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Blog posts and other snippets relating to our CSA community.

Farm Focus: Spice up your holiday season with our New Apricot Cayenne Pepper Jelly

This year at the farm, it was my job to come up with a new holiday product that we could send in a gift basket. Immediately my mind went to a cheese plate. I wanted to make something that was

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Farm Focus: Marlene Goes to the National Young Farmer’s Conference

This week, Farmer Marlene, Frog Hollow’s beloved Farm Assistant and Veggie Gardener is braving the chills of upstate NY to participate in The Stone Barns Center’s 7th annual National Young Farmers Conference. The conference offers young farmers  the chance to participate in unique workshops addressing soil science, technical skills,

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Farm Focus: Giving Thanks At Frog Hollow Farm

Have you thought about what you are thankful for this year? We have. Here’s what some of the folks of Frog Hollow Farm are thankful for. Freddie – Packing & Sorting Technician I am thankful for my health. And I am

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Farm Focus: News from the Vegetable Garden

Arguably the greatest hardship facing organic growers is pest control, specifically dealing with insects and disease. The issue is simple: the pests are naturally present, the consumers demand picture-perfect produce, and the organic farmer is left with few pest control resources at his/her

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Farm Focus: Frog Hollow Pears in Harvest of the Month

We are very pleased to be partnering with the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) Harvest of the Month program. The program is an initiative of the California Department of Public Health with the goal to increase students’ access to and preference for

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Recent Posts

  • 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…