Getting Stewed, Evinston Style

Dinner last night: Stewed tomato, okra, onion and green pepper, ladled over steamed white rice. All but the tomato fresh from Freddy Wood's vegetable farm in Evinston. Oregano and rosemary, recently harvested from nursery friends Bill and Beebee, also from Evinston. Basil - well, grocery store purchased. You just can't beat fresh. I repeat, you just can't beat fresh.