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Fruit & News of the Week: February 5th, 2018

This Week’s Fruit: Sanguinelli Blood Oranges Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Sanguinelli flesh is sweet and ranges in color from orange with dark red streaking to a dark red maroon. Meyer Lemons Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Thought to be

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Recipe: Winter Citrus Bars

We can’t wait to try this recipe with this week’s citrus! Recipe via Martha Stewart   Ingredients: Crust 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt 1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted

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Farm Focus: Why We Prune

While you might think winter is a slow time on the farm – you’d be surprised. Winter is full of projects we don’t have time to do during the busy fruiting season. One of the biggest tasks during the fall

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Fruit & News of the Week: January 29, 2018

This Week’s Fruit: Taracco 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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Recipe: Kale Salad with Blood Oranges & Meyer Lemons

Kale Salad with Blood Oranges & Meyer Lemons via the Kitchn Ingredients: 1 bunch Lacinato kale (about 1 pound) 4 small blood oranges, segmented, juice reserved (about 3 tablespoons juice) Zest of 1 Meyer lemon (about two teaspoons) 1 large

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