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Last February we planted 20 acres of our peak season peaches. These trees are going to fill in for some older orchards that are in decline in production. Once the new trees reach production, we will begin removing the old…
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Farm Focus: Peach Plantings
Posted in Blog Tagged with: "first leaf", Compost, five years, peaches, planted, planting, production, pruning, scaffold, vermicompost
Recipe: Rainbow Red Cabbage Salad
from Practical Paleo Ingredients: 1 cup thinly sliced or shredded red cabbage (a mandoline works wonderfully for this) 1/2 cup shredded carrots 1/2 cup shredded broccoli stems 1 apple cut into matchsticks Juice of 2 limes 2 tablespoons olive oil…
Fruit & News of the Week: October 10th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Shinko Asian Pears Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Shinko has a round shape which is slightly flattened. The skin is bronze with brown russeting and its juicy, creamy white flesh has a subtly rich flavor. One…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Anti-Cancer, apple, arils, Asia, Asian, Brain Function, East Indies, european, fuji, health, Heart Disease, Himalayas, india, Iran, Malaya, Memory, Pear, Pomegranate, shinko, Spanish settlers, tropical Africa, warren
Farm Focus: To Autumn
To Autumn by John Keats Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; To bend with apples the moss’d…
Recipe: Spiced Pear Butter
from Epicurious Ingredients: 4 pounds pears (unpeeled), cored, cut into 1-inch chunks 1/2 cup dry white wine 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 1/2 cups sugar 4 orange slices 1 lemon slice 4 whole cloves 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise…
