Hi SBF Subcribers! Did you recognize the flower above? If you were thinking it looks like a hibiscus flower you have growing in your landscape, you are correct. However, this type of hibiscus has okra as it’s fruit. That’s right, okra is a type of hibiscus which is a member of the mallow family. Okra is cultivated in tropical and subtropical is a perennial. However, in a climate like ours, it is an annual. Okra is a very hardy crop — very heat and drought tolerant, however, it will not survive frosts or freezes. Along with okra making it’s first appearance of the season, peaches are here too! We do not have enough peach trees here at the farm, so we headed over to Calhoun county to get some of the best. It has been a somewhat tough year for peaches, with the below freezing temperatures extending into April this spring. But they are still as sweet and juicy as ever, there just aren’t as many of them.
Next week (7/21), we will take our first week of the season off. This week off will allow us to catch up on some projects and allow you all to maybe take a break from the kitchen and have a meal out. There will be no coolers next Sunday (7/21) or Thursday (7/26). Coolers will resume the following week (7/29). Please let us know if you have any questions or feedback. Enjoy your coolers and your week off!
WEEK #10 COOLER CONTENTS
- blackberries
- raquel sweet corn
- ambrosia cantaloupe
- lancelot leeks
- flat-leaf parsley
- clemson spineless and red burgundy okra
- earliglow peaches
- red norland and yukon gold potatoes
- red deuce tomatoes
HIGHLIGHTED RECIPES
Just in case you’re opposed to eating these two fruits fresh, this french inspired dessert is worthy of a shot.
This corn on the cob is super yummy!
Feel like you’re in the south with this creole dish.
*Projected Cooler Contents* (please remember that this is simply a projected list and is subject to changes)
tomatoes, okra, cantaloupe, blackberries, sweet corn, leeks, parsley, potatoes