mulberry season in PHX

In April, my mulberry tree was full of berries. Until this year, I never even ate a berry off of the tree in my front yard. Come to think of it, that was THE only tree in our whole yard when we bought our house four years ago. The berries came and went quickly. I realized that this is why I never tried one. I have a white variety, so by the time they look almost ready to eat, they are already falling off the tree. This year though I harvested a good amount- in my jars of course. I ate some raw and some dehydrated. Dehydrated mulberries probably will not be the next 'big thing' in trail mix.

the jars hit the road

The traveling activist mom has hit the road... but not without a few jars. On this trip my jars have held..... chai tea, spring water fresh from the mountain source, mochas (of course), seeds, flowers, leftovers, and cloth toilet paper.

I am a little behind with some posts I want to do about my time in Phoenix. I hope to catch up this week, before all the exciting Oregon jar capers begin.

Here is one from the road....

looney bean 2008

almost free ice cream

It was 31 cent scopp night last week at Baskin robbins. I saw online that there was a 10 scoop limit...I thought "10 scoops !!!! I better bring some jars!"

The big canning jars held about 7 scoops. These 2 employees were very helpful, and didnt mind the different request...unlike some other workers :(

I was excited to answer some questions about my jar use. It was a fun evening out at the ice cream place and the jar crew ( M, A, J and L) taught a few people about the importance of reducing trash!