backyard after school. (He's learning to spot the berries that are a rich, crimson red — those are the ones that are at their best and sweetest.) We've had a few plants appear from time to time — this seems to be the year they have finally taken. The small container we brought was soon so full that we had to bring it inside before we could even get to the other end of the yard!
Almost immediately he noticed that these tasted much, much better than the raspberries we buy at the supermarket. I tried to explain to him that the ones we find in a store had been grown to travel well rather than to taste good, but I'm not sure I was able to put that in terms he could understand (though I think it's a valuable lesson for him to have).
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