 |
|
Our colorful $20 Farmer Pick order this week!
|
Alright, another great week and we are actually doing a little rain dance today, it's getting just a little dry out in the fields. We had one edit for our Farmer Pick orders: the Peaches from Beech Creek Farms have just been slower to ripen than they expected so instead of a Peach / Nectarine Mix as we planned most folks got straight up Nectarines, some got Peaches. Farmer reports are looking like next week is going to be the first truly bonanza Summer Harvests, so look out for our Online Market is Open email when we get the website updated!
 |
|
The Peaches for order this week from Beech Creek Farms
are the "Peento" aka Saturn variety!
|
Organically Grown Sweet Corn 101
It's that time of year again when we need to tell ya'll about the little caterpillars you will usually find in our grower's Sweet Corn! If you have never grown your own corn or had homegrown corn you may not understand the relationship between the Corn Earworm and the host plant they prefer.
So here it is: if you grow corn you will absolutely have the little guys hanging around, waiting for the first opportunity they get to chew up the ends of the ears. They are part of our ecosystem and if you think about it, we are taking their dinner away from them when we harvest the corn for us to eat. The fact is that the little bit of yellow mushy stuff is just "processed" corn. It is not anything dangerous to your health, just Mother Nature at work.
It's very simple to peel back the husks to reveal the little guys (you might want to do this outside or over the sink or newspaper).*** This is not a big deal! Trim the damaged ends off and you're good to go. If you have a compost bin just chuck all the trimmings and husks in there, otherwise they will make a healthy addition to the landfill. Your neighborhood birds would be thrilled to find the caterpillars in their feed dish if you have one in your yard. Please know that we have a lot of respect for our environment and these creatures are a part of it.
***Here's a tip from Laurie's mom Linda: she feels the corn cob through the husk and chops off the end without peeling back the husks, keeping the trimming task a bit neater in the kitchen!
Summer Investment Incentive is On!
We're not sure where else you can get a solid 3% - 7% return on your investment dollars these days but you can with us! Our Summer Online Market Investment Incentive sweetens the deal with a food donation made to the Atlanta Community Food Bank in your name.
Click here for the details and thanks for considering investing in your local food system!
