Tomatoes on the vine! Photo by Scott David Gordon.

Week 23 has us in a tomato fervor. We are knee deep in these summertime fruits and relishing the beginning of what seems like it will be a long and fruitful (literally) season! Get your bulk orders in ASAP to enjoy some of this summer crop. Heavy winds from the storm on Sunday broke some of our older tomato stakes. Needless to say, this meant we had some repair work to do earlier this week, along with some tomato vine re-tying.

We cannot wait for the annual JBG Tomato U-Pick next Saturday, June 16th. You and your family are invited to our Garfield, Texas tomato fields to harvest your share of our tomato crop. It's from 7:30 until noon. Pre-purchase a box now for $25 or buy a box the day of for $30. This is one of our favorite events, and is absolutely wonderful for kiddos! Bring them along for some awesome memory-making and a tomato-tasting good time.

In other news, we have a boatload of new staff at our packing shed and on the tomato crew. We are excited to have new folks and extra hands to get veggies to the people. This week, we said goodbye to our amazing Market Manager, Lyndsie. We will miss her! However, we are also happy to welcome Devon who will be taking over for her. Welcome to the crew!

Tomatoes on the vine. Photo by Scott David Gordon.

Tomatoes growing! Photo by Scott David Gordon.

The tomato harvest. Photo by Scott David Gordon.

Amaranth. Photo by Scott David Gordon.

Graffiti eggplant. Photo by Scott David Gordon.

Kirby in the fields. Photo by Scott David Gordon.

Sorting 'maters. Photo by Scott David Gordon.

Tomatoes ready for market. Photo by Scott David Gordon.

Taste the rainbow. Photo by Scott David Gordon.