We've been absolutely loving pepper season on the farm. We finally found the variety of Sweet Peppers that works best for us and went all in. The peppers you've been receiving are Carmen and Escamillo sweet italian peppers. We love them for their flavor and juiciness, and they are very productive even in a cooler climate. We used to fight with bell peppers, and maybe we will again someday, but they've been hit and miss for us and right now it feels good to be swimming in sweet peppers (that we think are better tasting than bell peppers anyway).
This will be the last week we have enough to put full pounds in boxes, so get them while you can! We'll still have peppers in future weeks, but they are just passing their peak this week, and ripening will slow as the fall weather moves in.
We also have the first of our special farm celery available this week. We give this celery a lot of love and a coveted greenhouse bed to grow in all summer so that we can have celery for our CSA members. Farm fresh celery is extra flavorful, and comes with leaves that are great to cook into soups as well. We love to use it as a soup starter (mirepoix is the key to good soup IMO) and in stir fries.
Even more exciting, we are harvesting the first of our pink fingerlings this year. We weren't thrilled with the variety we tried last year, and so far we are stunned by these Amarosas. They're dark magenta on the outside, and have a pink burst on the inside as well. They're gorgeous for roasting or grilling.
We hope you enjoy this return of summer weather, our plants sure are!
Your farmers,
Ashley, Caleb and the Sungrounded Crew
