"in the summer, my favorite meals are the ones completely grown, harvested, and cooked."
-Alice Gao, writer & photographer

something about homegrown foods, foods from the garden, make you feel so at home anywhere you are. maybe it's the taste of fresh vegetables & fruits, the sweet and sour flavors in them brought out to the best. maybe it's the people who prepared, nourished them until they were ripe, then cleansed them to perfection. or, maybe it's the feeling of success you achieve when you finally bite into them.