We got a note from the farm this week apologizing for some of the spoiled produce we’ve been seeing, and explaining that the cause is the weather. I understand the difficulties that they’re dealing with, it just pains me to have to throw food away but I’m sure it pains the farmers even more.
We had another week of heavy produce, and this time it was Josh who had to carry it all home by himself. This week our vegetable share contents included:
Tomatoes – 3 lbs
Melon – 1 each
Napa Cabbage – 1 each
Greens – 1/2 lb
Squash – 2 lbs
Carrots – 1/3 lb
Cucumbers – 2 lbs
Corn – 2 ears
Beets – 1 lb
Heirloom tomatoes, beets, greens, napa cabbage, squash, carrots, corn, cucumbers, melon on top
The tomatoes were much better this week, and Josh found three huge heirlooms that look juicy and ripe. For the greens, he picked up some swiss chard with yellow stems this time instead of the red stems. He also picked up a different kind of squash that is big and round, with bright yellow skin and green trim on the edges.
The fruit this week also looked MUCH better, and I was really happy with what we got. The fruit share contents included:
Nectarines – 3 1/2 lbs
Peaches – 3 1/2 lbs
Nectarines and peaches
These also look sweet and juicy, and only one peach was spoiled out of the whole bunch. We’ll have to eat these quickly though as they’re super ripe. I’ll have to look into some peach dessert recipes. Cobbler perhaps?
