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Contra Costa County has a rich history of pear cultivation. “This blue ribbon recipe comes from 82 year-old Jean Podell who won Moraga, California’s pear recipe contest.” via The Splendid Table INGREDIENTS: 1 unbaked prepared pie shell for open-face…
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Recipe: Moraga Pear Pie
Posted in Recipes Tagged with: california foodways, contra costa county, moraga california, pear pie, pie recipe. pear recipe, warren pear
Farm Focus: The Future of Citrus at Frog Hollow
While Frog Hollow Farm is known for our legendary summer stone fruit, our growing citrus orchards are gaining more momentum each year. Farmer Al first started growing citrus about 25 years ago with Blood Oranges, Meyer lemons and Kumquats plus…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: bay area citrus, bay area farm, california citrus, california organic citrus, Citrus, citrus farming, citrus season, Organic Farming
Fruit & News of the Week: January 8th 2018
This week’s fruit: Warren European Pear Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA This is Frog Hollow Farm’s signature pear and for good reason. Too difficult to grow for most farmers to consider it’s never caught on commercially but Farmer Al…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, bay area farm, california farm, california grown, Clementines, farm life, Kiwi, kumquats, Organic Farming, organic kitchen, Warren Pears, winter projects
Recipe: Kumquats in Honey and Kumquat Tea
Kumquats are used in Chinese Medicine to help sore throats and coughs. Here are two easy ways to prepare the perfect Vitamin C booster for cold season! Kumquat Tea INGREDIENTS: 2-3 Kumquats sliced or 2 tablespoons of Kumquats in…
Posted in Recipes Tagged with: bay area farm, california citrus, california farming, chinese medicine, citrus recipe, easy kumquat recipe, kumquat, kumquat recipe, kumquats, organic farm
Fruit & News of the Week: January 1, 2018
Fruit of the Week: Warren European Pear Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA This is Frog Hollow Farm’s signature pear and for good reason. Too difficult to grow for most farmers to consider it’s never caught on commercially but Farmer Al…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: california farm, cold storage, fruit, fruit physiology, organic farm, Organic Farming, pears
