Yearly Archives: 2012

Farm Focus: Owls, Bees, and Bats – Owls

One thing is for sure, there is never a dull moment on a farm! Regardless of the season, there is always something to do. As Sarah mentioned in her note this week, things are slowing down to a saner pace

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Recipe: Baby Greens with Beets and Asian Pears

Ingredients 4 beets 1 Asian pear 1 scant tablespoon FHF navel orange marmalade 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard ¼ pound baby salad greens Preparation With a sharp knife, completely remove the stems from the beets and

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Fruit and News: Week of September 17th 2012

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Summerset Peaches The Summerset matures into a very large peach, some weighing in at more than two pounds! Bright yellow with hardly no blush to speak of, the Summerset is a freestone that boasts a bold flesh

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Farm Focus: Organic Agriculture – It is good for us

The Conventional Farm Across Our Canal Our Orchard A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine by a group of researchers out of Stanford’s School of Medicine has caused a lot of commotion on both sides of the

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Recipe: Marinated Chicken with Peaches

Thanks to Theresa (Rockridge) for this yummy recipe! Theresa’s family loves to cook together to make their own recipes. For her family, the CSA acts as a seasonal guide to what is freshest and best. Ingredients Ingredients 2 lbs. boneless,

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Recent Posts

  • Recipe: Pork Chops with Apples and Onions

    Pork Chops with Apples and Onions
    via Martha Stewart

     
    Ingredients:
    6 bone-in pork chops (loin or shoulder), cut 3/4 inch thick
    Coarse salt and fres…

  • Farm Focus: The Buzz with Bees

    Spring is synonymous with blooming flowers and where there are blooming flowers there are bees! And while most people think  of European honey bees, we  w…

  • Fruit & News of the Week: April 9, 2018

    This Week’s Fruit:
    Minneloa Tangelos
    Twin Girls Farm, Dinuba, CA
    The Tangelo is a cross between a mandarin and grapefruit. Its skin is easy to peel and its f…

  • Recipe: DIY Orange Soda

    Via Food52

    Ingredients:

    4 oranges
    1 lime
    1 cup granulated sugar
    Lemon lime seltzer water

    Method:

    Zest the oranges and the lime and add all o…

  • Farm Focus: Jim Churchill of Churchill-Brenneis Orchard

    Jim of Churchill-Brenneis Orchard, never imagined himself becoming a farmer, though he grew up walking through friends orchards on weekend trips from LA. His pa…