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This Week’s Fruit Pink Lady Apples & Fuji Apples Cayuma Orchards, New Cayuma, CA A cross between the Golden Delicious and Lady Williams, the Pink Lady is a crisp and juicy apple with a tart finish. A creamy white colored…
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Farm Focus: Vermiculture at Frog Hollow, The Wonderful World of our Worms, Part 2 of 2
The “how it works” of our vermiculture system begins with the red wriggler worm, Eisenia fetida. According to Christophe, each worm is its own compost bin. They have a gizzard that breaks up bacteria, fungi, and protozoa. The guts of…
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Recipe: Roasted Almonds with Orange and Fennel
A super yummy healthy snack for after school, at the desk, or late night munching. Ingredients 3 teaspoons orange zest, divided 1 teaspoon fennel seeds 1 teaspoon coarse salt, crushed ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper 2 cups skin on raw…
Fruit and News: Week of February 4th 2013
This Week’s Fruit Pink Lady Apples & Fuji Apples Cayuma Orchards, New Cayuma, CA A cross between the Golden Delicious and Lady Williams, the Pink Lady is a crisp and juicy apple with a tart finish. A creamy white colored…
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Farm Focus: Vermiculture at Frog Hollow, The Whys of Vermiculture, Part 1 of 2
Since his return from the vermiculture conference in North Carolina in November, Christophe, our soil biology wizard, has been busy developing our vermiculture program to further enhance our soil fertility in the orchard. My long awaited afternoon with Christophe finally…
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