This Week's Fruit Trio - $16

1 quart Castelton Plums, 1 Canary Honeydew Melon, and 4 ct Honeycrisp Apples

FRESH PICKED - NEW FRUITS THIS WEEK

Castleton Plums

Small plums, sweet tart flavor. A true treat.

Apples - 5 different varieties to select from

Honeycrisp

Paula Red

Ginger Gold

Zestar

Gala

Apple Sampler Bag - 2 each of 3 varieties - $7

Honeycrisp, Ginger Gold, and Paula Red

WATERMELONS!

Yellow Dolls (Medium)

Red Seedless (Medium)

Crimson Sweet Seeded (Large)

Estrella Seeded (Extra Large)

July Prince Freestone Peaches - is for sure the last week.

Cantaloupe, Aphrodite - larger, tender flesh and plenty sweet - a medium large sized muskmelon with a looser netting, tender flesh, and floral nose.

Blackberries - big, plump blackberries, just like last week's share fruit.

Sugar Cube -Personal Cantaloupes - renowned for their sweet flavor and personal size serving.

Huckleberry Gold Potatoes

That's me sitting on a truckload of seed potato. We help our growers out by sourcing some of the unique varieties we want.

Potatoes grow from potatoes. But the best potatoes are what are called "certified seed potatoes." Essentially, they are potatoes that are tested to be free of any scab or other growing diseases. They are also graded by size ready to plant.

A few years back I grew a purple skin, yellow flesh potato called the Huckleberry Gold. It was awesome. Maybe my favorite of all time. Great for pan frying, roasting, and boiling.

Extra tender, creamy flesh with smooth texture and big flavor.

What I discovered when growing potatoes is that it takes many small hands to pick them up (unless you are big enough to afford big equipment). Eli Zook, a certified organic grower in Ashland, has many small children and a desire to grow our potatoes. This year's crop of Huckleberry Golds is now in.

Peach and Blueberry Pies

Gooey homemade peach filling lightly sweetened with plump blueberries folded in and topped with a decorative lattice top.

Served in our signature crust of house rendered lard, organic whole wheat flour, and local butter for a flakey and tasty double crust pie.

Zucchini Bread - Healthy and Delicious

A summer classic, our zucchini bread features organic flour, organic sugar, and homemade applesauce for a natural sweetness and moist texture. Great toasted and slathered in butter.

Just $6

Parkers Guide Here on our Website

Dried beans are healthy, versatile, and delicious. They are, however, not convenient.

Part of Fresh Fork is understanding that to support a sustainable local food system - one that is there when we need it most (like Covid's supply chain issues), we have to support all parts of it. Dried beans are a pantry staple that we take for granted.

I recently was at an event where we were marketing Fresh Fork subscriptions. A former subscriber wanted to join, but she "had a pantry full of black beans still." She thought we gave too many black beans. We give 1, 1# bag per season. So if you had a pantry full...it was multiple years worth.

Tip 1: Don't put the beans in your pantry. Soak them and cook them right away. Parker's guide is to do it stovetop. Even easier, use a pressure cooker or instapot.

Then freeze small portions of what you need.

Instapot Black Beans (or pressure cooker)

1) Soak beans overnight, rinse off

2) Put in Instapot. Add 2 tablespoon oil to prevent foaming up. Cover with water plus 2 inches.

3) Cook for 25 minutes, let pressure subside naturally, and done.

Add a Smoked Ham Hock. This week's meats include a ham hock for large shares, a great way to add flavor to your beans with a rich broth. Recipe here.

Like the weather, subject to change.