Okay, I suspected that Red Hat Melons was where my neighbor was going and bringing back these fantastic, awesome, best-ever melons and sharing with us — and our neighbor confirmed that this is the case. My husband is the melon fan in our house and he has been over the MOON about this. Even I think they smell good and have tried them, and normally I won’t touch melon of any kind. (Red Hat is in Corvallis, off Hwy 20 and Garden Ave., and can be found at the Farmers Markets as well.) The chickens are in heaven too, since they get treats of whatever we can’t finish. And… a comment I’ve been wanting to make in general: Collectively, we have to get over our bias towards “perfect” produce. That stuff doesn’t always have the best taste. Something with a little dirt on it, or slightly bruised or blemished,...
