Tewksbury Grace Farm

Hi Friends,

Rejoice, for our heirloom tomatoes are finally starting to ripen!  These are old-fashioned varieties that are grown for their exceptional flavor. They can be a bit tricky to grow, and they like to take their time to mature…but the reward is outstanding. Let your tomatoes ripen to a deep color, which may be red, purplish, orange, yellow, rose…even green. (we picked today, and they are still 3-5 days from being fully ripe. Keep in bag with top down to hasten ripening – NOT on the windowsill). You will soon learn how to determine ripeness.  School is back in session, and I teach full-time kindergarten at Muncy Elementary School as well as farm, so this week as been quite busy! 

This week in your bag…

• Heirloom Tomato (One large or a couple medium size tomatoes)
• Parsley Bunch
• Snap Beans (mixture of Dragon and purple)
• Red Onions
• Sungold Cherry Tomatoes
• Salsa Mix, half share members(Garlic, golden tomatillos, Fushimi sweet peppers – recipe included. We trialed these sweet peppers and tomatillos this year, and really like their flavors. You will see more of these delicacies next season!)
• Or
• Salad Turnips, full share members
• Head Lettuce
• Red and Gold Beets (don’t forget to sauté the vitamin-rich greens)
• Summer Squash
• Eggplant (come in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes. These are tender delicious eggplant, and do not need to be salt-soaked to drain bitterness or be peeled. Beware their prickly caps!)

Happy, healthy eating!

Johnny