In the Aug 1 Twenty Bag: Personal watermelon, Italian eggplant, baby rainbow carrots, russet potatoes, scallions, blueberries from Newton Farms in Hollywood, SC, basil, lunchbox peppers.

Thank you Harleston Towles and Rooting Down Farms!

If you want to do more with your personal watermelon than just munch on it, check out this recipe from Love and Lemons that combines the sweetness of the melon with a spicy serrano pepper, garlic, feta cheese and more for a luscious summer salad.

For more ideas, a quick search of sweetgrass + grits will take you to plenty more recipes—all curated with an eye toward the weekly Twenty Bag harvest.

Harleston’s storage tips: If greens or herbs of any kind begin to wilt at any point or at pick up, put them in a big bowl of ice water for 20-30 minutes.  Almost all produce is washed and should go in the refrigerator. Watermelon in the fridge.  Basil best protected in a bag inside the fridge.  Potatoes in a cool, DARK, place (light will cause them to turn green).  Eggplant, carrots, scallions, and peppers should all go in the fridge protected with a bag of some kind.