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Farm Focus: Meet Lael Gerhart!

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Lael is our Happy Child CSA Director. Lael’s been overseeing the vision and strategy for our CSA program with Frog Hollow since 2013. Lael originally hails from a rural community outside of Ithaca, New York. Thanks to her rural roots

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Recipe: Skirt Steak with Orange Cilantro Salsa

Ingredients 3 navel oranges 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots (one medium shallot) 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1 clove garlic 24 ounces skirt steak, cut into 4 6-ounce serving pieces 1/2 cup coarsely chopped

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Farm Focus: Baking with Frog Hollow Olive Oil

  Living in California, it’s only natural that I cook nearly everything in olive oil -it’s local, delicious, and the health benefits are countless. Every olive oil has different flavor notes. Some are bold and grassy, while others are light

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Recipe: Frog Hollow Olive Oil Cake with Citrus Compote

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  Ingredients 5 eggs (room temperature) 1 tbsp of orange zest 1/3 cup and 2 tbsp. of Frog Hollow olive oil (2012 is suitable for this recipe) ½ cup Sauterne (you can substitute with a sweet wine such as white

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Fruit and News of the Week: February 10th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Navel Oranges Olsen Organic Farm, Lindsay, CA California Navel Oranges are considered to be the best Navels for eating out of hand. They have a thick skin that is easy to peel, are seedless, and have a

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    Pork Chops with Apples and Onions
    via Martha Stewart

     
    Ingredients:
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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

    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…