With grocery store prices on the rise, some people may decide to skip buying fruits and vegetables since they go bad so easily. But there are ways to help extend their shelf life, like buying frozen. Kristin Kirkpatrick is a registered dietitian for Cleveland Clinic. She says another benefit to buying frozen fruits and vegetables is they can stay in your freezer for months at a time. If you still prefer fresh though, it’s important to consider the types of fruits and vegetables you’re picking. For example, bananas, berries, and asparagus are known to rot quickly, while apples, oranges, and sweet potatoes have a longer shelf life. How you store them matters, too.

It is the second weekend of June, and that means a beloved Allen County festival makes its annual return! The Harrod Pork Rind Festival kicked off Friday drawing in large numbers of people into the village. Organizers were busy at work frying up homemade pork rinds on site. After festival goers grabbed their bag of pork rinds, plenty of other summer fair food delicacies, performances, and games were available for people to enjoy- all things people from near and far look forward to each year.