Veggie Love
Vegetables are kind of like my children.
I tend them in their little greenhouse nursery when they are young, spoon-feeding them water and delicate nutrition. As teenagers, they are set out into the wilds of the fields to fend for themselves somewhat. To watch over them to give them a chance to live independently. I wage war with weeds and pests around them, feed them fertilizer, and give them a drink when times get tough.
In the end, however, they love me back (or so we hope). Maybe it’s payment for my protecting them or like a elder tired by the end of the season, the children at some point pick up the father and carry him after a season of hard work. All I can do is give the fields and plants gratitude for the bounty.
And they do provide bounty. This week, I’ve been wracking my brain about what DOESN’T go in the box. Everywhere I looked yesterday I saw a crop looking mature and ready. Bok Choi of beautiful size. The row of russets we dug was so bountiful that we left a quarter row. The tomatoes are all huge and those Carmen peppers have a dozen fruits per plant.
In the box:
- Russet Potatoes
- Tomatoes
- Carmen Sweet Peppers: Long red pepper…
- Another Colored Pepper: Luck of the draw…
- Carrots
- Salad Mix
- Yellow Onion
- Sweet Corn: This is far from ideal corn! Most of the ends never filled out…really dismal corn year, but there’s definitely worthwhile kernals on there
- Delicata Winter Squash: Yellow with a green stripe. These are often baked dry. Cut lengthwise, scoop out seeds and bake cut side down on a baking sheet.
- Bok Choi
- Radishes
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