An apple a day … tastes great

If ever there's a time to buy local, this is it. Apples, pears, corn, melons, zucchini, beets and pumpkins are being harvested at area orchards and farms right this minute.

Locally grown fruit and vegetables don't have to be picked unripe and hard so they can be shipped. They can be picked at the peak of flavor and sold the same day.