We're knee deep in tomatoes, and our Bulk Sale is in full swing. If you haven't gotten the memo, every summer we give the tomato-nuts among you the chance to gorge on vine-ripened, homegrown tomatoes. Ordering our tomatoes in bulk is perfect for an endless supply of BLTs or for any home-preservation projects. You can order 20 lbs. of our JBG Homegrown Slicer tomatoes or 6 or 12 pints of our cherry mix to make your home-ec dreams a home-kitchen reality.

In case you're still unsure of what you could do with tomatoes in such quantities, here are the projects many of your farmers are undertaking: homemade tomato sauce, tomato paste, whole-canned tomatoes, and endless jars of fire roasted salsa (to can or freeze). Bloody Mary mix, and plain ol' tomato juice! Oodles of cherry tomatoes that have been slowly confited in garlicky olive oil, and then stuffed in jars for future pastas, warm salads, taco toppings, or quiche fillings. Tomato jam, as seen on today's newsletter! Tomato sandwiches, tomato tarts, tomato pies, 'n tomatoes stuffed with chorizo and herbs (scroll to the very bottom here for that recipe.). Rustic, quick, tomato galettes, maybe even involving refried beans (trust us). Spaghetti sauce for days.  If you've never dabbled in water bath canning and are intimidated by the process, we get it. We it's not that difficult. But! If you really aren't interested in full-on canning, consider the freezer: simply dice up your tomatoes, kill the natural enzymes that live on the fruit's flesh by cooking them down for a quick bit  (with or without the addition of things like onions, garlic, and herbs) and then freeze your now-crushed tomatoes in 2 cup portions. You can do the same thing with big portions of sauce or salsa that you simmer down.  No need to buy canned tomatoes for the duration of 2020. You preserved what was available at your local farm for dinners to come. If you have your sights on channeling your inner-Italian Nonna and making vats of sauce for seasons to come and gifts to bestow, keep in mind that tomatoes cook down. While 20 or even 60 lbs. of tomatoes may seem like a lot of fruit, you may be surprised.

How it works: Choose the farmers' market you would like to scoop up your tomatoes, as well as the tomato quantity of tomatoes you'd like. Faith will email you in the coming week or so to confirm your order and and schedule a delivery date. These dates are scheduled based on the number of tomatoes that are ready and ripe in our fields, ensuring that you get the freshest crop. Order tomatoes here, scroll tomatoes below. And happy cookin'!