Blog Archives

Our weekly newsletter and more.

Fruit and News of the Week: July 28th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT OHenry Peaches Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Farmer Al’s favorite peach to grill, the O’Henry has the flavor, size, and crimson blush that makes for a truly memorable peach. It’s elegantly pointed shape slices to an attractive

Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: , , , , , ,

Farm Focus: As Drought Looms Frog Hollow Keeps Farming

As you’ve probably heard, California is experiencing a catastrophic drought. Three years of record low rainfall have left the state’s water reserves at 16% of the average levels. In a state with 81,700 farms, producing half of the country’s fruits

Posted in Blog, Uncategorized

Recipe: Savory Pluot Flatbread

This recipe comes to us from our friend Mario of Cookin’ In the Market for more  recipes check out: http://cookinthemarket.org/ Ingredients This recipe produces two large size flat breads 1 ¼ cups warm water 1 ¼ ounce package active dry yeast

Posted in Newsletter, Recipes Tagged with: , , , ,

Fruit and News of the Week: July 21st

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Summer Lady Peaches The Summer Lady is a variety that developed naturally in a commercial orchard in Fresno and was discovered in 1982. An early-ripening variant of the O’Henry, it is similarly well-balanced and aromatic. Slightly more round and uniform

Posted in Newsletter, Recipes

Farm Focus: 8FIFTEEN

Frog Hollow Farm is unlike any other farm, in that we ship our products nationwide, we sell at the farmers markets, we have a CSA, and also a café in the San Francisco Ferry Building. One of my main focuses this year

Posted in Blog, Uncategorized

Recent Posts

  • Recipe: Pork Chops with Apples and Onions

    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

    Spring is synonymous with blooming flowers and where there are blooming flowers there are bees! And while most people think  of European honey bees, we  w…

  • 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…