Date: July 15th 2010

Attention Tehachapi Thursday, and Bakersfield Saturday: Just want to get this news out early as we would prefer 67F not 107F which is about the forecast for the end of this week, so we will have a cool muskmelon deal at the preferred temperature (sale price of 67 cents per pound for all muskmelons, no minimums) for all who are willing. I would prefer for you to consume my overproduction as I need consumption to increase significantly, hope you enjoy melons, and of course vine ripened tomatoes and peaches as well.

The tomatoes are abundant, as are white peaches. To help those interested in preserving (freezing, canning...), I would like to see our tomatoes and white peaches move at $1.07 per pound this weekend. I hope that this is an encouragement to most of you to up your consumption, and I definitely appreciate the opportunity to feed you my hottest flavors of the summer this week. For these deals we are asking for a 5 lb minimum for each, and we appreciate your stepping up.

There is still plentiful zucchini, sweet basil and other summer herbs, but we are lightening up on peppers and cucumbers temporarily due to our plants declining in the heat. Sweet onions and hard squashes are in good supply. Shallot season has begun, with both grey and red varieties, plus we have elephant garlic. We have a yellow peach called "sweet dream" which is a large freestone low acid peach, and this is its peak availability week, normal pricing, but available by the lug for $1.25 per pound.

We appreciate your help with our numbers through this difficult time. I prefer not to be focused on price, or temperature, but to get you the best eating experience seasonally, so hope our numbers are also a help to all.

Thank you,
Greg Tesch
www.teschfamilyfarms.com