As the tomato plants begin to wane in the spring, we see summer fruits starting to ripen! A few dragonfruit vines are starting to set fruit, and we have some pineapples for sale! Luca made a fantastic pineapple hot sauce the other day, see below for the recipe. 

Wednesday’s bonanza: Sweet salad mix, teen spicy salad mix, teen arugula, all our types of tomatoes, all five kinds of hot & sweet peppers, red-jacketed orange fleshed sweet potatoes, dandelion greens, onions, Italian basil, parsley, garlic chives, dill, recao, baby radishes, loads of sweet papaya, lots of rich dry heirloom pumpkins, pineapple, a few bags of early bird figs, fresh ginger and turmeric root, and locally produced Fiddlewood Farm’s fresh mild creamy goat cheese!

Farmer Luca’s Pineapple Hot Sauce 

This tastes best if all of the ingredients are from the ARTfarm, but do what you can! This version is mildly spicy but you could add a few chilies to make it even hotter or other peppers of your choice. 

1 C. red or green serrano peppers, washed and stems removed. For a milder sauce use the riper, red serranos and remove the seeds. The color of the peppers will make your sauce either a greenish or pinkish concoction. The flavor is not drastically affected either way.

1/2 C. pineapple, skinned and coarsely chopped

1/4 C. green coriander seed

1/4 C. onion, bulb and tops coarsely chopped

1/2 C. apple cider vinegar

1 Tbsp. salt

Purée everything in a blender and add a bit of water as needed to thin the sauce to your desired consistency. Store in the refrigerator and enjoy!

Once again we participated in the Taste of St. Croix annual food festival! A few pictures of our crew and table… Saturday’s haul: Sweet salad mix, teen arugula, teen spicy salad mix, all of our various tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers, beautiful French pumpkin, beets, onions, baby radishes, cooking greens, sweet potatoes, loads of papaya, a lot of pineapples, zinnia flowers, ginger, turmeric, cilantro, parsley, dill, garlic chives, Italian basil, lemongrass, recao, and Fiddlewood Farm’s goat cheese! See you at 10am!

Sweet salad mix, teen arugula, teen spicy salad mix, cherry tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, slicer tomatoes, pineapple, sweet potatoes, loads of papaya, onions, a few cucumbers, Italian basil, lemon basil, dill, cilantro, parsley, chives, ginger, turmeric, bell peppers, all our other peppers, beautiful French pumpkins, dandelion greens, kale, and zinnia flowers. And from our partner Fiddlewood Farm we have goat cheese!

Lots of sweet salad mix, teen arugula, teen spicy salad mix, a few cucumbers, lots of cherry tomatoes, some slicing and heirloom tomatoes (getting uglier but still super tasty), beets, onions, carrots, green bell peppers and all of our other hot and seasoning peppers, loads of large sweet potatoes, loads of papaya, beautiful French and Greek heirloom pumpkin varieties, various cooking greens including dandelion, Italian basil, lemon basil, holy basil, garlic chives, parsley, cilantro, dill, lemongrass, beautiful young ginger root, turmeric, mango turmeric, a few Mediterranean figs, and possibly first pineapple of the season, and possibly watermelon from our new watermelon patch! Lots of goat cheese from Fiddlewood Farm, and of course our beautiful zinnia flowers to cheer up your week!