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THIS WEEK’S FRUIT
Pink Lady Apple
Cuyama Farm, New Cuyama, CA
A cross between the Golden Delicious and Lady Williams, the Pink Lady is a crisp and juicy apple with a tart finish. Pink skins and a creamy white colored flesh that resists browning make this an excellent apple for salads and slicing.
Fuji Apples
Cuyama Farm, New Cuyama, CA
Fujis are a cross between Red Delicious and Ralls Janet, an heirloom apple dating back to Thomas Jefferson. Fujis are loved by many for their crisp, sweet, and juicy character.
Navel Oranges
Twin Girl Farm, Yettem, CA
California Navel Oranges are considered to be the best Navels for eating out of hand. They have a thick skin that is easy to peel, are seedless and have a meaty and sweet flesh that makes them a perfect snack. Navels are also great for juicing and cooking.
Hayward Kiwis
Chiechi Farm, Live Oak, CA
Originally known as the Chinese gooseberry due to its Chinese origins. Hawyward Wright, a New Zealand nurseryman propagated his plants by grafting, and they even- tually became the preferred cultivar of growers due to their sweet flavor and thin skin.
Owari Satsuma Mandarins
Abounding Harvest Mounain Farm, Los Gatos, CA
Satsumas are typically seedless with a thin skin that is loosely attached to the flesh making them very easy to peel. The flesh of the mandarin is very sweet and delicate leaving them susceptible to bruising, so handle with care. Do not place other fruits on top of the mandarins.
Ruby Grapefruit
Sundance Natural, Oceanside, CA
The Grapefruit is said to cross between the Jamaican sweet orange and the Indonesian pomelo, first documented in 1750. Ruby grapefruit was an accidental discovery of a red fruit growing on a pink grapefruit tree.
Tarocco Blood Orange
Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA
A beautiful orange to deep red flesh is revealed when you slice open a Tarocco. The flesh of the blood orange is firmer and more dense than an orange and its flavor is a little more tart. These beauties sweeten and darken in color as the season progresses.
A NOTE FROM FARMER AL
Mid December Bounty
Dear CSA Members,
The bounty of this soil, our farm, never ceases to amaze me. This week just ahead of the storm, we picked the following:
• Tarocco Blood Oranges • Meyer Lemons
• Navel Oranges
• Kale
• Several kinds of lettuces
• Stinging nettle (for pesto) • Parsley
• Turnips
• Radishes
• Arugula
These are the shortest days of the year! Dark, damp, foggy days of winter yet the land keeps on giving. And it’s all super delicious! And today we’re getting about 2 inches of rain, about 15% of our total annual rainfall, just from this one storm! Our soil, made more permeable and porous from several years of compost applications, is soaking it up like a sponge, with no run off or puddling what so ever.
While the drought may not be officially over, this rain will bring much needed moisture and nitrogen to all the plants. We here at Frog Hollow Farm are so thankful for this rain.
A very happy holidays to one and all,
