Now's the Time to Fall in Love...

There's something missing between the rhubarb and the swiss chard. Considering our culinary lives here in the End of the Rainbow Valley have centered around 'maters the last couple of weeks, we substituted  the 'm' in 'maters with a 't' today and dug up the 'taters.  

Actually Natureman is the digger and I am the picker upper.  That is until the sack is full and so heavy that I can't budge it. Natureman grabbed the wheel barrow, lifted the 100+ lb bag of Kennebecs  into it and wheeled it out of the garden. Whew, this is a 2 person job. 

I love the mini Mickey Mouse potato head, don't you?

The second bag was filled with  2 different kinds of Fingerlings (Russian Banana, Austrian Crescent) in addition to Purple Majesty, All Blue and Red taters all new for our garden. Last spring we had been given these designer varieties to try when we were in a farmer's market in Milwaukee. So, we'll let you know when we cook with them.

Meanwhile, did you ever hear the following song? One of the advantages of watching those old movies and having a Dad that sang those songs. (1931) Take a listen, this one is a good one:Potatoes Are Cheaper, Tomatoes Are Cheaper