I caught a glimpse of a wild turkey & offspring yesterday morning, strolling through the greenhouse. Not so wild now, are they? This is the same family we regularly see in the orchard and around the yard. Jean-Pierre even got a short video of them just by their porch (that is, my parents’ porch, not the turkey’s).

In other news, it was tough getting the basket together today. The days are getting shorter still, and with so much to do, it takes extra motivation and a wider smile to get through it. Still, in the nick of time, we got it all done. Phew!

I suppose much of the basket is familiar to you by now, so I might start with the oddball – that small purplish prickly lump is an eggplant. Yes, I know, it doesn’t look like much, but frankly, eggplant here on the farm is a bit of a running joke. Over the years – the good, the bad, and the ugly – we have had very few eggplants to be proud of. They usually fall a little short of impressive. So here’s another running joke – we’ll get them right next year. Come to think of it, if anybody wants to invest in a real greenhouse for us, we can start growing some real peppers and eggplant!

The pole beans (slicing type, both green and yellow) are producing extremely well, but they are getting scabs. They are also getting eaten, probably by crickets or grasshoppers. Still, they are quite the sight – the beans are quite long, and several grow at once on the plant. It sometimes looks a bit goofy, having so much bean hanging from a fairly thin stem.

Beyond that, you know the drill. The only leaf in there is Swiss Chard. Also, there are tomatillos in a bag, accompanied by a couple of hot peppers. If you need ideas for tomatillos, read our previous posts, use the search function in the top right of the website, or check the recipes page.

Enjoy!

Here’s a parting shot – this jungle, unbelievably, leads to our front door. Really, we spend a lot of time in the garden, but not that one!

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