Seasonal Delights

We're nearing the end of pomegranate season. I'm wondering why pomegranate season is so short. We can buy pretty much any fruit or vegetable at any time of the year now, thanks to the global shipping network. (Whether we *should* be consuming produce from far away is a thorny issue that I won't address here.) When it's winter here, it's summer in the southern hemisphere. Does nobody farm pomegranates in the southern hemisphere? I realize they're most popular in Asia and the Middle East, not Africa or Chile or Australia. But maybe the farmers down there could make a killing exporting them to the people who miss them nine months out of the year.

Speaking of seasonal delights, I thawed out some of the pesto I made from the basil I grew over the summer. It's wonderful to be able to taste a little bit of summer sun on a cold, dreary day.