It is so hard to resist the excitement building up to the Fall Equinox and the reality that summer is over and fall is here. With the equilibrium of day and night a momentary pause in our daily lives, it is with a little sigh of relief we as farmers find ourselves on the other side of things. Fall brings all kinds of wonderful food to our table and this week is no exception. 

Fresh from the farm, and featured Thursday and Saturday at Outer Aisle, is green beans. This French fillet type are thin, long and tender and you'll only want to steam for several minutes. They will add a touch of green to your plate, pairing so beautifully with the vivid red and yellow bell peppers and rainbow hues of the heirloom tomatoes.
Tree-ripened fruit: Tyson Hill Farm will feature two new varieties of peach; the white fleshed Snowfall and the yellow fleshed Autumn Flame.  We'll have four varieties of apples from Smit Orchards: Fuji, Granny Smith, Summerfield and Pippin as well as delicious seedless grape clusters: Princess, Royal and Thompson.

Have you ever heard of a Pawpaw? The largest edible fruit indigenous to our continent and cousin to the Cherimoya and Custard Apple. About the size of your fist, the fruits are grown by Lagier Ranches in Escalon, and resemble a banana in flavor and creamy texture. Never having had them ourselves, we are eager to try them out. According to the Lagiers they can be eaten raw and make a great addition to recipes that require low heat or no cooking at all, like mousse, custard and smoothies.