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Fruit and News of the Week: March 28th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT  Hass Avocado Churchill-Brenneis Orchard, Ojai, CA Creamy in texture, nutty in flavor, with a small to medium seed. The Hass skin is easy to peel and darkens from green to purplish-black as it ripens. Fuji Apple  Rider

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Farm Focus: Meet Kelsey!

Kelsey, our new Outreach and Engagement Coordinator!

We are so happy to welcome Kelsey Long, our new Outreach and Engagement Coordinator, to Frog Hollow Farm. Kelsey hails from Houston, Texas and moved to the Bay Area about 3 years ago. Previous to joining us, Kelsey was an

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Recipe: Veggie Bowl

Veggie Bowl

from our fried Chef Mario Hernandez  Ingredients: Dressing: White or yellow miso to taste Rice vinegar to taste Lime juice to taste Harissa paste to taste Sesame oil to taste A quality neutral oil to taste Sugar to taste Combine

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Fruit and News of the Week: March 21st

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT  Hass Avocado Eco Farm, Temecula, CA Creamy in texture, nutty in flavor, with a small to medium seed. The Hass skin is easy to peel and darkens from green to purplish-black as it ripens.  Fuerte Avocado Churchill-Brenneis

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Farm Focus: From Conventional to Organic

parcel planted on organically farmed acreage.

In February 2016, we started the process of converting 20 acres of land from conventional to organic. As many of you know, we recently purchased land and planted 20 acres of new peach trees. The new 20-acre plot has been

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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…