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THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Flavor Rich Pluots Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A small pluot about the size of golf ball with deep purple skin and a golden flesh that has an excellent balance of acidity and sweetness. Shinko Asian Pears…
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Farm Focus: The History of the Pear
We love our pears at Frog Hollow! Pears are one of the world’s oldest and most beloved fall fruits. Cultivation of most modern pear varieties began as early as the 17th century in Europe and Asia, while early pear records…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: America, Asian, Asian Pears, Comice, diversity, Europe, history, Pacific Northwest, pears, pioneers, savory, Seckel, sweet, Thomas Warren, varieties, warren pear
Recipe: Sunchoke and Apple Salad
from NYTimes Cooking Ingredients: 12 sunchokes Olive oil to coat the sunchokes 4 apples, sliced 2 tablespoons toasted pumpkin seeds Mixed greens: radicchio, bok choy, mizuna, celery leaves 1/2 cup celery, minced 1 tablespoon shallot, minced Apple Cider Viniagrette: 1…
Fruit & News of the Week: September 26th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Flavor Rich Pluots Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A small pluot about the size of golf ball with deep purple skin and a golden flesh that has an excellent balance of acidity and sweetness. Hosui Asian Pears…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: apple, Asian pear, chain saws, Compost, fall, flavor rich, fruiting wood, Grapes, hosui, labor, minerals, moisture, mulch, muscat, Pink Lady, Pluots, pruning, shinseiki, spreading, sunlight, thermophile, vermicompost, vitamins, warren pear, worms
Farm Focus: Olive Harvest Season is Approaching!
Olive harvest season is approaching and we are very happy to announce it looks like it is going to be our largest crop ever! During the 2015 season, we were able to press 800 gallons of oil from the harvest.…
