Brussels Sprouts?!

So despite my in-laws perception of me, I'm not really a city girl. Yes, I grew up in the suburbs of Atlanta. But I've spent some time on the farm. I haven't milked a cow, but I HAVE fed goats and sheep. I haven't picked cotton, but I HAVE planted lots of vegetables. I haven't worked in a chicken house, but I HAVE spread manure in a garden. When I worked at the "unnamed attraction" I spent lots of hours in the farmyard (aka the petting zoo) and in the garden. I've dripped sweat while hoeing, I've broken my back planting seeds, and I've shoveled goat poo. It was hard work, but it was good work (well...except for shoveling the goat poo). Gardening is good for the soul!

Anyway, the point of all that is to explain that I'm not the kind of girl that thinks green beans come from a can and milk comes from Kroger.

But the other day at Trader Joes, I was surprised to see this:

Brussel sprouts!!! Who knew they grew like this?!

Crazy!! You learn something new every day. :)