Dragon Tongue Beans, Fresh Black Currants and Wild Maine Blueberries.

Coolest thing in the cooler: Richter’s Black Currants.  You know Richter Rhubarb, this is the same farm.  These are remarkable: they taste like red meat, pepper and dark berries.  Beyond the pastry kitchen, these would be excellent on duck, quail, squab, lamb or venison.

Wild Maine Blueberries have started up, and they’re super tasty. Native-style Strawberries from Canada are still available.  From Frog Hollow: Peaches, Nectarines (current favorite), Plums and Pluots.  Limited Santa Rosa Plums from Knoll Farm.  Fresh and local Sour Cherries are available and make

An incredible array of local summer beans are here.  Tricolor Snow Peas, from Caribou Lake Organics are tender, sweet and hold a lot of their color if flash-seared or barely cooked.  Green and Yellow Romano Beans are going strong.  Beautiful tricolor pole beans (a mix of green, purple and wax) arrived from Maine.

Heirloom Melons from Full Belly Farms: Galia, Ambrosia, and Sharlyn are here.  Each one we’ve cracked into has been fragrant and luscious.

Returning Monday: Lemon Cucumbers and Native Corn!

Gapping:  Duck Eggs from Maine temporarily unavailable.  Local berry availability changes daily depending on weather.  Native Raspberries and Blackberries are sporadic and not available every day  are no longer available.

86: garlic scapes, chive blossoms

First of the Season

• Wild Maine Blueberries
• Richter Black Currants
• Richter Red Currants
• Tri-color Pole Beans
• Fresh Dragon Tongue Beans
• Native Heirloom Tomatoes(ltd)
• Fresh Oregon Huckleberries
• Purple Kohlrabi (ltd)

Fishbowl Farm- Bowdoinham, ME

Native Mesclun

Songbird Farm- Starks, ME

Pea Tendrils

Caribou Lake Organics- Washburn, ME

Tri-color Snow Peas

Orbaker’s Farm- Williamson, NY

Fresh Sour Cherries

Ward’s Farm- Sharon, mA

• Baby Red/Gold/Candy Beets
• Baby Turnips
• French Breakfast Radishes
• Green & Yellow Wax Beans
• Green & Yellow Romano Beans
• Red Currants
• Blueberries
• Raspberries (ltd)
• Blackberries (ltd)

Frog Hollow Farm- Brentwood, CA

• Zee Lady Peaches
• Flavor Top Nectarines
• Flavor King Pluots

Fitz Kelly Farm- Reedly, CA

Virgin Blush White Peaches

Full Belly Farm- Guinda, CA

• Galia Melons
• Ambrosia Melons
• Sharlyn Melons

Riverdog Farm- Guinda, CA

• Organic Heirloom Tomatoes
• Organic Mix Medley Tomatoes
• Orange Sungold Tomatoes
• Early Girl Tomatoes

Also in Season

• Canadian Strawberries
• Wild Oregon Pousse-Pied
• Fresh Chantarelles
• Fresh Lobster Mushrooms
• Washington Bing Cherries
• Golden Rainier Cherries
• CA Peaches
• CA Nectarines
• CA Plums
• Black Mission Figs
• Meyer Lemons
• Champagne Mangoes
• Field-Grown Rhubarb
• Baby Artichokes (ltd)
• Fresh Fava Beans
• Green Garbanzo Beans
• CA Sugar Snap Peas
• Romanesco Cauliflower

-Amp it up-

Benton’s Smoky Mountain Ham: for your grits and greens
Kutik’s Creamed Honey: with whipped butter and salt on anything
Heiwa Tofu: excellent small-batch tofu, from organic Maine soybeans
Rhei Maid Gochujang: your fourth of July needs gochujang ribs
Rhei Maid Doenjang: make your mushrooms magical
Hayden Mills Organic Polenta : grown by the Ute Indian Tribe, stone-ground for us
Steen’s Cane Syrup: tastes like a cross between molasses, maple syrup and sugarcane juice
New England Charcuterie: all kinds of good things here

Summer is in full swing.

From Terra Firma Farm:  first of the season Heirloom Tomatoes, from California, now in.  From Full Belly Farms, we have  “mixed medley” tomatoes.  Knoll Farm Santa Rosa Plums and Yellow Nectarines are here. Native Strawberries are plentiful and sweet.  Fresh arrival of Native Blueberries from Ward’s here.  Black Mission are in pints, and gorgeous.  Champagne Grapes just started up.

From the Larder:  if you’re looking for a summer-weight vinegar to enhance all your sexy veg and stone fruits, without covering them up, consider Acetorium’s white balsamic vinegar.  Made from a late-harvest Sylvaner and Riesling blend, this well-balanced, slightly syrupy acetified wine adds sweetness and tartness without getting in the way.  These vinegar from Acetoria are among the best we’ve tried.  By the 250 ml bottle.  Specify “small bottle” on your order.

86: Green Garlic, Chive Blossoms

Also happening: We had two great tours of the shop this week.  Big thanks to the crews of Toro Boston and Flour Bakery for coming out to visit us!  Call to schedule a tour for you and your crew so they can learn about all the love we put into selecting the very best for you.

