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FIRST HARVEST REPORT – Summer 2000
What is it about that first
harvest of the season that makes it so special? Is it the bright new colors
that suddenly start adorning the plants that scream 'Check me out!'? Is it the feeling of being rewarded for
all your hard work? What was especially
memorable for me this year was that this year's first big harvest came right
around the time of the Jay's Potato Chip founder, Mr. Japp, passing
away. I've always been a big fan of
Jay's products – from popcorn to tortilla chips – and I've always found their
story as a food processing success
fascinating. Did you know that Jay's
used to be called Japp's, after the family's name, and that they had to
change the name during World War II because no one wanted to buy Japp's
Chips? Never let it be said that Jimmy
doesn't offer up some intriguing food industry trivia every now and
then. The picture below has Yellow
Jamaican Scotch Bonnets, Yellow Peru, Tequila Sunrise, Criolla Sella,
Laotian, Barbados, and Louisiana Hot Chiles in it, along with some Principe
de Borghese tomatoes, Peach tomatoes, etc.
Jimmy at Garfield Farm’s
Heirloom Show, August 2000:
 
The Onda bottles were
particularly popular this year at my table.
It didn’t matter what was in the bottles. After I use the hot sauce, I wash it out
and fill it up with something else, whether it’s craft seashells, pasta,
dried mint, coriander, dried mulberries, sea salt, etc. The visual effect of several Onda bottles
together with varied contents is striking.,
If you haven’t been out to
Garfield Far Museum yet and you’re in the area, what are you waiting
for? They have numerous events
throughout the year in addition to the Heirlook Show in last August. It’s a neat cruise out to the country. Following are some pictures from the Farm,
including a turkey and her chick – it’s a little hard to see.
 
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Last Updated: Sept-2000
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