WISE Foundation – Visions & Vines 2015
Auction Ends: Apr 19, 2015 05:00 PM PDT

Class Baskets

Galvanized Steel Trough Garden

Item Number
283
Estimated Value
260 USD
Sold
240 USD to lm510ec38
Number of Bids
16  -  Bid History

Item Description

Get 3 summer standby dishes from a single planter:

Pasta with tomatoes and basil, gazpacho, and Bloody Mary’s    

Includes: A decorated galvanized water trough with one heirloom tomato plant with a red wire cage, one heirloom ‘Early Jalapeno” pepper plant, 3 chive plants, and 3 organic “red rubin” basil plants and one “Genovese” basil plant. Also includes a red bucket containing: garden tools and gloves, one box of Barilla plus pasta box, 4 masonry mugs, a metal yellow flower with solar powered LED light and a $75 Friedman’s gift card to purchase soil/ and or other supplies.

 

Get a good start: Set it in a location that gets six to eight hours of sun a day, and fill it with fresh potting mix.

In just a few months, you’ll have enough produce for an endless combination of dishes.

Easy ways to enjoy your crops:

  • Gazpacho: Mix 3 puréed ripe tomatoes with 1 chopped tomato. Add 1/2 cup finely chopped cucumber, 1/4 cup finely chopped bell pepper, 2 tsp. lemon juice, and salt to taste. Top with 1 tbsp. slivered purple basil, 2 tsp. chopped chives, and 1 tbsp. minced jalapeño. Ladle into bowls. Serves 3 or 4.
  • Pasta:  Roast 1 lb. tomatoes, 1 jalapeño, and 3 unpeeled garlic cloves. Peel garlic; chop vegetables and toss with 8 oz. cooked pappardelle. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup chopped purple basil, 2 tbsp. chopped chives, and salt and pepper. Serves 2 or 3.
  • Bloody Mary: Purée a couple of ripe tomatoes with a pinch of salt. Add 2 tbsp. chopped chives, 6 chopped purple basil leaves, and half a jalapeño; blend until smooth (strain if you like). Fill 2 glasses with ice; pour 1/4-cup vodka into each and add tomato mixture. Serves 2.

Item Special Note

A special thank you to the 2nd grade Meadow families.

Pick-up  details will be emailed to the winning bidder. Pick-up locally at Meadow School in the Multipurpose Room Wednesday, April 22 from 5–8pm . 

 

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