A handful of yum
We’ve picked the first few strawberries from the balcony plants, and they are the Best Strawberries Ever. The first one I ate dribbled sweet red juice all down my arm. *bliss* There are only a few, but quality counts. And then tonight we discovered the nearby cherry trees are starting their run of almost as yummy fruit. Cherry trees remain a novelty to me — they didn’t grow where I grew up (too cold), so I can’t get enough of them.
In other news, today I picked up a paper bag full of red wiggler worms from a friend, and this evening my housemate and I spent a good hour setting up our first vermicomposter. Now our veggie scraps will get composted and turned into fresh soil for the balcony garden. One small step towards a closed system. 
