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THIS WEEK’S FRUIT
Valencia Oranges
Pleasant Valley Ranch, Springville, CA
Valencia Oranges are a late season orange known for their very sweet tasting and brightly colored juice. They are one of the most popular varieties used for bottled juices because of this. Their sweet, bright flavor and minimal seed content (1-6 per orange) make them perfect for out of hand eating too. Store out of sunlight for 2-4 days on the counter or up to two weeks in the fridge.
Navel Oranges
Twin Girls 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.
Hass Avocado
Tomorrow’s Organic, Escondido, CA
Creamy in texture, nutty in flavor, with a small to medium seed. The Hass skin is easy to peel and darkens from green to purplish-black as it ripens. Store on the counter out of direct sunlight.
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. Red grapefruit was an accidental discovery of a red fruit growing on a pink grapefruit tree. They are prized for their beautiful color and sweet flesh. Store out of sunlight for 2-4 days on the counter or up to two weeks in the fridge.
Murcott Tangerines
Sundance Natural, Oceanside, CA
Murcott Tangerines are a late season tangerine known for their rich flavor and deeply hued flesh and juice. Their small size and sweet juice makes them a favorite with little ones.Store out of sunlight for 2-4 days on the counter or up to two weeks in
A NOTE FROM FARMER SARAH
Dear CSA Members,
It was April 2013 that Farmer Al was admitted into the hospital for a massive infection in his leg. It would be an ongoing, summer into fall, battle to get on top of it. Three stints in the hospital, three surgeries, and a year later… those nasty microbes in his leg have been stamped out. As I said last year, collectively we human beings can do amazing things when we focus our thoughts/energy. Thank you to everyone who sent energy to Farmer Al in the form of healing vibes, prayers, thoughts and general “healing”. It worked.
So what about the microbes in the field? How are they? We’re happy to say they are thriving. With our compost making and tea applications, the healthy good-for-us microbes are multiplying and thriving; which is a really good thing. It means less disease in the orchards and more delicious fruits on your tables and in our farmer’s markets. So far we’ve gotten rain when we needed it and warm dry weather when it was critical. The baby fruits are happy, healthy and growing fast. So far it looks like we’ll have an early harvest again this year.
I always like to hear it’s an early harvest because it translates into getting back to all the farmers markets and seeing all the familiar faces of our regulars. It’s always so nice to catch up with everyone and hear how their winters were. Going to farmer’s markets is a time to get out of the office and talk to the people who have hands on day-in-day-out dealings with our fruit. It’s invaluable feedback. Most of the time it’s all good, occasionally, it’s not such a happy exchange, but still invaluable. We want to provide the best eating experience to the people who are buying our products. Without the feedback, good or bad, we don’t know if we are providing that or not. So please, remember, we are growing all this fruit for you and want to hear from you on how you like it. Or don’t like it. We want to hear from you either way.
Get ready everyone, harvest 2014 is about to begin. You should start seeing Frog Hollow Farm stone fruit in your boxes within a month. We hope you are all as excited as we are to see what the season brings.
Good Health,
Sarah
