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Fruit and News: Week of May 6th 2013

This Week’s Fruit Apache Apricots Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Apache is one of the newest varieties of apricots introduced to growers and was developed by the USDA Agricultural Research Service. It’s early off the tree, and like our

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Farm Focus: The Cassoulet Saved Our Marriage

CSA member Caroline Grant, editor of the blog Literary Mama, local food lover, and Mother of two boys has been busy cooking up a new project we think you should know about – The Cassoulet Saved our Marriage: True Tales

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Recipe: Strawberries with Cream and Cacoa Nibs

Ingredients 1/2 pint strawberries 1 to 1 -1/2 cups cream or half and half 1 tablespoon cacoa nibs Preparation Rinse the strawberries, remove the stems, and slice them. Divide the berries between 2 bowls and pour the cream or half

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Fruit for Week of April 28th 2012

Navel Oranges Etheridge Farm, Dinuba, 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 meaty and sweet flesh

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A Note from Sarah: The Art of Healing and Growing

Altrack

In July of 1981, Farmer Al, known as Al Courchesne back then, fell asleep behind the wheel of his car and hit a telephone pole. What followed was what would become the building blocks of what has made him “Farmer

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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

    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…