September 16th, 2009 by Margie

Dear Vegetable Husband Customer,

We have more than greens growing in the fields this week.  Laura, Jason Mann’s wife, is a full nine months due today, and yet she is the reason you have your beautiful breakfast radishes.  I pulled into the farm, and there she was round belly and all unloading a truck full of food for us.  Full Moon Farms also spent all morning in the mud, and the result:  Sweet Potatoes!  This is the first week of many for the potatoes.  For those of you who are new to the service, you may have marks on these potatoes.  These are not bad spots, they are where the shovel hits the potato during harvesting.  Unfortunately, we’re not often given the opportunity to see this with factory farming.

You have green beans from Steve Miller’s Farm once again.  Although these are a pole bean variety, they are stringless.  So I recommend steaming them up….Quite tasty!  We are still enjoying the muscadines from Whippoorwill Hollow Farms, but these tasty grapes will disappear soon.  Enjoy them while you can!  If any of you need guidance on juicing or cooking with the grapes, don’t hesitate to email me.
Below is your list of goodies for this week:

Eggplant
Okra
Sweet Peppers
Basil and Parsley
Sweet Potatoes
Breakfast Radishes
Green Beans
Turnips with Greens
Muscadines

I was reminded today that everyone does not arrive safely at the end of a journey.  This morning’s misty weather caused more than one fatality in front of me on the road as I made my trip to the farms.  I try to keep in mind that regardless of how late I feel some days, we’re always exactly where we’re supposed to be.  Well, enjoy your place in your day, and remember,

I am always happy to TALK FOOD!

All the best,
Margie Thorpe