🍯🍋🍹Mix up some switchel for the 4th!

Published: Fri, 07/03/26

Updated: Thu, 07/09/26

Happy Pre-Independence Day!

As we head into this celebratory weekend, I want to wish you all a happy and safe 4^th of July. Whether you’re doing it up big or keeping it quiet, I hope you get to spend time with family and friends, and maybe even dig in the dirt a little.

I’m breaking out an old favorite for the celebration – switchel.

If you’ve never heard of switchel, I can’t think of a better weekend to mix up a batch. This sweet-tart summer drink comes from days of yore working in the fields, but makes for an excellent non-alcoholic summer sipper at any party.

And I’ve been leaning heavily on the tomatoes recently, so I thought we would give them a break and talk about cucumbers a little bit. It’s about time for them to start putting out flowers, and that means you’ve got a few things to take care of.

Happy Independence Day, folks! I’ll see you on Sunday.

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