I am a pathetic gardener. I can maintain my watering schedule for the tomatoes and flowers until about early August, and then I just lose interest. It happens every year. The tomatoes are still hanging in there, but the flowers are goners.
Since this have been happening forever, we only planted tomatoes and potatoes this year. Very Excellent Husband Don dug a few of the Yellow Finns, I pulled some of the Better Boys and our family Sunday Supper consisted of extremely yummy BLTs and rosemary roasted potatoes. For the rest of the summer’s bounty, I’m leaving the growing to our local farmers.
We are so lucky to have a fantastic farmer’s market here in Boulder. I’ve been a few times this year and it did not disappoint, with beautiful veggies, tasty bread and cheese, and spectacular flowers. However, the “scene” at the market is not my thing. It’s crowded with people and strollers and dogs, it’s expensive and it’s downtown amid parking hell.
I prefer a good, old-fashioned farm stand. Munson’s, famous for their corn, is close by and I love scooting out there to grab something late in the afternoon to grill for dinner. But this year, we are extra lucky because our neighbors, Liz and Ernie Kois, have started their own farm stand.
It’s called Abbey Farm, and it’s great. They leased some land, started planting, and are now picking awesome stuff daily. The chickens have started laying as well, so I’ll be able to pick up some eggs soon. They have family on the Western Slope of Colorado, so in addition to the veggies and eggs they have fantastic watermelon and cantaloupes.
I add to my own tomato crop with their beautiful heirloom varieties, and I’ve had a drip-down-your-arms-to-your-elbow, eaten-over-the-kitchen-sink tomato sandwich every day this week. I also made tasty refrigerator pickles with some of their cucumbers that are out of this world!
So do yourself a favor – go find a farm stand and grab some produce from a local farmer. You’ll help keep him on the land AND feed your family well.
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We’re lucky to have several farmer’s markets nearby and they are wonderful. My garden got such a late start that my squash are barely producing and my tomatoes are still green! I hope to get a few red ones before the weather changes…
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You have that problem in the Northwest, too? I thought it was only us Colorado gardeners that suffered from tomatoes that hang around green and decide to start turning when frost comes to kill them.