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Farm Focus: Season’s Greetings!

Happy New Year! from Frog Hollow Farm

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Pear and Gorgonzola Cheese Pizza

from allrecipes.com Ingredients 1 (16 ounce) package refrigerated pizza crust dough 4 ounces sliced provolone cheese 1 pear, thinly sliced 2 ounces chopped walnuts 2 1/2 ounces Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives Method Preheat oven to 450

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Fruit and News of the Week: December 14th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Warren Pears Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA This is Frog Hollow Farm’s signature pear and for good reason. Too difficult to grow for most farmers, it’s never caught on commercially but Farmer Al has never shied away from

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Farm Focus: Vermicompost Update Part 1

As you may have learned, compost is a big deal at the farm. It is the foundation of our soil fertility program; helps with water retention; and is part of our pest management strategy. By the close of 2015 we will

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Recipe: Apple Farro Breakfast Bowl

Ingredients 1/2 cups farro 1 1/2 cups water 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 firm apple, cored and chopped into small cubes 1 tablespoon coconut oil dash of cinnamon 1/4 cup dried cranberries 1/4 cup toasted hazelnuts, chopped 1/2 cup Greek yogurt

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  • 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…