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Farm Focus: Rice salad with Pancetta and Grilled Apricots

Ingredients: 1⁄4 lb pancetta, sautéed until crispy 1⁄2 lb apricots, grilled 1/4 lb kale, torn leaves 1 cup Basmati Rice, cooked according to package instructions 1 tbsp of shallots, minced 3 tbsp of champagne vinegar 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp

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Fruit and News of the Week: May 4th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Apache Apricots Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Apache is one of the newest varieties of apricots introduced to growers and was developed by the USDA Agricultural Research Service. It’s early off the tree but doesn’t sacrifice any flavor

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Farm Focus: Announcements

Door to Door Delivery Comes to S.F. We are excited to be able to offer door to door delivery of our fruit boxes and add-ons within San Francisco to homes and offices through a partnership with Rickshaw, a delivery start up. Businesses and

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Recipe: Orange Pepper Salmon

The Valencias are a perfect orange for this recipe by Nourishing Meals Ingredients 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice 1/2 teaspoon sea sal freshly ground black pepper extra virgin olive oil Method Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Rinse the

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Fruit and News of the Week: April 27th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Hayward Kiwis Chiechi Farm, Live Oak, CA Originally known as the Chinese gooseberry due to its Chinese origins. Hawyward Wright, a New Zealand nurseryman propagated his plants by grafting, and they eventually became the preferred cultivar of growers due

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  • Recipe: Pork Chops with Apples and Onions

    Pork Chops with Apples and Onions
    via Martha Stewart

     
    Ingredients:
    6 bone-in pork chops (loin or shoulder), cut 3/4 inch thick
    Coarse salt and fres…

  • Farm Focus: The Buzz with Bees

    Spring is synonymous with blooming flowers and where there are blooming flowers there are bees! And while most people think  of European honey bees, we  w…

  • Fruit & News of the Week: April 9, 2018

    This Week’s Fruit:
    Minneloa Tangelos
    Twin Girls Farm, Dinuba, CA
    The Tangelo is a cross between a mandarin and grapefruit. Its skin is easy to peel and its f…

  • Recipe: DIY Orange Soda

    Via Food52

    Ingredients:

    4 oranges
    1 lime
    1 cup granulated sugar
    Lemon lime seltzer water

    Method:

    Zest the oranges and the lime and add all o…

  • Farm Focus: Jim Churchill of Churchill-Brenneis Orchard

    Jim of Churchill-Brenneis Orchard, never imagined himself becoming a farmer, though he grew up walking through friends orchards on weekend trips from LA. His pa…