ADMIN NOTES
*10-pound Tomato Flats for sale, as available. Contact Ilene if you are interested. Do you take one last Saturday and still need to Venmo us? Please contact Ilene.
*LIMIT of two tomato boxes as part of your items, but look for additional boxes in the extras for sale. Still an amazing price on local organic tomatoes, so get it now during peak tomato season.
*Farm T-shirts for sale! Hand screen printed, one-of-a-kinds. Find Ilene for assistance or special requests.
EGGPLANT!
The beautiful eggplants! We grow Italian eggplants (the big ones) and Asian varieties (long and skinny). You will have weeks to explore eggplant dishes. I love eggplant slices marinated in olive oil and spices, then grilled. Babaganouj is a delicious dip, like hummus with roasted eggplant instead of chickpeas. I use a recipe from the original Moosewood Cookbook. I found someone’s blog that includes a photo from the cookbook, so you can see the recipe
https://foodlovefood.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/moosewood-cookbook-baba-ganouj/
WHAT'S GROWING ON
Happy summer! Peak U-Pick time! The Bean Hut is open, providing shade and bean picking for kids and adults at all reaching levels! Pick green beans at the U-Pick Row. Enjoy cherry tomatoes in Candy Lane. Zinnias are blooming in beautiful colors--walk down the flower row past the spring flowers for these fresh summer blooms. Squash and cucumbers continue to grow rapidly. We pick them 3-4 days per week. So many choices of harvest items right now. If you want more than your allotment, just order extras and you will be billed. It’s a great deal. Especially on extra boxes of tomatoes. Check the extras!
PESTO
We are growing some lovely basil! Our bag should have about 3 cups of basil, perfect for a batch of pesto:
https://blog.houseinthewoods.com/2012/07/05/pesto/
My tip is to use walnuts instead of pine nuts! Delicious and MUCH less expensive. Pesto freezes well!
FOOD BANK DONATIONS
Every week we donate leftover produce to the Frederick Food Bank. No worries when you skip a pickup, you actually have helped out your local community. Thank you for contributing! Our Food Bank project is supported by The Common Market and private donations.
