Red Fire Farm Vegetable Freak Show

After a season of vegetables from the crate, a recent trip to the supermarket seemed like the real freak show: waxed, symmetrical, genetically modified perfect produce. Last weekend’s tomato festival hosted their own version, where eggplants had sprouted arms and squashes sported tentacles. I’d like to imagine this is the product of the hottest, rainiest part of summer, but this is probably just what happens when your vegetables aren’t fertilized with Rogaine or whatever they are using these days.

Careful not to get vertigo; I took this with my phone.