July 15th-17th 2019 – Red is the melon
This week, we will focus on our very own tomatoes growing in Chubeza’s fields. Naturally, tomatoes have been with our farm from the very first year. The tomato’s centrality in the Israeli kitchen, the Israeli salad and garden made it a “must” in our weekly boxes. However, we soon discovered that what is taken for granted in the kitchen does not always come about so easily in the field.
The chubby rosy-faced tomato goes through a lot from the moment it is planted in the fertile specially-prepared soil till it arrives at its red fullness ready for harvest: it’s protected, cultivated, tied up to stand erect, fertilized, watered, and caressed by sunrays. It is sought after by charming bees, attacked by ruthless, cunning moths, while unruffled, it continues to patiently crawl its way to the sweet ripeness you meet in your boxes.
What's new?
This is the season of abundant for winter squash. You needn’t use them right away.
In our shed, crowded by the hundreds, they have so little breathing space. But in your homes, on your kitchen counter or in a wicker basket on the living room table, they’ll keep beautifully while enhancing your décor with a flair.
Keep them dry and ventilated, they’re good for another month or even two! If they start growing a thin spider-like web, just wipe it away with a dry cloth to prevent rotting.
What's in this week's boxes?
July 15th-17th 2019
The list is updated on the delivery day, once we're done packing.
- Monday
Red bell peppers/zucchini, Amoro pumpkin, corn, watermelon/melon, cucumbers/fakus, tomatoes, okra/Thailand lubia/garlic, slice of Napolitano pumpkin/butternut squash, eggplant, cherry tomatoes, leeks/onions.
- Large box, in addition:
Lettuce/New Zealand spinach, parsley, acorn squash.
- Fruit box:
Melon, mango, plum, peach.
- Wednesday:
Red bell peppers/zucchini, Amoro pumpkin, corn, watermelon/melon, cucumbers/fakus, tomatoes, garlic/leeks/onions, slice of Napolitano pumpkin/butternut squash, eggplant, lettuce/New Zealand spinach, cherry tomatoes.
- Large box, in addition:
Parsley/cilantro, acorn squash, okra/Thailand lubia (yard long beans).
- Fruit box:
Melon, mango, plum, grapes.