Big Red Farm Share, August 13

HARVEST

Full Share:

• 2 heads lettuce
• 2 lbs potatoes
• 1 cucumber
• 1 pt cherry tomatoes
• 1 tomato
• 1 purple or green pepper (they taste the same)
• 1 bunch basil
• 2 bunches herbs -- your choice; we'll probably have (forgive me, but this is really what we have) parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme!

Half Share:

• 1 head lettuce
• 1 lb potatoes
• 1 pt cherry tomatoes
• 1 bunch basil
• 1 bunch herbs -- your choice; we'll probably have parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme!

Jalapeno chiles

Extras:

• Possibly a few baby eggplants!
• Juliet tomatoes -- these delicious mini-plums are too big to be cherries and too small to be Romas, but they are our favorite for drying and making pico de gallo!
• Jalapeno peppers -- also essential for summer salsa!

RECIPES

Tomato-almond pesto ingredients

Because this week features some less-than-perfect tomatoes and our first hot peppers of the season, I think it's time to make Pico de Gallo or Salsa Fresca.  Of the many ways you can combine chopped-up tomatoes with other fresh veggies and herbs at this time of year, a snappy fresh salsa has to be one of the most habit-forming.  Here's the way we do it, more or less: Farm Salsa Fresca

Speaking of chopped-up tomatoes and fresh herbs (basil, in this case, which is also in your share), how about some Tomato-Almond Pesto?  A refreshing twist on a classic, if you're looking for a new pesto to add to your repertoire.

PICK-UP LOCATION AND DETAILS

Share pick-up takes place at the farm, on Thursdays between 3:00 and 6:00pm. Pull into the Lawrence Township community gardens and follow the gravel road uphill to the left. Please remember to return last week's bags and/or containers, and sign in when you take your share. Any payment can be placed in the envelope next to the sign-in sheet. See you at the farm!