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Farm Focus : A Fresh Peach

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With the last week of our apricot harvest behind us, our Peaches can safely assert their place as the reigning queen of summer. This week we share a poem in her honor! A Fresh Peach by Marilyn Lott There is nothing in

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Farm Focus: Can the Soil Save Us from Climate Change?

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This is a great article written by cuesa.org‘s Brie Mazurek as a follow up to the panel discussion and book reading Can the Soil Save Us from Climate Change? by Kristin Ohlson. Frog Hollow’s Farmer Al was a panelist in the discussion. Enjoy

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Recipe: Apricot Crème Fraîche Tart with Honey and Pistachios

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Thanks to our friend Alanna Taylor -Tobin from the bonjongourmet.com  for this recipe Ingredients Makes one 8- or 9-inch tart Pistachio Crust: 1/4 cup powdered sugar, plus extra for sprinkling on the finished tart 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt 3/4

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Fruit and News of the Week: May 12th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Honey Rich Apriums Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA An Aprium is a cross between an apricot and a plum. Both the Aprium and the Pluot were developed by Floyd Zaiger outside of Modesto, CA using the “low

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Farm Focus: Meet Molly James!

Many of you may have met our beloved Outreach Coordinator, Molly James. Some of you may know her as the woman who calls you when your subscription expires or the blonde who signed you up for the CSA program, and

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