Leola Pennsylvania Food Auction

Oh the sweet watermelon that we love to carve up for an outdoor picnic!

The seedless variety, as I think is pictured here, makes for an easier foraging experience, but I still love the melons with seeds.

Reminds me of my childhood!!

Oh the wonderful green bean!

Our dogs especially love green beans. We have a bounty of stinging nettle all over our property, too, which I dry and add to the dog food we prepare every day.

Nope!! No store bought dog food for these dogs when you have the best food on the planet everywhere we go!!

Ah, the potato! The root vegetable that feeds so many so well! I can't help but think that all the foods listed here are comfort foods. We thrive on these foods. Vegetables and fruits are the main staples of everyday life and most of us reading this lens were raised eating them. And whenever I was sick, I'd always break my fast with the simple baked potato.

Still do!

These peppers are to die for, and I do not say those words lightly. They are luscious and almost seductive, richly luxurious and appealing to the senses. Stuffed with meat or tofu, or used in a stir fry or casserole, these peppers round out the meal and make it possibly the best thing you ever ate in your life.

The Amish are known for going about all of their business without footwear of any kind.

They also have tough feet. And most of the Amish are very healthy, except for congenital weaknesses that plague some but not all.

All of the pressure points on the body are reflected on the feet. And going without shoes means the foot is continuously being massaged.

Good health is the result!

These onions look scrumptious! I could eat them morning, noon and night! They go well especially in all Italian, Mexican and Indian dishes; in fact I can't think of any ethnic food where an onion does not belong--at least as far as I am concerned!!

This cabbage does not look to me to be the common Chinese Cabbage that one generally sees in Chinese grocery stores. I think it is a different variety, more lacy and delicate than what I am used to, anyway.

These are undoubtedly the most beautiful raspberries on earth! Put them on your morning cereal AND your evening ice cream, as well as devouring a few handfuls throughout the day! The sheer plenty is enough to really know that lack or even hunger is simply not possible.