Every time I eat the first strawberry of the year, I am reminded why I garden. Homegrown strawberries taste a hundred times better than grocery store strawberries. They taste the way a strawberry should taste. They are juicy and perfect. There’s no comparison to even the best store bought strawberry.

I feel like the price we pay for having produce available to us year round is the fact that we get used to mediocre produce. There’s something to be said for eating things when they’re in season.