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History of the Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market by Sibella Kraus Shoppers—in groups of one and two and small tribes—move from stall to stall at a weekend pace. They feast their eyes on the bountiful displays of seasonal produce and flowers,…
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Farm Focus: History of the Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market
Posted in Blog, Newsletter Tagged with: CSA, CUESA, Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, Frog Hollow, Organic, San Francisco
Recipe: Pan Seared Pork Chops with Cherry Lime Salsa
Ingredients 4 pork chops ¾ pound cherries, stems and pits removed 1 cup chopped cilantro, divided ½ cup minced shallots, divided ½ Jalepeno pepper seeds removed and minced (more if you like spice) 6 tablespoons fresh lime juice, divided 6…
Fruit and News: Week of May 13th 2013
This Week’s Fruit Brooks Cherries Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Named for the Turkish town of Cerasus, cherries have been cultivated since about 300 BCE. In 1912 they came to the U.S. by way of Japan, as a gift of…
Posted in Newsletter, Uncategorized Tagged with: apache apricots, brooks cherries, CSA, earwigs, fungus, Organic, super zee peaches
Farm Focus: Bees – We Need Them!
There’s been a lot of press lately on the serious decline of the honeybee population known as CCD (colony collapse disorder) and its link to the insecticide class known as neonicotinoids. The EU voted in a two-year ban on the…
Recipe: Couscous with Apricots and Mint
Ingredients 4 apricots ½ cucumber 3 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped juice of ½ a lemon 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 teaspoons honey ½ teaspoon cumin seeds, toasted then ground 1 cup couscous 1 1/3 cups water Preparation Bring water, honey,…
