Good morning! Local Produce – Rain, rain, rain is what the farmers are talking about. Many items are on pause until the skys clear. Apples – Harvesting of the first apple variety from Washington’s new crop has begun, with Gala apples currently being picked in limited quantities. The full harvest is expected to continue through November, and early forecasts indicate a strong crop across all growing regions. Gala apples are the first to be harvested, followed by Honeycrisp. Asparagus – All sizes of asparagus will be extremely limited throughout August. Prices are higher on the limited supply. Broccoli – The dam broke with broccoli supplies and several northern states are harvesting good volume and pricing is way down this week. Melons – Local watermelons are in great supply. Though our local cantaloupes and honeydews are slowing down, the west coast is reaching peak season. Quality and sweetness is at its best of the year right now. Peppers – Michigan is getting into good volume with bell pepper now, and the markets are sliding with the increased supplies. Potatoes – Many farmers finished packing old crop russets in Idaho, and will begin packing new crop Russets any day. Following their last round of test digs in the fields, it appears that the 2025-26 potato crop is showing a slightly larger size profile early on, and quality is excellent. Idaho and most of the major potato-producing areas have had favorable growing conditions this summer, which will bode well for size-profile, quality, and yield, both early packing out of the field, and into storage. Squash– Is getting started again locally this week with zucchini and yellow squash both available again. Tomatoes – All the rains last week wiped out the local tomato deal until the fields dry out. Too much rain causes the fruit to crack and split and go bad very quickly. They’ll be back up and running as soon as the weather improves. Q: What is brown and sticky? A: A stick Q: What is orange and sounds like a parrot? A: A carrot