July 14th, 2010 by Margie

Dear Vegetable Husband Customer,

The heat is only relieved by the insane evening storms we are having these days.  With this extreme weather comes some extreme outcome in your food.  Some of you had issues last week with one of your veggies.  I will say that the arugula was not up to its usually standards, and there was a reason.  It was not grown in the same way.  This week I promise you will be thrilled with the young arugula in roots.  Thanks for letting me know.  I value your input, and so do our farmers.  This is a group effort to shift the way we access our food, the way we eat, and the way we spend.  I want you to know that I am working extra hard to find us a green veggie each week.  Greens are not really growing in the hot temperatures, so we depend on the arugula this week grown indoors for us, and a green cabbage from a farm a bit north of us, in North Carolina.

This basket is full of surprises.  Be sure to empty everything out because you each have a nice bulb of garlic in the bottom from Woodland Gardens.  Savor your fingerling potatoes because we have been told this might be the last week of these beautiful treats from Brooks Garcia’s farm.  I will see if there are any out there from another farm before I give up on the goodness of the tatie altogether!

You have the first of our cherry tomatoes this week from Woodland Gardens, and there is a variety of types.  They look great, and I did do a little tasting off the vines when I picked up so I can say they are quite tasty!  Woodland Gardens also shared the lovely cucumbers with us once again.  Below is your list of goodies for this week:

Green cabbage

Fingerling banana potatoes

Rainbow carrots

Cucumber

Cherry tomatoes

Arugula with roots

Garlic

Blueberries

Thanks for your notes on our facebook site.  I want you to know that the Creative Loafing Best of Atlanta ballots are out, and they have a section that asks for farm-to-table restaurants as well as a fave CSA program.  So fill one out if you have time.  We have added a wonderful recipe this week that uses your carrots, potatoes, garlic, and cabbage, as well as a few recipes for those carrot tops, thanks to one of YOU who shared some tips.  As usual, I am always happy to TALK FOOD!  Have a great week!

All the best,
Margie Thorpe