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Consider all the types of berries you have eaten in your life time. What types can you come up with? Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and the list goes on…But have you ever tried a mulberry? We had not until a…
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Recipe: Barley Porridge with Maple Glazed Almonds & Blood Oranges
from a Tasty Love Story Serves 2 Ingredients: 1/2 cup whole barley (could be replaced w. whole spelt or buckwheat) 1/2 cup water 3/4 cup milk 1 vanilla pod 1 tsp sugar (optional) 4 whole green cardamom beans 1 blood…
Fruit & News of the Week: January 23rd
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Tarocco Blood Oranges Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A beautiful orange to deep red flesh is revealed when you slice open a Tarocco. The flesh of the blood orange is firmer and more dense than an orange…
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Farm Focus: The Day in the Life of a Vegetable Farmer…
A Note from Farmer Kristin: A day in the life of a veggie farmer… As I show up to the farm the air is cold and crisp. It’s the first blue sky I’ve seen at the farm for several days…
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Recipe: Kumquat and Basil Salad with Shiro Miso Dressing
from Pooja Mottl, Pooja’s Way (taken from CUESA.org) Serves 4 Ingredients: 3/4 to 1 cup kumquats, very thinly sliced (or 2 cups orange segments) 1/4 to 1/2 head Chioggia radicchio, core removed and thinly sliced 4 cups baby arugula leaves,…
