Good News: Food miles are down and produce selection is up! South Seattle-grown veggies are now available at all ROAR farm stands, courtesy of the New Holly P-Patch Market Garden. Similar to the Market Garden in High Point (host of our Wednesday vegetable parties), the New Holly community is home to a project run by residents of this SHA neighborhood. They have a weekly veggie box program and hold a farm stand every Friday at Holly Park Dr. & S. 40th, just off MLK & Othello. Visit ROAR this week to get some of that goodness, or stop by their garden on Friday from 2-5pm to meet the producers.

Now on to the sad news: IT’S OUR LAST WEEK FOR CHERRIES. We’ll have bargains on Rainiers from Collins Family Orchard, so shop early for those. To help you beat the heat, we’re also stocking apricots, nectarines, and peaches, plus yellow watermelon (!) from Alvarez Organics.

Here’s what’s hot for this hot (hot) (hot) week:

FRUIT

Apricots – Collins Family Orchard, Selah – $2/pound

Peaches, early Red Haven – Collins Family Orchard, Selah – $2/pound

White Nectarines – Collins Family Orchard, Selah – $2.50/pound

Blueberries – Hopewell Farms, Everson – $2.50/pint

Cucumbers, slicing – Alvarez Organics, Mabton – $1.50/pound

Summer Squash – New Holly Market Garden, Seattle – $1.75/pound

Green Beans – New Holly Market Garden, Seattle – $2/pound

Onions – New Holly Market Garden, Seattle – $2/bunch

Potatoes, mixed fingerling varieties – New Holly Market Garden, Seattle – $3/pound

Carrots – Ralph’s Greenhouse, Mt. Vernon – $1.50/bunch

Beets – New Holly Market Garden, Seattle – $1.75/bunch

Collards – Ralph’s Greenhouse – $1.75/bunch

Lettuce, green leaf and romaine heads – New Holly Market Garden – $2/bunch

Kale, purple – Ralph’s Greenhouse, Mt. Vernon – $1.50/bunch

SOLD OUT Rainier Cherries – Collins Family Orchard, Selah – $1.50/pound

SOLD OUT Van (bing) Cherries – Collins Family Orchard, Selah – $3/pound

SOLD OUT Watermelon, Yellow and Red flesh – Alvarez Organics, Mabton -$.75/pound

SOLD OUT Blackberries – Viva Farms, Mt. Vernon – $2.50/pint

SOLD OUT Blueberries & Blackberries – Sidhu Farms, Puyallup – $2.50/pint

SOLD OUT Tomatoes, assorted cherry – Red Shed Farm, Skagit Valley – $4/pound

ORDER CANCELLED Turnips, Japanese Hakurei – Osprey Hill Farm, Acme – $2/bunch