O'Henry Peaches, Grapes and Melons

You might catch us taking a quick nap in the fields this time of year! Picking tomatoes and planting brassicas keep us on our toes and a quick nap feels good!

Get ready for fall and harvest your own veggies with our Fall Seedlings now available! We'll have broccoli, kale, cabbage and cauliflower on hand every day we're open for the next month.

Tomatoes for canning and freezing available now. 2nds (overripe not mushy) $1.25/lb. Early Girls on special (small almost perfect) $1.95/lb. Order now!!

Are you concerned about GMO's and lack of labeling? There's an important meeting on Thursday 1st September at Angels Camp Mercantile at 5:30pm. An upcoming campaign initiative for the 2012 ballot: become active and team up with other folks to make this a reality!

More info: m_magana80@yahoo.com

or www.labelgmos.org

Upcoming Events: Check out our September line-up:

We are sponsoring the film: Redwoods: Anatomy of a Giant at Chatom Vineyards, Douglas Flat on Thursday September 15th. Wine reception at 6pm. More details to be found at http://www.sierrafilmfest.org.

Garden Tour: Saturday, September 17th: 9:45 meet at Outer Aisle. Walk to the garden (5 minutes) 10 - 11 am.

Heirloom Tomato Tasting & Pairing:

Friday September 23rd, all day (11 - 7pm)

Enjoy a once a year opportunity to taste all the varieties of tomatoes we grow. Bring a friend and be prepared to taste. We invite you to sample the rich diversity naked or paired with Marisolio vinegars and oils! Cost $5 pp.

Summer CSA Sign-ups (weekly or bi-weekly): Can't make it to the store, live too far away or just busy living life, we can accommodate you. Choose between weekly or bi-weekly starting anytime. We service many locations in Tuolumne and Calaveras County. Log into the sign-up wizard for more details of drop off locations, bag sizes and pricing.

Vegetable & Fruit Highlights

VEGETABLE HIGHLIGHTS:

SPECIALS: Lots of melons this week!! All shapes and sizes, colors and tastes. We'll have samples too so you can choose your favorites.

SPECIALS: Bell Peppers have turned color!! Did you know that most bells start off green and then turn red or yellow or orange!

Heirloom Tomatoes are on SPECIAL! We beg you to take advantage of the season's bounty and come get your fill of the finest heirlooms around. 3lb's for $9 ($3/lb) or 5 lbs for $13.75 ($2.75/lb). Cook 'em, freeze 'em, dry 'em or just eat 'em!

The tomato of our choice, the Camalay, is flushing again this week. Not as dramatic as the Brandywine or as tart as the Cherokee, the Camalay has a classic tomato flavor that wins our taste buds year after year. We love this tomato, not just for it's flavor, but because it has a rich history (as do many of the heirloom varieties of fruits and vegetables). It is a true Murphys' heirloom grown in this county since the turn of the last century by our neighbors, since passed, the Vogliotti's. They were Italian market gardeners, living off the land: foraging, growing their own food, animals and making their own wine and only buying the necessities: gunpowder and flour. We were lucky enough to have a window into their lives and from the beginning of our farming venture we grew "their" tomato, saving seed year after year. They passed on to us their onion seed and we have since built up a seed source that allows us to grow many thousands of onions for summer market every year.

FRUIT HIGHLIGHTS: From the orchards of Tyson Hill Farm, Waterford. Another wonderful selection of the best fruit ever: more varieties, different lineup every week.

O'Henry peaches - a milestone of the year: the O-Henry marks the very height of the peach season. Artic White nectarines and Autumn Blaze Yellow nectarine.

Grapes are in! "Fantasy" and Venus: described as "a flavor combination of muscat and labrusca (American grapes like Concord)." Other varieties with wonderful names and flavors: Himrod - unique herbal flavor, Interlaken: Crisp, meaty, sweet, tangy small-medium berries cross of Thompson Seedless & American grapes, Summer Royal and Edelweiss: sweet & foxy American grape (think Welch's white grape juice).

Figs are in, both green and black mission.

And if that isn't enough variety we have the Royal Gala and first of the season Fuji apples coming from Smit Orchards. Bartlett Pears now turning from Steamboat Orchards.

BULK OFFERINGS:

Take advantage of bulk offerings at Outer Aisle. During the peak summer months we'll have oversupplies of a variety of fruits and vegetables. If you can, freeze, dehydrate or getting ready for a party.

This week still: Basil for pesto making and Red Pontiac potatoes and 2nd tomatoes.

RECIPES:

Grilled Peaches

Easy and quick and superbly delicious.

Half a peach, remove the stone and put on the grill. Serve with creme fraiche or sprinkle of brown sugar.

Outer Aisle FOODS & GOODS "Essentials for the 21st Century". Our mission is to facilitate a speedy transition to a sustainable economy by offering the essential tools, ingredients and knowledge to prepare us for the 21st century.

Behind the scenes of Outer Aisle is Taylor Mountain Gardens. Located just around the corner on Main Street in Douglas Flat, our nearly two acre "beyond organic" farm produces a large variety of seasonal vegetables including these seasonal highlights: summer heirloom tomatoes, fall cauliflower, winter carrots and spring potatoes to name just a few!

OuterAisle FOODS operates a year round CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program. We distribute the highest quality, local, seasonal and regional produce and products to members all over Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties. We only purchase product from farms and producers who are committed to ecologically sustainable practices and go beyond the National "Organic" standards.