Message from our farmers
Greetings:
Listed below is the expected harvest items for the delivery tomorrow, Wednesday, August 18th, your CSA week # 11.
As we anticipated, we were able to continue the harvest on the sweet cantaloupes this week so that all the partial share members will be able to have a portion.
Thankfully, our tomatoes are doing fine so far with the dry warm weather we’ve been experiencing this season. (This time period last year, I think I was looking up names in a book, similar to an expectant parent, to designate one of the lakes that had formed in one of our fields from all the rainfall we had received up to that date.) This week we anticipate good harvests of both cherry and slicing types tomatoes. Our wonderful bounty in the field simply means more going to both groups of CSA members. There will be a mix of different varieties and colors for both groups.
A point worth knowing is that many of our Heirloom tomatoes may look a bit ‘funky’ or ‘irregular’. Some of these Heirloom tomatoes may have prominent bulges, odd shapes, and some cracks on the surface. As Yoda might say, ” Let not these superficial imperfections lead you to believe these tomatoes are from the dark side”. On the contrary, some of the best tasting tomatoes may be the ones that were truly the least appealing in appearances. When these Heirloom tomatoes are fully ripe, they are so sensitive, you will be able to bruise them just with a disparaging glance, (well, almost). They will be quite soft, such that they will ‘dent’ and give slightly in their surface shape as you pick them up to decide if you’re going to eat them right then or later when you get them home.
As you might guess, there is a fine line between a fully ripe Heirloom tomato and one ‘that has crossed over to the dark side’. Unlike wine, not many of our veggies get better with age, so enjoy them as soon as you can.
Be Well,
Fred & Karen
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