It has always amazed me that food grows from little seeds sown in the ground. Beans recently shoved into the soft soil have pushed their way back towards the sun and are now creating food for our farm share members in future weeks. Despite a dry heat lately, tiny round brassica seeds have popped up tender kale, crunchy turnips and radishes. On the larger end of spectrum mangoes are shamelessly blushing ripe in tall heritage trees and coconuts are offering their sweet juice and flesh. It's a miracle, really.
Or is it?
Our ancestors worked hard to create big tasty vegetables and selected the best fruits to give us so much to enjoy today. We work hard to keep it going. It blows my mind to think that the original corn was only as big as your fingernail but people bred it to become the standard that we know today. It's worth stopping for a moment and giving thanks for those through many generations who created this quality of food for us.
There are plenty extras of a wide variety of crops this week. Please visit our Farm Tienda on Mahogany Road this Saturday for many crop extras, pork and vegan tamales, and more from 11am-3pm:)
What are the little things you see this week that bring you joy?
Enjoy your farm share,
Nate and the Farm Crew
