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Fruit & News of the Week: July 31st 2017

Fruit of the week: O’Henry Peaches Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Farmer Al’s favorite peach to grill, the O’Henry has the flavor, size, and crimson blush that makes for a truly memorable peach. It’s elegantly pointed shape slices to an

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Farm Focus: Tomato Season!

Late summer means tomatoes and we’re excited to celebrate the season at Frog Hollow Farm so we thought we’d give you a peak into how and why we grow tomatoes! Did you know that tomatoes are native to the Americas

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Recipe: Perfect Grilled Peaches

Grilled peaches make for a delicious side dish, easy dessert or a great sweet and spicy fresh salsa! From the NY Times. Ingredients: 4 to 6 peaches Olive oil Method: STEP 1 Heat a gas grill to medium. If you

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Farm Focus: Meet Molly

Molly joined the Frog Hollow CSA Team in May as the Customer Care & Fulfillment Coordinator who helps make sure CSA deliveries are running smoothly. She was born in Michigan and moved to the bay area 14 years ago. She

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Recipe: Grilled Pluot and Cheese Skewers

Serves 4 Recipe from Real Simple Halloumi cheese is a firm Greek cheese, perfect for grilling with summer stone fruit! Ingredients: cup olive oil 1/4 teaspoon chopped garlic 1 teaspoon chopped thyme 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 pluots, sliced 8 ounces

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