Blue Pike Farms Tonight!!!

Written by Carl Skalak, edited for space by Jamie Baker . . .
The tomatoes are ripening! So, if you haven't visited in a while or have been holding off on visiting Blue Pike Farm (why you would deny yourself is beyond me), now might be just the time. Ripe tomatoes, fresh peaches & sweet corn too.

Come visit this weekBlue Pike Farm MarketThursdays 4-7 P.M. through October. 900 E. 72nd. St. Between the Shoreway and St. Clair Avenue.

NEW THIS WEEK!From the kitchens of Blue Pike Farms ( B.P.F.) official apiarist Karin Wishner.
Zucchini bread & muffins made with honey (instead of using nasty refined sugar or artificial sweeteners)
Red Raspberry Creamed Honey
Tomatoes - This warm, muggy weather is just what the tomatoes wanted
Blue Pike Farm Honey - From hives on the farm. A B.P.F. exclusive
Sweet Corn - A bi-color super sweet variety from Woolf Farms. (See attachment)
Suhyo Long Cucumber - Japanese hybrid cucumber. - Long, slender, sweet and not as watery as most cucumber. Great in your Sushi or sliced in your salad. B.P.F. specialty
Red Bell Peppers - Just a few this week, with more to come as August heats up
Peaches - Red Haven's from Woolf Farms. Juicy and great for eating out of your hand or for pies, etc. The season should last until the end of August
Other fresh items include;Green Bell Peppers, Cabbage, Golden Zucchini -- a B.P.F. specialty. (more nutritious than green zucchini)Green Fordhook Zucchini Blue Pike Farm mix of 9 Italians lettuces - Cut lettuce mix for salads or braising. B.P.F. specialty.Baby Butter Crunch Lettuce - a B.P.F. specialty.Tromboncino Squash - a B.P.F. specialty.GarlicRadish - French Breakfast variety.And of course Free Range Organic Chicken Eggs, Amish butter (great with Woolf's Sweet Corn or for your entry in the World Famous Blue Pike Farm Zucchini Bread Bake Off) & Swiss Cheese, 3 varieties of Certified Organic Pork Sausage ( Hot Italian - Sweat Italian, English Bangers & bacon), Apple Butter and Peppermint Tea.Share this message with a friend. Never too many people supporting the local food movement.Bring you compostable organic wastes to Blue Pike Farm for recycling. Our motto is: Garbage in: Goodies Out.We'll take your Kitchen scraps (not meat or cheese products though) and add them to our vermiculture project. One man's (or woman's) waste is a worm's buffet.