MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)'s photos with the keyword: basil

Ok, I didn't grow this stuff like those of you with community garden plots in Northampton or allotments in London, but I did pick it and it's organic. In addition to the farm share of produce that members pick up each week, the Food Bank Farm grows certain crops for us to pick ourselves -- strawberries, peas, beans, herbs, flowers, etc. I passed the Roma tomatoes on my way to the okra patch -- there are about a zillion tomatoes on the vines, but it will be another two weeks before they're ripe. I'll be picking a couple buckets full to roast and then freeze.

Cut in half, with crushed garlic and basil on top, drizzled with olive oil, plus a little salt, and ready to go into the oven at 220 degrees for many, many hours. I did two batches (two pans per batch) of these yesterday when it was 95 degrees outside. I'm a nutter.