August 12th, 2009 by Margie

Dear Vegetable Husband Customer,

Welcome back for all of you that were been traveling over the summer.  We are ending the summer crops now and starting to plan for fall.  The next month or so we will see different produce pop up each week.

This week I could not begin to tell you which farm your tomato or beans came from.  I have been at different farms every hour just trying to harvest enough food for us.  Please understand that while every morsel of your food is quality and free of pesticides, some might be a bit over-ripe this week or have a blemish.  These are some of the challenges we face working with all natural, organically grown produce.  I have also been working with Scharko Farms to harvest some figs for us this week.  I am new to this so forgive me if your figs are over-ripe.  Next week I will pick them a bit more firm so they will keep.  For now, pop them in your mouth as a little mid-week candy or toss them in a salad like I did last night…so good!

We have the first of the okra this week so for those of you that love this veggie, here it is.  For the folks that don’t like it so much, I challenge you to put down your fear of the texture and try the recipe with okra and potatoes on the website.  I have talked about my journey to like okra in the past so I won’t bore you but if you are interested, read the writings on the website from last year.

You have green beans that are bundled in a bag and crowder peas in an open bag.  The crowder peas are fun to sit and shell leisurely.  Check out the recipe for crowder peas that I am adding to our website tomorrow.  We should see more peas as we get further into the season.  If you hit some that are not shelling, you can cook them with the beans whole.  I eat the entire thing when they are young like that.  This basket is definitely a little of this and a little of that.

Below is your list of goodies for this week:

green beans
squash
heirloom tomatoes
sun gold tomatoes
sweet peppers
crowder peas
okra
figs
basil

Remember that we will have figs again next week and I highly recommend a little of Mary’s goat cheese with them if you eat cheese.  Have a beautiful week and remember I am always happy to TALK FOOD!

Namaste,
Margie Thorpe