Melons – Melons – Melons
Greeting from the Indiana State Fair…we are having a great time and can’t wait until tomorrow’s “Savor the Flavor” event.
Summer crops are about the same this week… Kenny’s home grown tomatoes, several heirloom varieties, fresh corn and green beans! We’ll also have Swiss chard, red cabbage, new potatoes, kale, zucchini – golden and green, summer squash, eggplants, green peppers, red bell peppers, candy onions, beets, and cucumbers. Kenny’s hot peppers are going to be available…jalapeños, banana peppers and a few hot mix variety. His hot peppers are slow to ripen this year, they like it “hot and dry”, two things we have not had much of lately.
We will have some fruit this weekend; peaches and melons, including our “Canary” melons . They are all delicious!
We have bushels of tomatoes ready to harvest, if anyone needs some for canning please let us know and we will be glad to bring them to the market for you.
Don’t forget to pick up your farm-fresh, free-range eggs at the market. Just a reminder that we have been selling out early each week… so come early or pre-order to make sure you get the items you need.
“Basket of the Week” customers ~ please remember to bring back your baskets and make sure to e-mail me a reminder to ensure your basket order… val@russellveggies.com
Thanks for supporting us with your purchases at the market,
Val & Kenny
We are doing something this week that we haven’t done in five (5) years at The New Albany Farmer’s Market and is unheard of in the farming world… we are taking the day off! We are forgoing the Wednesday market in order to “Savor the Flavor” of the Indiana State Fair.
Representatives from Indiana Farm Bureau will be touring the farm and picking up Kenny’s prize eggplants on Tuesday ~ then we are heading up to enjoy this year’s fair.
Rest assured we will be open bright and early Saturday morning…”Business as Usual”. Pre-orders and Baskets of the Week will all be available as normal.
Thanks for understanding, we plan on having a grand time on our mini vacation!
See you Saturday,
Val & Kenny
Summer crops are about the same this week… Kenny’s home grown tomatoes, several heirloom varieties, fresh corn and green beans! We’ll also have Swiss chard, red cabbage, new potatoes, kale, zucchini – golden and green, summer squash, egg plants, green peppers, candy onions, beets, and cucumbers. Kenny’s hot peppers are going to be available…jalapeños, banana peppers and a few hot mix variety. His hot peppers are slow to ripen this year, they like it “hot and dry”, two things we have not had much of lately.
We will have some fruit this weekend; peaches, cantaloupes and “Black Imagination” watermelons. They are all delicious!
We have bushels of tomatoes ready to harvest, if anyone needs some for canning please let us know and we will be glad to bring them to the market for you.
Don’t forget to pick up your farm-fresh, free-range eggs at the market. Just a reminder that we have been selling out early each week… so come early or pre-order to make sure you get the items you need.
“Basket of the Week” customers ~ please remember to bring back your baskets and make sure to e-mail me a reminder to ensure your basket order… val@russellveggies.com
Thanks for supporting us with your purchases at the market,
Val & Kenny
National Farmers Market Week is scheduled for August 4-10. Farmers markets are the cornerstones of every community and there’s no better time to show this than during National Farmers Market Week.According to a news release, local food and direct marketing opportunities, including farmers markets, are one of the fastest growing segments of agriculture.
According to the latest Census of Agriculture, direct sales of food products from farmers to individual consumers rose by nearly 50 percent between 2002 and 2007. Last year, local food sales grew to nearly $7 billion, according to industry estimates.
The proclamation from Secretary Thomas Vilsack…
Summer crops are still plentiful… we have home grown tomatoes heirloom and hybrids), fresh corn “Serendipity” and green beans! We’ll also have Swiss chard, zucchini-golden and green, summer squash, eggplants, green peppers, candy onions, red cabbage, cucumbers and new potatoes. I will try to remember to bring some fresh mint and basil this week.
We will have peaches, cantaloupes, and “Black Imagination” watermelons on Wednesday. Stop by for your fresh fruit fix…they are delicious!
We have bushels of tomatoes ready to harvest, if anyone needs some for canning please let us know and we will be glad to bring them to the market for you. We have a few pickles available Wednesday for canning, a half bushel or so… let me know if you need me to bring them. Otherwise they will be spicy pickles by Thursday!
We will have some of our farm fresh eggs available, but they will be on a pre order only basis on Wednesdays. It’s just too hot to keep unwanted eggs in the cooler. Just let me know if you need me to bring some for you and I will be glad to accommodate you.
Thanks for supporting us with your purchases at the market and we hope to see you there,
Val & Kenny
We have been invited again to participate in “Savor the Flavor – A VIP Taste from Indiana Farms”, an event sponsored by Indiana Farm Bureau. This event will take place at the Indiana State Fair in the Farm Bureau building . “Savor the Flavor” is a unique event made to showcase local Indiana farms and their products along with the culinary talents of young chefs.
