Big beefsteak tomato must be the "mortgage lifters" or one of brandywine, cherokee or Kellogs breakfast... I'm on the other side as a vendor at a farmers market. As for safely transporting tomatoes and eggs. Definitely place tomatoes single layer in a hard container such as tupper ware. place something to cushion the bottom and sides so it doesn't rattle around. Bubble wrap works, soft terry cloth works, paper towel works if it is loosely wadded up but not too loose. regular paper is a big no no. And don't squeeze the ripe tomatoes. They will bruise and shorten the shelf life!!

Eggs, we have to have a label on them. We use paper egg carton and yes it has to be refrigerated by law in Oregon. having the egg carton sit on a stiff flat surface and then wrap the carton in something to cushion such as a bubble wrap is a great idea. Egg shells on our eggs are pretty hard, it shouldn't be all that fragile. Find out what the chicken are fed. It should have lots of green such as carrot tops, beet tops dark greens, and some regular feed. There are soy free feed available for chicken. Organic certified is good. Animal Welfare Approved is good.

If you want to try something different:
ball zucchini (8-ball or rhonde de Nice), armenian cucumber (light green skin looks like melon very mild tasting), lemon cucumber (dark yellow is the color you want. can get to be tennis ball size again mild without the cucumber bitter taste). Japanese suyo cucumber (don't let the alligator looking skin turn you off. It's crunchy and tasty). If you want a purple cauliflower that stays purple after steaming or cooking, look for graffiti while other varieties of purple cauliflower will turn green upon cooking.

another bummer weekend at the market. Last weekend, it was blazing hot so no one was out shopping. 100F in pacific northwest is unheard of well almost. Today was rain day with less than 70F for the high. burrr... Welcome to PNW weather...

What happens to produce we don't sell? We donate it to local food pantry. It's the only right thing to do!! Less fortunate people should have access to high quality food and not just canned/processed food.