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Fruit & News of the Week: October 31st

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT:  Fuyu Persimmons Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Fuyu has a crisp texture with a rich honey sweet flavor. They have a beautiful orange to red hue when ripe, often with tiny brown speckles on the skin.

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Farm Focus: Meet Twin Girls Farm!

Christyna, Savannah, and Serena - the 3 daughters of Nacho and Cassi

  Ready or not, it’s time to make way for the first citrus of the season! We can hardly believe how quickly this year has gone by! The juicy Valencia oranges in this week’s box are courtesy of our friends

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Recipe: Persimmon Salad with Pomegranate and Walnuts

from NYTimes Cooking Ingredients: 2 ounces walnuts, about 1/2 cup 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon fleur de sel or other coarse sea salt, crumbled 1 shallot, finely sliced 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar Salt and pepper 3 tablespoons walnut oil 3

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Fruit & News of the Week: October 24th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT:  Shinko Asian Pears Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Shinko has a round shape which is slightly flattened. The skin is bronze with brown russeting and its juicy, creamy white flesh has a subtly rich flavor. One

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Farm Focus: Our Olio Nuovo is Here!

fresh olio nuovo and olives

Our Olio Nuovo is here!   We’ve just finished with our first pressing of our 2016 olive oil and it is delicious. Olio Nuovo, or new oil, is the freshest oil of the new seasons harvest.  The Olio Nuovo is a

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