Biscotti Brothers Bakery Blog L'orto Under Snow

My grandmother's orto, or vegetable garden, was not near their western Pennsylvania farmhouse, but was rather a steep climb past the pear tree, to the top of the hill. For little legs, it was a distance, but one worth traveling. In June when school was out, I would "move" to the farm. Early in the morning, my grandmother and I would climb that hill and as she surveyed the gardening needs of the day, I would kneel down and start my search for those beautiful red, red strawberries...the ones that I couldn't wait to eat!read more