Stone's Throw Farm

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Stone’s Throw Farm booth at the SFA’s Harvest Festival on Saturday. Thanks especially to those who bought my green tomatoes! Dave Hanlon is the one who suggested I bring them, and I guess it was a good idea. I certainly have plenty of them, unfortunately.

I forgot to ask Elden to take a photo of me peddling veg, but here’s what our table looked like, at least. Everyone loved the heart-shaped potato (not that uncommon, actually) and big Jarrahdale pumpkin I brought for display. The most common question I received after I brought out the pumpkin (until I sold a bunch of veggies, there wasn’t room for it on the table) was, “Is that a pumpkin or a squash?” Of course, a pumpkin is a squash, so I could simply answer, “yes!” Many people also asked if it was a Blue Hubbard squash. Only Bianca said — joyfully — “A Jarrahdale!”

The pink stuffed pig that Diane gave me for Christmas last year was also much admired, of course. A couple of people asked me how much it was — implying they might want to buy it — but I told them it wasn’t for sale. Elden and I refer to it as “the huggin’ pig” because it’s so soft and huggable, and I’m going to need some consoling after my real pigs meet their destiny on Tuesday.