Mr. and Mrs. Stinkbug!! (Sorry for those of you who thought the subject line was an introduction of our baby girl). We have the GREATEST new members you could ever ask for. They are a husband and wife couple, origin unknown and they spawn like crazy. Better than their ever-expanding brood is the fact that they refuse to pay for their share despite the fact that they go crazy for our vegetables! You would think that such satisfied customers would at least leave a small donation in Farmer Mike's tip jar. But, no such luck.
These "members" are pervasive. There is no known solution for getting rid of them (calling all inventors!) except smooshing them, which is a) disgusting and b) a never-ending task. All the more frustrating, Farmer Mike's mom actually thinks they are her friends and "rescues" them by taking them out of the house and sending them outside...where they, no doubt, fly on away up to One Acre Farm.
Why do you care about Mr. and Mrs. Stinkbug? Well, other than the fact that they are chomping on the leaves of our plants, which retard the growth of your veggies, there are some steps that we are taking to make sure that they don't annhilate all of our crops. You may be wondering why the tomatoes we are delivering are only slightly pink (or even green). Farmer Mike has picked these tomatoes "early" so that Mr. and Mrs. Stinkbug do not get to enjoy your delicious heirloom tomatoes (and, seriously, how good have the tomatoes been this year...unbelievable!). So, we all have to "suffer" with putting our tomatoes in a window sill (remember, you should never refrigerate your tomatoes...it takes all of the good, sweet flavor out of them) for a few days in order to deprive Mr. and Mrs. S from the fruits of Farmer Mike's labor. We hope that you understand! And, if you happen to see Mr. and Mrs. S flying around, try to talk some sense into them -- convince them to go visit some other farm...or, at least, pay for what they take!!
This week, your share should consist of: tomatoes, potatoes, cantalope, collards, kale, leeks and spaghetti squash.
Until next time...
So what if you live in an apartment and shut off the air condition all day, so it gets seriously hot inside during the day. Should you still not refrigerate tomatoes?
ReplyDeleteFarmer Mike says in your scenario, you should probably refrigerate them because if it gets too stuffy and incredibly hot in your apartment without the A/C, then it is likely that the unrefrigerated tomatoes will spoil.
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