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Fruit and News of the Week: March 9th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Moro Blood Orange Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Moros have a deep red flesh and tart flavor with a rind that tends to blush into hues of red. The Moro is a wonderfull orange for juicing or cooking

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Farm Focus: Spring Blossom Walk 2015

It was a lovely spring sunday, at this year’s Blossom Walk. Thanks so much to everyone who came out to join us. It was a pleaure to share it with you. Here’s a few highlights from the day. Our friends

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Recipe: Cranberry Orange Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe from allrecipe.com  Ingredients: Original recipe makes 4 dozen 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 tablespoon grated orange zest 1 teaspoon orange extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose

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Fruit and News of the Week: March 2nd

 THIS WEEKS FRUIT Tarocco Blood Orange Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A beautiful orange to deep red flesh is revealed when you slice open a Tarocco. The flesh of the blood orange is firmer and more dense than an orange

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Roasted Cylindra Beet and Tarocco Blood Orange Salad

Makes 1-2 servings Ingredients 1 -2 Cylindra or red beet, roasted 1 -2 Tarocco blood oranges 1⁄2 of a small red onion, sliced into spheres 1 tbsp of sherry vinegar 1⁄4 cup of olive oil. Divided 1 tbsp salt, plus an

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