Week of August 11, 2008

Melons should be available this week. What is your choice? A canteloupe or a watermelon? Here is a fact sheet on Kentucky melons with a recipe.

Corn, tomatoes and beans. That is what summer is all about! Here are a couple of guides for canning the bounty: one on veggies and one on tomatoes. The bounty is here and the time is now to take advantage of it.

Can you find other types of tomatoes besides Celebrity, Better Boy and Roma? Try some other varieites just to see what the taste difference is. Same thing with corn and beans - go beyond Silver Queen and Tenderettes. Not that these aren't good, it's just that there is a great variety within each type of veggie.