Even though the melons look okay now, we can’t be sure they’d still be in good shape by the time they got to you, our CSA members. Even the “good” ones have split rinds, which means they will not keep. something.Īfter talking it over with Randy we decided not to put the cantaloupe in the shares. I’d rather be in good company with bad melons than bad company with good melons. At the farmers market on Saturday, I saw some melons from a farm I know and respect and theirs were just as split as ours, so at least it feels like we are in good company. I probably chucked two rotten ones for every one that I picked. We didn’t even have a chance to dry out from hurricane Barry before more rain Sunday and Monday. How long has it been since we’ve had five dry days in a row? We had a hard time finding hay for the goats last winter for the same reason. All that means at least five or six dry days in a row. Then the hay has to lay on the ground and dry, get raked into rows, then baled. First, it has to be dry enough to cut the hay. “What are you talking about,” you might be thinking, “the grass is growing like crazy.” And it isn’t lack of growth that’s the problem. If you didn’t grow up in the country, you might not realize that all this rain means farmers haven’t been able to make hay. But me harping on all the rain we’ve had doesn’t make for particularly interesting reading, I know, so I am going to try to keep it to a minimum. It is always first and foremost in my mind. It is impossible to overstate the impact of the weather on farmers. The WeatherĮvery week I sit down to write this newsletter and fight the urge to talk about the weather.
#Boiled okra how to
How to cut okra blog post from the past is helpful too. Unless that’s how you like it, and I know some people do like boiled okra. Whatever you do, don’t boil it or steam it. Simmering the okra in the tomatoes will break down the goo. It is super yummy over rice, grits, or corn bread. The other secret to slime-less okra is to cook it with an acid. You can cook with dry heat, on the grill for example, or roasted in the oven, or pan fried. There are a couple secrets to slime-free okra. Some people get turned off from okra after a bad slime experience. In my opinion, okra is one of those vegetables that just isn’t worth eating fresh unless you get it straight from the farm.
Helps make up for the fact that okra leaves and pods are it itchiest stuff on the planet. Hummingbirds often visit while picking okra, so that is a nice little treat as well. We probably could have started picking it a week or two ago but we just didn’t have time with all those tomatoes! Now it is tall enough that we don’t have to bend over to pick it, which is a welcome change from most all the other harvesting we do.
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