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Farm Focus: Trying New Things

We recently had a fantastic group of Girl Scouts visit Frog Hollow and their transformation in attitude during their visit was fabulous. The group arrived at 3:45 pm, and the air was heavy with 100-degree heat. They piled out of the car

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Recipe: Mexican Style Stone Fruit Salad

from New York Times Cooking by Mark Bittman Ingredients: 2 pounds of mixed stone fruit, sliced into wedges about 1/4 inch thick 2 cups fresh squeezed lime juice 1 teaspoon chili powder a pinch of cayenne pepper 1 TBS sugar 1/4

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Fruit & News of the Week: June 27th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT:  Suncrest Peaches Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A Slow Food Ark heritage variety, the Suncrest has all the old-fashioned taste of days gone by. Its a truly memorable peach whose firm but juicy flesh provides a real

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Farm Focus: Our Summer Pick n’ Jam

men with peaches
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Recipe: Burnt Stone Fruits with Mascarpone and Balsamico

Just in time for July 4th grilling courtesy of our friend Chef Mario Hernandez Ingredients: 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 1/4 cup local honey 3 peaches, halved (no need to remove the pit at this point, it’ll remove much easier once

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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…