June 16th, 2010 by Margie

Dear Vegetable Husband Customer,

Well we are finally in the fruit season.  This week we have our first blueberries, and you will see more.  These came from Neil Taylor’s farm in South Ga.  I have also been promised a nice watermelon season next month from Farmer Brooks – yummy!  This summer should hold plenty of beautiful fruit for us.  The cucumbers are not slowing down so get used to having this in your diet for a bit.  I added a recipe this week that is also a chilled soup, but I couldn’t resist.  It is a Borscht that is so easy to make, and we have beets and cucumbers so try it out.  It’s really pretty too.

The beets might be disappearing for the season, but the carrots are going strong. You might notice this week’s carrots are smaller than the ones from last week.  We finished a mature bed last week, and now we have started a younger bed of carrots.  They will grow and be available for a while.  The green garlic is a real treat and new to a lot of you.  You can eat this entire piece, including the stalk and the skin on the cloves.  I chop the entire thing up to make something, or I put some oil on it and grill it.  Let me know if you have questions about this.

Our farmers are harvesting huge amounts, so I am able to pick and choose a little bit this month.  If there is something you love more than other items, I really appreciate your input.  This is OUR food each week and OUR money that we give to the farms.  Please let me know the items you love, the items you prefer from one farm over another, and the items you don’t know what to do with.  I try to bring everything I can to our table, but now we are in the month of plenty so let’s have what we love!  Below is your list of goodies for this week:

Cabbage

Heirloom lettuce

Fingerling Potatoes (Rose de Finn or Banana)

Cucumbers

Beets with Greens

Carrots

Green Garlic

Blueberries

As we go into these super hot months, please take care of yourself.  Our farmers are out in the sun a lot but with plenty of water and regular breaks in the shade, they stay healthy.  Do the same for yourself.  The cucumber is really refreshing for that reason and other water-rich veggies are around the corner…to-ma-toes.  Thank you for my break in the country today.  Have a great week, and remember I am always happy to TALK FOOD!

Namaste,
Margie Thorpe