January 20th, 2010 by Margie

Dear Vegetable Husband Customer,

I hope you had a wonderful MLK holiday.  This week, while the weather is beautiful, the food is going to be awhile to recover.  You will notice that the bunch of kale is hardly that!  Please eat these first and cherish the small amount we have.  These are from much further south and they still were damaged by the frost.  This is why you have some yellow spots on the leaves.

This week’s tomatoes are really bright in flavor.  I went for the grape tomatoes this time since last weeks romas were not consistent.  Some folks had fruit that was lacking in texture.  Hopefully these will please!  The carrots continue to please us all and Sara in Athens says we still have plenty to come – yeah!  You each have a small brown bag of bay leaves from the Scharko Farm in Fairburn this week.  For those of you that did not get a basket last week, the roots in the basket are sunchokes from Serenbe Farms. And they are tasty raw or cooked.   These do not have to be peeled for those of you that asked.  Either way is fine.

You all have a live bunch of hydroponic arugula for Neva Farms in Bowersville GA.  I loved their watercress so much that I wanted to try the arugula with roots.   These are young plants and should keep with a little water in your fridge while you enjoy them.   The leaf I tasted was like butter!  Woodland Gardens in Winterville is growing lettuce for us this way for next week.  Below is your list of goodies:

Green cabbage

Sunchokes / Jerusalem artichokes

Carrots

grape tomatoes

dinosaur kale

zucchini squash

hydroponic arugula

Bay leaves

As we navigate our way thru the winter season, we all try to be thankful for the food harvested for us and understand the hardships.   Please let me know any wonderful ways that you are using your veggies with grains or other cupboard items to make a savory winter meal.  I really love it when you share your experiences with your basket and remember, I am always happy to talk food!

Gratefully yours,

Margie Thorpe