We are putting together a pretty tasty looking Thanksgiving week for you. I know what you are saying, we put together yummy weeks all the time. And you’re right, we do. But this Thanksgiving is going to be extra incredible.

I would like to take a brief second here to thank everyone who came out to help us celebrate the harvests and to clean the fields of pumpkins last Saturday. We honestly could not have asked for a more beautiful day. Crisp morning with tons of sunshine turning into a warm (almost hot) day. A good day to be surrounded by friends and food.

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I think that we all like to chew on new ideas. From cool new recipes, to interpersonal challenges, to feeding the world, we all have something that invades our thoughts more than everyday musings. And for a long time (over a decade now) I have been haunted by the shadow that good, fresh, healthy, and local foods have to be expensive. When I hear the phrase “Yuppie Food,” I get a pit in my stomach. But then I look at the numbers and they don’t lie. Unfortunately, good food commands a higher price tag.

We have frozen roasted green chile in the Harvest Boxes as subs this week. It has a good kick to it so I didn’t want to “force” it on anyone. But we will have it for a week or so (until it sells out)!

You have got to love the journey of the green chile. From sunbathing in the fields, to the fiery inferno of the roaster.

Huge reminder, the 20th Annual Green Chile Roast is this up-coming Saturday, 9/24. Well, actually it is only the 2nd Annual, but 20 sounds a lot more prestigious and awesome. The year is beside the point though. The point is an incredible celebration of people, harvests, and food. Come on out and fill your freezers for your winter needs.

A few things for this weekend. First off, we have never (in 13 years) had as much stone fruit as we do right now. Peaches and nectarines are coming off of our orchard at Excelsior by the truck load. One of the best growing season the Western Slopes of Colorado has had in a long time. Look to stock up on both of those fruit this week. The photo on the side is a nectarine tree soaking in the high altitude sunshine. We have a couple more weeks of fruit like this, so don’t hesitate to get an order in.