Hello everyone,

What are Black Coco Shell Beans you may ask? Well, let me tell you! They are an amazing fresh shell bean that we have for the second year. Last year we grew them mostly for a dried bean. This year we have them FRESH and they are beyond DELICIOUS!!

For those of you familiar with the Marrowfat beans, these are similar in texture and size. They are large and beautifully black, almost purple when you look at them in the sun. Lee says they turned blue in the sun at San Francisco the other day. They are as delicious as they are beautiful. All by themselves, they make a wonderful side dish or a meal. Teamed up with the Cranberry Beans, which we also have now, they would make a gorgeous bean salad. Please come check them out.

I cooked them up on Sunday with some onion, garlic, chopped tomatoes, summer squash and corn off the cob. We stuffed them into Poblano and Anaheim chiles = ooh, lah lah! They cook up quickly, in 15 - 20 minutes or so and are so versatile: eat them with just a touch of salt, with other vegetables in a soup/ stew, in pasta flagioli, stuffed into roasted chiles, and on and on...

Speaking of ooh, lah lah, we have Sweet Yellow Corn (Golden Nugget), Lettuce, Carrots, Beets, Cranberry Shell Beans, Strawberries, Red and some Black Tomatoes, Sungold Tomatoes, Arugula, Cilantro, Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Green Beans, Cucumbers, Slicing Cucumbers, New Red and Yukon Gold Potatoes, Summer Squash, Dill, Basil, what else?? Sweet Peppers such as Gypsy, Banana and Carmen and and Chile Peppers such as Padrones, Poblanos, Infernos, Serrano, Jalapeno, Eggplant I am pretty sure, and what I will remember after I get this out.

More: New, colorful Hot Sauces, Chile Jams, the remaining Heirloom Dried Beans, Heirloom Corn Meal, Sauerkraut, Pickles, Dried and Smoked Chiles and hopefully a new batch of the very popular Smoked Onions. (I won't know about them until I get there later on today).

Reminder All You Can Eat Taco Night on September 2 to benefit the White Barn Rebuilding project! It will be right there at the Barn and will be tons of fun. Please let us know if you think you may attend. Cost is only $25 for adults and $10 for children under 10.

meanwhile, the Farm Stand is OPEN TUESDAY - FRIDAY 11 - 6 AND SATURDAY 10 - 4 Come on in and get some stuff, go check out the vegetables in the field and go see the White Barn. It definitely belongs where it is.

Thanks,

Evie