*GARLIC (in German White......roast these babies whole and gorge yourself with creamy garlic goodness!!!)
*Summer Squash (in Costata Romanesca, Raven, Eight Ball, French Patty Pan, White Scallop, and Yellow Crookneck)
*RAINBOW CHARD (oooh my God....what else can I say?)
*Fresh-Dug POTATOES (this week's grand-prize-winner)
*Heirloom Eggplant (this week's runner-up)
*Chives, Chocolate Mint, Savory, and Italian Flat-Leaf Parsley!!
*BASIL (in Lemon, Thai, Purple Ruffles, Purple Opal....AND Genovese!!!)
*Purple Mosaic Beans!! (crazy chinese long beans in pinkish-lavender with a righteous flavor)
*Red Velvet OKRA (just a tiny selection as these velvety pods are just starting to produce, more to come as the heat rolls on)
*Heirloom Tomatoes!!! (succulent beauties in all shapes, sizes, & colors......come right at 4 PM if you want the full selection!!!!)
Herb"N"Gardener, Lew Edmister (Westside, KCMO)
From the Lips of Lew:
" i think tomatoes are smart. they have an uncanny ability to sense extremes and hide out under leaves when we try to burn them up with this extreme heat. they're clever little survivors. "little" being the operative word there as our heat waves have hastened the ripenening process and shortened the growing process. therefore the inevitable decrease in size of some varieties - except ROSE which just seems to get bigger. anyway. i'll still have a load of heirlooms and another load of red fig cherries as well as black cherry.
heat is always good for peppers and okra and i'll have both of those - for certain anaheim. kale and collards keep hanging in supplying tons of nutrients for us. squash and eggplant aren't really my high point of varieties , but i'll cobble together a reasonable assortment.
JJ Farms, John Kaiahua (Raytown, MO)
*SWEET CORN!! (this is super hard to grow organically so don't miss out!!)
*PEACHES!!! (once again, not common on the organic scene, so come early for these juicy gals and load up)
*Detroit Dark-Red BEETS!
*Fresh-Dug Potatoes
*Gorgeous "Islander" Purple Sweet Peppers & Green Bell Peppers
*Japanese Long EGGPLANT!!!!!
Bigg Blue Farm, Stan & Carmen Biggs (Mosby, MO)
*Stan & Carmen will be attending Stan's son's inauguration into medical school. Way to go Dad!!! We will miss em' a whole lot, and (of course) their yummy veggies. (catch them next week)
PJ's Mushroom Farm, Paul & Judy Miller (Warrensburg, MO)
*A whole lotta' Shitake Mushrooms!!
*and totally delicious Oyster Mushrooms!!
*Farm-Fresh Brown Eggs
*Hand-made rugs & stained glass items (from 100% recycled materials)
**Grass-finished LAMB available this week in both ground lamb and lamb chops!!!
**Free-range Chickens (100% pastured) available this week!!
*A variety of 100% grass-fed beef and all natural pork including:
*Pork Chops & Pork Brats
*Pre-cooked Chipotle Brats
*Pre-cooked Franks
*Country Breakfast Sausage
*T-Bones
*Stew Meat
*Rib Steaks
*Sirloin Steak
*Ground Beef and patties for the grill!!
*Homemade soy based candles and gourd birdhouses (compliments of their lovely girls who grew the gourds on the farm!!) as well as embroidered Tea Towels and homegrown Mint Teas!!!!
Woodland Organic Orchard, Kendra & Steve Kluck (Olathe, KS)
*Organic Apples (in an array of "mystery" varieties including sweet red, transparent yellow, and tart green)
*Crab Apples
*Baby Cooking Pears
*Apple Chips
**Both fresh-eating and killer canning fruits available for all you "preserving" fools!
*sandwich breads
*savory breads
*sweet breads
*specialty treats (vegan as well)
**ALL MADE FROM 100% Locally Grown, Organic Wheat!!!!
*Only the BEST fair-trade/organic/micro-roasted coffee in town!!
Get yourself some beans or grab yourself a mug.
COFFEE BY THE MUG IS ONLY $1.00!!!!
.....speaking of "liquid elixirs", the lovely Angela Hoffman with her Wheat Grass Shots & Trays will be greenin' it up with her oh so sweet winter wheat!!....not to mention SEASONAL SMOOTHIES with mind-blowing herbs and garden flavors galore. **Angela uses local/organic produce in the most wonderful & refreshing concoctions. Drink up and cool down!!
Other goodies will include:
Aged & Fresh varieties including Prairie Bloom (a bloom-rind crotin style cheese with a rich and creamy center), Taum Sauk (a distinguished and nutty, appropriately aged, raw milk cheese), Osage Orange (a European-style muenster with a beautiful washed rind), Herb Crusted Chevre (a delightful fresh cheese in a flavorful herb crust), Marinated Chevre (fresh cheese relaxing in scrumptious olive oil, red pepper, and herbal goodness) and Greek-style Feta (residing in a salty brine that will make your head spin....sooo good)
Our new order has arrived!! We will have freshly ground & locally grown whole wheat flour, whole wheat pastry flour, unbleached all purpose white flour, malted all purpose flour for bread baking, & blue corn meal!!!
RAW HONEY!!!....YES!! Les Miller (our wicked honey man) has a delightful new batch ready to go. He will be a buzzin' this Friday with that godly golden nectar and bees wax to boot!
and, of course, Kombucha Mushroom Tea (Brooke's home brew)
Sip while you shop!
