Paw Paws are here again

I'm so excited. Just spoke to Jim D. and he tells me that he'll be shipping us our first Paw Paws next week!!

Earthy Delights began selling Paw paws over 20 years ago when we were known as Michigan Marketing, and Neal Peterson was on the board. I can hardly wait until next week when our first Paw Paws arrive.

Unlike anything else, Paw Paws are a North American tropical fruit, , with a creamy, custardy texture, and a flavor somewhat like a cherimoya.

Look for details on our website at www.earthy.com (for individuals) or at www. earthydelights.com for commercial sales.

What a week -- Spring and Summers at the same time!!

What a week!! Ramps (wild leeks) were plentiful from the south. We picked up a load every day this week, and sold them all the same day..

The next couple of days are going to be in the 80's however, so we'll be moving north to Michigan for ramps next week. The Michigan ramps will be a little larger, with a milder flavor than the "little stinkers" from W Virginia.





Ramp Festivals will be coming up in the next couple of months, including the Cosby Ramp Festival in Cosby TN http://www.cosbyrampfestival.org/

There are more festivals in West Virginia and North Carolina. Many are listed at this site

http://www.appvoices.org/index.php?/site/voice_stories/ramp_festivals_a_sure_sign_of_appalachian_spring/issue/532

Meanwhile the Orchard Morels from California have come to a halt, and snow in Oregon has made the NWest morels very very expensive and almost impossible to find. We're hearing stories about Morels from Texas and Oklahoma, and hope they'll be coming to the upper mid-west soon.



We are looking for supplies of fresh morels from the south, the mid-west or the eastern US. True morels only -- no verpas, no caps, no broken pieces, and stems must be trimmed.

If you might have commercial amounts of nice morels, contact us at morels@earthy.com. Let us know where you are, how to contact you, how many morels you may have, and the nearest major airport and we'll get back to you.




And finally, I can't sign off with out saying GO GREEN to Tom Izzo and the MSU Spartans, in their 6th Final Four in 12 years. What a record, what a team. Victory for MSU!!

Morels and it's snowing

Out the window today there was a strong wind blowing the snowflakes almost sideways. Meanwhile, in our warehouse we had beautiful Morels and Chanterelles from the Central California Coast.



Now if only the Spartans can win on the road tonight, it will be a perfect day.

Fresh Morels are Here!!

Sometimes even while the snow is piled high, we get a reminder that spring is not far behind.

I got a call today from one our pickers letting us know that tomorrow we'll be getting the First Morels of the 2010 season.



There won't be many, and there will be gaps, but the First Morels!! Before you know it we'll have fresh ramps, the Final Four, baseball, long bicycle rides and warm weather.....

Life is good.....