And the best way to enjoy corn on the cob. (The answer was unanimous!)
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Signs Corn is Ready to Harvest
On summer road trips with the family and sometimes just driving to a more rural part of town to play golf together my dad would drive us past rows and rows of corn. As an Iowa native “knee-high on the Fourth of July”—a Midwestern saying about how high farmers hope their corn is by Independence Day—was an expression about as common as declaring something “a piece of cake.”
As you might guess fresh corn was a true sign of summer since I was born and raised in the heart of the Midwest. In my opinion my father’s char-grilled corn needed nothing more than a few pinches of salt to be the perfect side dish. It was something my family enjoyed about once a week during fresh sweet corn season which stretches from Memorial Day through Labor Day in most parts of the country according to Dana Peters a Barney Georgia-based inspector of produce and flowers at Whole Foods Market (who grew up on a small family farm).
Since corn was a big part of my childhood and a staple of my diet since I was old enough to eat solid food I thought picking the best cob out of a pile would be a piece of cake. But after talking to three farmers I realized I was overconfident and had overlooked a few key features.
