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Blog posts and other snippets relating to our CSA community.

Farm Focus: Prop. 37 Your Yes Vote Matters

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The upcoming November ballot initiative Prop. 37, or the California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act, holds huge implications for our national food system. If passed, Prop. 37 will require producers to label foods that contain genetically modified organisms

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Farm Focus: Tomatoes – ripe and delicious in many hues

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Many home garden and Farmers Market enthusiasts will not even think about purchasing a tomato from the grocery store. Really, why would you? More often than not, the tomatoes are devoid of flavor and do not retain the firm but

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Farm Focus: Tomato planting and heirlooms

Closeup view of a rich red heirloom tomato with smaller green striped tomatoes in the background

Our crew was busy last week putting 850 tomato starts into the ground. Farmer Al is always up to something new on the farm, and the addition of tomatoes to our crop has been exciting.

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Happy Child Photo of the Week: May 21st 2012

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We saw Brooks cherries in the CSA boxes again this week. Here’s Lissi from our Walnut Creek drop site. Her face says it all! This Week’s Photo  

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Happy Child Photo of the Week: May 14th 2012

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We saw Brooks cherries in the CSA boxes this week – and we all know children love fresh, sweet cherries! Here’s a great photo from one of our members in Berkeley. This Week’s Photo  

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    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

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  • 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

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