Lisa’s writing is very visual and matter-of-fact, which lends emphasis to the beauty and simplicity of the subject matter: http://alocalnotion.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/sayonara-strawberries/ here’s a free sample:

“The date was May 5 2009, and despite days and days and days of cloud cover interspersed with rain, strawberry season had come to Central Virginia.  A few days before, a friend in-the-know (Daniel Perry, of Jam According to Daniel) had his buddy ‘jump the season’ by picking berries in North Carolina and then dropping them off in Charlottesville so that he could begin jam production for the year.  By burning up the ‘U-Pick’ phone lines, working websites, and lots of personal inquiries he had discovered that ripe red strawberries could be picked at any number of local operations – if you didn’t mind wet weather and wet berries.”

1. Julia Gremer Says:
   July 3rd, 2009 at 11:00 am

   Daniel,
   I hope to see you at Cville Farmer’s Mkt soon. Your jam is amazing,delicious and unique! I must stock up on your amazing jam!!
   Julia