Box #11 2023

share contents: 1&1/2 pounds of Tanya’s pink beans, 1 pound cucumbers, 1 pint cherry tomatoes, 1 head garlic, 1 mix bunch of basil, 2 pounds Desiree potatoes, 1 bunch leeks, 2 small bulbs fennel.

Tanya’s pink beans are an awesome and unusual variety from Uprising Seed Co.. They are mostly stringless and have a great flavor. We love to blanch them and make bean, fresh fennel and cherry tomato salad with lots of fresh herbs and a vinaigrette dressing.

The basil bunch has a mix of Italian green and purple basils and Thai basil (has a reddish-purple tint on some leaves and stalks).

I’m thinking maybe cold potato leek soup is in order this week; maybe you will too…

We are blindingly busy at the farm which is to be expected in July. All the onions are out of the field and stacked in the barn awaiting space in our walk-in coolers. We are beginning the storage potato harvest today. It will be a relief to have them all put away to a walk-in cooler by end of next week. We have begun to plant fall crops. The tomatoes, peppers and eggplant are loving this heat and will be coming in strong for the next few weeks.

We hope summer is treating you well and that you’re enjoying the vegetables!