Only in Missouri

 

Market List:

 Forager Salad Mix, Grass Fed Lamb, Arugula, Green Onions, Spicy Greens, Kalettes, hopefully some Radishes and Free Range and Non-GMO Chicken Eggs and Duck Eggs

Many, MANY varieties of Heirloom and Hybrid Organic Tomato plants: Sun Sugar, Mortgage Lifter, Pantano Romanesco, Cherokee Green and Purple, Pork Chop, Violet Jasper, Black Plum, Caspian Pink, Pink Girl, Early Girl, Lemon Boy, Japanese Black Trifele, Bradley, Striped German, Tommy Toe, Rutgers, Super Sweet 100, Green Zebra Cherry, Green Zebra, AND Paul Robeson, Azoychka Russian, Barry's Crazy Cherry and Blue Beauty are in the Collector's Corner, if you're into the really unattainable. 

Herbs: Basil, Cilantro, Borage and Cardoon. Pepper plants too!

My wool sweater was still laying on a chair from last week, when I had to put it on to stay warm when I went outside. This week it was hard to get enough clothes off to be comfortable and efficient, even as much as I love summer- it got hot too quickly. I'm hoping that the Purple Podded Snow Peas survive this temporary strike as temps were pretty stressful for these cool loving plants. They are blooming and hopefully they hold on until next week's cooler ones. 

We have been trying to shape the beds for more tomato plants and of course cucumbers. Everyone is already asking me for Salsa and Pickles. But today, even after all the heat and wind this week, the lower field and the rows near the greenhouse were still damp. Still if we had gotten the rows done- our goal was one today with a fence for the tomatoes, running the length- with the unbearable heat, we couldn't plant tomato starts with this heat. Also, our Great Pyrenees, Jubilee needed to go to the vet so that was several hours. We did get a new raised bed in and a couple of trays of tomatoes and peppers planted but still nothing in the field. Here's a snap of the newly moved High Tunnel which is attached to the Greenhouse that we put up last year. 

There are some blooms on these plants and as you can see through the opening there, another entire building planted with Tomatoes, Peppers, Onions and the Snow Peas. I'm so excited for fresh tomatoes. So far, I've planted Chef's Choice; Green and Bicolor, Sunrise Sauce, Blue Beauty, Sweet 100, Black from Tula, Jet Star and Lemon Boy.

So, Saturday will be marginally cooler, come buy some plants or tell your friends where to buy some plants, some and get some lamb or lemonade. Should be a perfect day. 

See you at the park. In the meantime, checkout this recipe below. 

God's Blessings on you and yours, 

TTFN 

Sam and Billy 

Southern Style Spicy Greens 

1-2  LB. Mixed Spicy Greens 

1 Tbsp. Garlic chopped, minced or dried

Smoked Meat of your choice and amount(I like pork, less than half of the greens amount)

Good glug of Apple Cider Vinegar

Tsp of Hot pepper or Hot pepper oil 

Cook until Greens and meat are tender

Serve with Cornbread, sliced onions and tomatoes. Campari are good when there aren't fresh. 

Salt and Pepper to taste