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Week of March 14th 2011

CSA box with apples, oranges, tangelos, avocados.

Our second annual Blossom Festival was a big success, with good weather and great “bee” talks by our honeybee beekeeper, Alan Hawkins, and our native bee specialist, Marissa Ponder from UC Berkeley.

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Event: 2011 Blossom Festival, March 13th

A closeup photo of two blossoms in full bloom.

We joyfully invite you, your friends, and your family to join us here at the farm on March 13th for our annual Blossom Festival!

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Week of February 28th 2011

CSA Box filled with oranges, apples, avocados, tangerines, and grapefruit.

Things are really moving now…. We’re actually seeing fruit on some early varieties! The Apache apricots have fruit, as do the Honey Rich apriums. And our newest addition to early harvest varieties is the Super Zee peach, which also already has fruit.

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Week of February 22nd 2011

A citrus-heavy CSA box filled with oranges, tangerines, apples, and two avocados.

It is a beautiful day here on the farm. To the west is Mt. Diablo, covered in snow and towering 4500 feet over the vast central valley.

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Week of February 7th 2011

CSA Box filled with oranges, apples, avocados, and a grapefruit.

Farmer Al, Becky, and Family are all taking a much deserved vacation this week. Farmer Al’s newsletter will be back next week, meanwhile I have some CSA updates for you.

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