November 25th, 2008 by Margie

Dear Vegetable Husband customer,

I hope your holiday was wonderful and you were able to nourish yourself, both physically and mentally.  I had a very nice holiday myself but it was only because I let go of my preconceived notion of how it “should” be.  Check out the field notes on the website if you want more details.  I shared the story there.

As I round up your veggies this week, I am thankful that this freezing weather still produced for us.  Many of our farmers had nothing to offer our basket this week.  My thoughts go out to them as they struggle through the cold months.  It’s not an easy job and nothing is for sure.

I am reminded of my buddy that always brags about not eating vegetables at all by saying “Vegetables!  They come from the dirty ole ground!  Why would you want those?”  and they do indeed come from the “dirty ole ground” as you will see this week.  This morning when I arrived on the farm, they told me they could not rinse the veggies because all the pipes had frozen.  Winter!  Even with the dirt, I can give you plenty of reasons you would want them, though.  Please rinse your produce well this week and look on the backside of your kale leaves for any hitchhikers.  I have pulled off a few guys that came back to the city with me, but I might have missed a few.  Welcome to organic eating. Below is the list of your goodies for this week:

Buttercrunch lettuce
Kale
Kamatsuno greens
Renegade onions
One lonely beet (more to come…)
Sweet potatoes
Butternut squash
apples

Sincerely,

Margie Thorpe