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Week of May 30th 2011

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CSA Box with a mix of Brooks and Rainier cherries.
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We have a week’s hiatus from Al’s newsletter.

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Addendum to Week of May 22nd 2011

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A glass bowl with sweet red Brooks cherries.
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Dear South Bay CSA members, The Rich Zee peaches fell far short of the expected harvest…

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Week of May 22nd 2011

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CSA Box filled with apricots, peaches, cherries, and a jar of peach conserve.
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Gilroy and other areas known for cherries got heavy rain last week, damaging up to 50% of their fruit.

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Week of May 15th 2011

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CSA Box with peaches, oranges, avocados, kiwis, strawberries, blueberries, and granola
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For next week’s cherries, the ripening process is definitely impacted (slowed down).

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Checking on the fruit

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A photo of few medium sized Super Z peaches on the tree.
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Sarah, Jeff, Karen, Karina and I just went for a walk through the orchards to check out the new variety of peaches that are beating our cherries off the tree.

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