Flowin' & Growin' on the Central Coast

NOTHING LIKE A FEW DAYS AWAY TO SET YOU SCRAMBLING TO GET ALL RIPE FRUIT OFF THE VINE AND SOLD!  SORRY MY POST IS LATE FOR THE WEEKLY PICK!  I AM HOLDING ON TIGHT TO A FABULOUS TRIP TO THE HIGH COUNTRY WITH DEAR FRIENDS AND OUR FAMILY.THE DAY WE WERE LEAVING TOWN..AS WE WERE HARVESTING  TO TAKE A RUN UP TO THE EAST BAY AND HARVEST FOR LOCAL FOLKS…AND PACK AND GET OUT OF TOWN BEFORE DARK I BEGAN WONDERING WHERE JP HAD DISAPPEARED TO!?  I TRIED HIS CELLTEL BUT NO ANSWER..COULD HE HAD GONE TO TAKE A SURF..NO WAY!  NEXT THING I HEAR IS THE SOUND OF KILLER BEES COMING DOWN THE FARM DRIVEWAY…IT IS JP ON A CUTE ORANGE KABOTA TRACTOR..THAT BELLA HAS NAMED PUMPKIN, HE SAID HE COULD NOT RESIST THE DEAL…! WE DID NEED A SMALL CULTIVATING TRACTOR FOR THE BERRIES AND SUCH..BUT TODAY??  CRAZY TOWN!  

      THE WEEKLY PICK:  TOMATOES! MIXED SQUASH VARIETIES,CARROTS, RED BEETS WITH BEAUTIFUL GREENS,BLANCO ONIONS,CUCUMBER,STRAWBERRIES,TURNIPS,FRENCH BREAKFAST RADISH,DILL,CILANTRO,BASIL,BUTTERHEAD LETTUCE, AMAZING GREEN LITTLE GEM LETTUCE,SIERRA CRISP,FRISEE, AND PERHAPS SOME RIGHTEOUS ARUGULA..ITS HOLY! WE MISSED THE BEST MOMENT TO COVER IT …..AND MIXED BOUGUET OF FLOWERS!  THANKS

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