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July 24, 2021 Newsletter - M@D is oPeN fOr OrDeRs
SUMMER FINGER FOODS
Summertime and who wants to cook??? Thankfully the season’s bounty, and help from our Market vendors can ease the burden! The following is inspired by Dianne Herring, D’s Jellies, whose summer Charcuterie was recently featured in Dothan Living.
Top Left: Who doesn’t like a good deviled egg? Our favorite stuffing is mayo, stone ground mustard and dry ranch dressing mixed with egg yolk.
Top Center: Sweet Cherry Tomatoes from Restoration Gardens.
Top Right: Praline Pecans from Avalon Farms
Bottom Left: Pecan Pie Muffins from Richter Farms
Bottom Center: Figs from Avalon Farms
Bottom Right: Baked Jalapeno Poppers.
Be sure to chheck out D’s Jellies for Pepper Jelly, a year round treat, and Nana’s superb cookies. We have many other wonderful foods listed as well.
GROWER & MARKET NOTES
D’S JELLIES: Congratulations to Dianne for another great food spread in Dothan Living magazine! This issue includes a Charcuterie using products from local businesses and Dianne has graciously mentioned Market at Dothan and our vendors in the accompanying article. THANK YOU!
AVALON FARMS What do you consider an insect pest? Around here I usually consider anything eating or otherwise afflicting my plants a pest and it needs to go.
It’s sort of like the old saying “anything growing in the wrong place is a weed.” You eat my plants, you die.
I discovered these very pretty caterpillars this week. They’ve been eating their way through my few celery plants, making them a pest. I started to pull them off for chicken treats but they reminded me of monarch caterpillars, so I did a little research. These bad boys (because they ate the celery) are black swallowtail caterpillars. I guess the chickens don’t need any treats today, LOL. We enjoy watching them flitting around the flowers near our porch.
Editor’s Note: Wendy isn’t the only one checking these caterpillars this week! If you find something interesting like this and want to know more Google Lens is a great smart phone app for identifying plant and animal life. Point the camera at what you wish to identify, click the button and Google will search it’s database and tell you what you’re looking at.
We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible!