I did a volunteer day thing at work last week, and we went to Treasure Island to help out Job Corps, a federal gov't vocational training program for 16- to 24-year-olds. The best part was pulling a carrot right out of the dirt! Here's the carrot in the dirt:
Here's a video of me pulling it out of the dirt and pretending to eat it right away:
And here I am actually eating it after washing it off:
"What's up, Doc?"
I also learned a few things, like how asparagus is a lot like bamboo shoots:
Fully grown, it becomes leafy!
These are pretty funny-looking, too:
Artichokes!