Seeds of Friendship
PLENTIFUL YIELD
n early morning spent foraging the local produce market cultivates delights that fill this outdoor repast with dashing seasonal allure. Flowers fresh from the field stand tall, exuding a casual air in mismatched containers that range from hammered metallic buckets to soda bottles. Strawberry-hued flatware accents a classic check-pattern charger topped by a plate that echoes the floral flurry. But most charming of all is a display of party tokens for guests—seed packets ready for planting—perched alongside just-picked tomatoes, sweet corn, ripe peaches, and luscious berries. A summertime pasta with yellow squash, zucchini, tomatoes, and sugar snap peas anchors the
