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Week of June 19th 2011

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CSA Box with a clamshell of Bing cherries and Gold Dust peaches.
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The rains are finally (hopefully) behind us, so let the summer begin! Our “Gold Dust” peaches always herald the beginning of summer…

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Week of June 12th 2011

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CSA Box filled with two cherry clamshells and an assortment of peaches and apricots.
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So…rain destroyed 95% of our apricot crop during the bloom period! Bad enough, right?

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Week of June 5th 2011

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CSA Box with clamshells full of Bing and Rainier cherries.
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First it was a warm rain on our apricot blossoms. Now, it’s an amazingly unseasonable rain on our ripening cherry crop!

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How to pit a cherry…

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Jeff of Frog Hollow farm preparing to pit cherries with a pencil and beerbottle.
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We’ve been hearing a lot of members chatting about pitting cherries. Searching online will result in many different methods…

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Week of May 30th – Veggie Box

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Did you order your Veggie Box add-on?  You’re probably wondering what Farmer Shawn, from Terra Bella Family Farms, packed in the box.   Here’s their list: 1 bunch collards 1 bunch onions 1 bunch mint 1 head red leaf lettuce…

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