We packed four hundred seventy something CSA boxes today, with organic fruits and veggies that come from Bee Heaven’s partner farms all over Southern Florida. With the sheer volume of produce passing through our hands on Friday mornings, we pretty much always find something funky to pass around.

This grapefruit ripened unevenly because it was squashed against other grapefruits during packing, and now it’s kind of misshapen, with candy pink oblongs bleeding into the lime green background. I think we’re going to leave it out and see it ripens or rots.

We also got some insanely large harukei turnips. The bulk of these things kind of freaked me out. I had no idea they could get this big. They’re a raw eating turnip, dainty, crunchy, sweet. As I mentioned in the spring, I’m a little crazy about them. I grew them on the island, even though few people buy them and they basically make no money. I sold a bunch of seven perfect little ping-pong ball size ones for two dollars, and when you do the math on seed and labor cost that’s practically giving them away. I don’t really care. I gotta have ‘em. To me, the harukeis are as much a part of spring as sugar snaps and spinach.

The taste of these turnips on roids was surprisingly close to that of the little minis I grew. The texture was almost spot-on, less tender but not woody or tough. The greens were pretty hairy, almost to the point of spiny, but would be fine cooked. I don’t know what it is about the weather here that made such a huge difference. The heat? The humidity? Both? Whatever. Beats me.