- This VIP event will take place on Thursday, August 15th, 2013
- Participation in this event allows Russell Veggies to be 1 of 16 Indiana farms highlighted
- During the event, we will have the chance to interact with State Legislators
For the event, they will be pairing our product (and also another farm’s protein product) with a student chef team from culinary schools including Ivy Tech, The Culinary Institute, the Chef’s Academy, and the Purdue HTM program. Each student chef team will prepare a dish that highlights the products that they are given. Example: Ivy Tech may be given pork and sweet corn; and the team will create a dish that showcases these two ingredients. Teams will be competing for an overall grand champion title; this will be determined by attendees of the event voting for their favorite dish at the end of the night. Russell Veggies will be providing various types of eggplant as our chosen produce. These young chefs are people that will someday be running restaurants across Indiana, and making connections with these young people today can lead to larger opportunities in the future. This also gives the young chefs a chance to interact with us, the local farmers.
Our presence at the “Savor the Flavor” event is huge! They are not just looking for products; they are looking for producers and their families who can come to the event and be the face of Indiana farms. This is an invite-only VIP event. They are expecting 350 to 400 people with the main audience being State Legislators. As many of you know, these are the people that make the rules and regulations that we as farmers must live by, so giving them the chance to understand who we are and what we do is a key factor down the road.
We are looking forward to this event and will be telling you all about the results in an upcoming post. I also hope to get some wonderful recipes using eggplant to pass on to all our eggplant lovers.
We have lots of fruit this weekend; peaches, blackberries, cantaloupes and they’re back… “Black Imagination” watermelons. They are delicious!
Summer crops are about the same this week… Kenny’s home grown tomatoes, several heirloom varieties, fresh corn and green beans! We’ll also have Swiss chard, red cabbage, new potatoes, kale, zucchini – golden and green, summer squash, egg plants, green peppers, candy onions, beets, and cucumbers. Kenny’s hot peppers are going to be available…jalapeños, banana peppers and a few hot mix variety. His hot peppers are slow to ripen this year, they like it “hot and dry”, two things we have not had much of lately.
We have bushels of tomatoes and green beans ready to harvest, if anyone needs some for canning please let us know and we will be glad to bring them to the market for you.
Don’t forget to pick up your farm-fresh, free-range eggs at the market. Just a reminder that we have been selling out early each week… so come early or pre-order to make sure you get the items you need.
“Basket of the Week” customers ~ please remember to bring back your baskets and make sure to e-mail me a reminder to ensure your basket order… val@russellveggies.com
Thanks for supporting us with your purchases at the market,
Val & Kenny
P.S. Visit one of our newest vendors this weekend to satisfy your sweet tooth!
SIMPLE EASY SIDE DISH…
Slice the zucchini in half. Slice off the bottom to keep in stable. Brush with olive oil and top with garlic. Top with sliced tomatoes, salt and pepper to taste. Add mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese or mixed blend. Bake at 375 for 20 to 30 minutes until soft. Serve with fresh basil ribbons on top.
** Delicious thrown on the grill for an easy no mess meal.
Tags: Basil, mozzarella cheese, Tomatoes, Zucchini
We have lots of fruit this Wednesday; peaches, cantaloupes, blackberries and they’re back… “Black Imagination” watermelons. They are delicious!
Summer crops are now available… home grown tomatoes, fresh corn and green beans! We’ll also have Swiss chard, red cabbage, new potatoes, zucchini – golden and green, summer squash, egg plants, green peppers, candy onions, beets, cucumbers. Kenny’s hot peppers are going to be available…jalapeños, banana peppers and a few hot mix variety.
We have bushels of tomatoes ready to harvest, if anyone needs some for canning please let us know and we will be glad to bring them to the market for you.
We will have some of our farm fresh eggs available, but they will be on a pre order only basis on Wednesdays. It’s just too hot to keep unwanted eggs in the cooler. Just let me know if you need me to bring some for you and I will be glad to accommodate you.
Thanks for supporting us with your purchases at the market and we hope to see you there,
Val & Kenny
**Notice to my Harrison County “Homemakers”…
Deliveries will be made this FRIDAY at 12:00
New Salisbury ~ Family Dollar ~ Parking Lot
Please be sure and order from this post and have your orders e-mailed by noon on Thursday.
Please tag subject line of e-mail… Harrison County Delivery
Another great recipe for red cabbage that you should try, the dried cranberries and chopped walnuts gives this slaw a nice texture.
1/2 head red cabbage, thinly sliced and chopped
1/2 cup grated carrot
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1 tablespoon milk, or more as needed
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon white sugar, or more to taste
Combine cabbage, carrot, mayonnaise, cranberries, walnuts, milk, cider vinegar, and sugar in a bowl; stir well. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 4 hours.
Tags: apple cider vinegar, carrots, dried crandberries, mayonnaise, red cabbage, walnuts
