Just had a sublime lunch of freshly podded peas, spuds that were growing in my garden less than 5 minutes before they started cooking and some artisan (read 'quite expensive') sausages.
Nothing else (apart from a *** of butter) - just perfect.
But I did then think "how many people pod peas these days" and even "do kids know what a pea pod looks like".
And here I was carefully formulating my reply and then get to the last line of your post SD :-(
I really don't know what is more satisfying than picking your way through the veg patch and venturing into the kitchen with your bounty, cooking and eating.
It is enormously rewarding and when I have small people visiting they are sent out to gather their supper.
Just don't pour chicken jus on your berries, it's nasty!
Nothing nicer than sitting in the garden enjoying the sunshine whilst podding freshly picked broad beans and peas. With a nice glass of cool beer, natch