Westerville’s Hidden Harvest
Wild berries, pawpaws and old fruit trees offer glimpses of the farmland and natural abundance that still survive within the suburban landscape.
The temptation is easy to understand. A family follows a park trail on a summer afternoon, and along the edge of the path, black raspberries hang low on thorny canes, dark and soft and ready to fall. A child notices first. Then everyone stops.
A few berries are picked, eaten on the spot, and the walk continues.…
