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A few weeks ago we gave thanks to our friend, Craig Ledbetter, the Research Geneticist who is responsible for our yummy Apache Apricots. The truth is, however, we have much more to thank him and people like him for. Five…
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Farm Focus: Craig Ledbetter – Apricot Breeder
Posted in Blog, Newsletter Tagged with: apache apricots, Craig Ledbetter, plant breeding, season extension
Recipe: Apricot Upside-Down Cake
Recipe by Lan, Mother of our wonderful member Duyen Kauffman Ingredients: 2 Tbs. almond paste 10 apricots or apriums, halved 3/4 cup unsalted butter 3/4 cup light brown sugar 10 cherries, pitted & halved 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbs. sugar…
Fruit & News of the Week: May 16th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Honey Rich Apriums Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA An Aprium is a cross between an apricot and a plum. Both the Aprium and the Pluot were developed by Floyd Zaiger outside of Modesto, CA using the “low…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: black carpenter bees, Compost, native bees, pollinator plants, red wigglers, spring, vermicompost, vermisoxx, warm, worms
Farm Focus: An excerpt of The Consolation of Apricots
by Diane Ackerman Especially in early spring, when the sun offers a thin treacle of warmth, I love to sit outdoors and eat sense-ravishing apricots. Born on sun-drenched trees in Morocco, the apricots have flown the Atlantic like small comets,…
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Recipe: Apricot & Yellow Beet Salad with Citrus Date Vinaigrette
from Bon Appétit Ingredients: 2 Medjool dates, pitted 1/4 cup high quality extra virgin olive oil (like Frog Hollow’s 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice 1 tablespoon whole grain Dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin…