Mid-Summer’s Best

Terra Firma Farm Heirloom Tomatoes
Full Belly Farm Mixed Medley Tomatoes
Mixed Flats of Sungolds and Sweet 100’s (ltd)
Native Chamomile (v ltd)
Native Strawberries
Native Blueberries
Jersey Blueberries

Frog Hollow “Red Top” Peaches
Fitz Kelley Nectarines
Knoll Farm Santa Rosa Plums
Washington Bing Cherries
Golden Rainier Cherries

Holland Jumbo White Asparagus
Field-grown Rhubarb from Oregon
Fresh Green Almonds
Native Fresh English Peas
Fresh Fava Beans
Fresh Green Garbanzo Beans
Equinox Farm’s Mesclun Mix

   Summer Fruit

Champagne Mangoes
Golden Rainier Cherries
Blood Oranges
Meyer Lemons
California Cherries
California Peaches
California Nectarines
California Apricots

Funghi

 Oregon Morel Mushrooms
Oregon Chanterelle Mushrooms
Oyster Mushrooms
Honshemeji Mushrooms
Maitake Mushrooms
Fresh Trumpet Royale
Fresh Chef’s Mix Mushrooms

Roots, Bulbs & Radishes

Maine Organic Carrots
Spring Onions
Baby Artichokes (very limited)
Fresh Garbanzo Beans
Fresh Fava Beans
California Snap Peas
Fresh Heart of Palm (pre-order only)
Native French Breakfast Radishes
Native Easter Egg Radishes
Orange, Purple, Green Cauliflower
Jerusalem Artichokes
Watermelon/Black Radishes

-Amp it up-

Benton’s Smoky Mountain Ham: for your grits and greens
Kutik’s Creamed Honey: with whipped butter and salt on anything
Heiwa Tofu: excellent small-batch tofu, from organic Maine soybeans
Rhei Maid Gochujang: your fourth of July needs gochujang ribs
Rhei Maid Doenjang: make your mushrooms magical
Hayden Mills Organic Polenta : grown by the Ute Indian Tribe, stone-ground for us
Ethiopian Berbere Spice : Marcus Samuelsson puts it on beef tartare and pineapple
New England Charcuterie: all kinds of good things here

Chanterelle & Porcini Mushrooms are here.

Fitz Kelley “Debutante” yellow clingstone peaches are here.  Black Mission and Brown Turkey Figs are just starting, though somewhat sporadic.  Cherries are getting darker, tastier and more juicy.  East Coast strawberries from Delaware are available now.  Chive blossoms available.

We are now the official distributor for Rhei Maid Gochujang and Doenjang.  For those of you that don’t already know, Mary Rhei makes incredible versions of these traditional Korean ingredients, learned from her mom, based on family recipes that date back to royal times.  We will spotlight this remarkable producer soon, so stay tuned.  If you’re used to commercial stuff, this is seriously next-level.  If you want to try samples of these two products, please, let us know and we’ll send some out to you with your next delivery.

Coming Tuesday: Pullet Eggs. For those of you that don’t know, when a laying chicken is young (a pullet is under one year) and just starts to lay eggs, she lays smaller eggs.  These tasty little eggs are great match for asparagus, since they’re both only around in the spring.  They also make a cute deviled egg, beet-pickled egg, or scotch egg.  They’re awesome for putting on pizza.  Organic, from Crown O’ Maine.  Available by the dozen.  $2.25 /dozen.

Also available in cases of 30 dozen, pre-order only, significant bulk discount available- call and speak to Alison.

86, Done for the Season: French White Asparagus, Bluefoot Mushrooms, Muscat Grapes, Chantaney Carrots, Cara Cara Pink Navels, Kumquats, Onion Blossoms

Ending soon: Ramps (7 – 10 days), Green Garlic

Rhei Maid- Chelsea, MA

Gochujang: fermented Korean chili paste

Doenjang: fermented Korean soybean paste

Fitz Kelley- Reedley, CA

• Debutante Yellow Peaches

1st of the Season

• California Peaches
• California Nectarines
• California Apricots
• California Cherries
• Black Mission Figs (ltd)
• Brown Turkey Figs (ltd)

Peak Season

• NJ Asparagus
• Native Stinging Nettles
• Native Ramps
• Native Fiddlehead Ferns
• Chive Blossoms
• Onion Blossoms
• Mustard Flowers
• Jumbo Dutch White Asparagus
• Oregon “Crimson Crown” Rhubarb
• Fresh English Peas
• Vidalia Spring Onions
• Fresh Green Almonds
• Fresh Oregon Morels
• Native Lovage (ltd)
• Native Sorrel (ltd)
• Chantarelle Mushrooms
• Porcini Mushrooms
• Morel Mushrooms

Life Force Farm- Bowdoinham, ME

Organic Spring-Dug Parsnips

Knoll Organic Farm- Brentwood, CA

• Green Garlic
• Stinging Nettles
• Fava Leaves
• Cardoon
• Wild Rapini
• Pea Tendrils
• Lemon Verbena (v.v. ltd)

Equinox Farm- Sheffield, MA

• Native Mesclun Mix
• Pea Shoots

Ward’s Farm- Sharon, MA

• French Breakfast Radishes
• Easter Egg Radishes

Crown O’ Maine Organic Co-op- Gardiner, ME

• Yellow Carrots
• Russian Banana Fingerlings
• Organic Orange Carrots

Available Now

• Champagne Mangoes
• Chilean Pomegranates
• Paige Mandarins
• Meyer Lemons
• Fresh Fava Beans
• Fresh Green Garbanzo Beans
• CA Sugarsnap Peas
• White Asparagus (Peru)
• Fresh Hearts of Palm (pre-order only)
• Fresh Trumpet Royale
• Maitake Mushrooms
• Easter Egg Radishes
• Tri-color Cauliflower
• Romanesco Cauliflower
• Watermelon Radishes
• Spanish Galia Melons