I went looking for gooseberries at Fort Hill Farms today, and found a lot more!

Fort Hill Farms in Thompson, CT is owned by my friend, Kristin Orr and family.

She teaches me something new every time I talk to her.

The other night she was telling me about the gooseberries, and that they were now in bloom. I wanted to see them and learn more.

Today I went to Fort Hill Farms to check it out. Shortly after I arrived, she brought me directly to the bush, loaded with blossoms that will soon be gooseberries. The honey bees were busily buzzing.

Then we went to the currant bush! Currants!!! No way... I had to come home and look them up!

The blueberries were also blooming wildly, as was everything else at this time of year.

If you are my facebook friend, you can see all the stunning pictures I took there today by clicking here. 

Since Fort Hill Farms is part of The Farmers Cow, they carry all their local products as well. I mean, how local can you get? Fort Hill Farms' cows milk IS Farmers Cow milk... and ice cream.... I could not resist a cup full of Raspberry Moo Chocolate Chip... I'm 100% sure it was the best I've ever had... Ice cream lovers, please take note of this and get yourselves to Fort Hill Farms to have some as soon as you can!

One of The Farmers Cow newest products is "Up Early Coffee"... Kristin ground a can for me, and I am bringing it to my moms tomorrow. There are 3 varieties available: De-Calf, Dark Roast, and Breakfast Blend....

So the message today is there is always something more to learn in life... and even when you head out to learn one thing, you learn much more... and enjoy much more than you thought you would.

Open minds are a good thing! Supporting local businesses is also a good thing!

I am a Putnamaniac that went looking for gooseberry bushes today at Fort Hill Farms and found so much more!