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THIS WEEK’S FRUIT
Kettleman Apricots
Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA
Named after the California town near where this apricot variety was bred and tested, the Kettleman has a hint of tartness that apricot fans love along with a beautiful aro- ma. It is smooth-textured and delightfully sweet.
Rainier Cherries
Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA
The Rainier is the only white cherry we grow. Created in 1952 at Washington State University, they are a cross between the Bing and Van. Plump, delicious, and with ex- tremely sweet creamy flesh, they can be more fragile than the dark cherries.
Albion Strawberries
JW Farms, Watsonville, CA
The Albion is a newer variety strawberry developed at UC Davis. Strawberries are early this year! The sweet flavor and firm flesh makes the Albion an excellent dessert or preserving berry.
Hass Avocados
Sundance Farm, Oceanside, CA
Creamy in texture, nutty in flavor, with a small to me- dium seed. The Hass skin is easy to peel and darkens from green to purplish-black as it ripens
A NOTE FROM FARMER AL
Dear CSA Members,
We got more rain…..and very thankful for it, even though
it was only about 1⁄4”. That’s just enough to wash all the dust off of the leaves and settle the dust on the roads. But that’s not a small thing. Dust is one of our worst enemies, as dust on leaves is the habitat mites like. Those nasty little spiders will feed on the leaves, and eventually defoliate the tree if left unchecked. Rain is the best control for mites and it’s free!
The rain also delivers a shot of nitrogen to the leaves and to the soil. We can always see a dark green flush of new growth after rain.
Best of all is the water needed to alleviate the drought. We’re being warned by the director of our Irrigation District of im- pending curtailments by the State of California Department of Water Resources.
So the recent rain was a blessing for us and we’re very thank- ful for it.
Meanwhile, things are also picking up pace in the orchard. We’ve still have plums and pears to thin and ripe fruit to pick, weeds to mow, compost to make and spread, and the list is endless! And we love it!
So enjoy the brief but delicious batch of Rainier cherries! Next week peaches are back!
